diff --git a/packages/centipede/src/main.rs b/packages/centipede/src/main.rs
index c58eb06..7474a88 100644
--- a/packages/centipede/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/centipede/src/main.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     .queue_nonblocking(0)
                     .into_diagnostic()
                     .wrap_err("failed to get TUN queue 0 (for the special first worker)")?,
-            );
+            )?;
 
             s.spawn(move || {
                 let mut events = mio::Events::with_capacity(1024);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     .queue_nonblocking(0)
                     .into_diagnostic()
                     .wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to get TUN queue {}", i))?,
-            );
+            )?;
             s.spawn(move || {
                 let mut events = mio::Events::with_capacity(1024);
                 loop {
diff --git a/packages/centipede_worker/src/lib.rs b/packages/centipede_worker/src/lib.rs
index 3415120..c76c09f 100644
--- a/packages/centipede_worker/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/centipede_worker/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,14 +47,22 @@ impl<'r> Worker<'r> {
             dyn FnMut(SocketAddr, ControlMessage<Vec<u8>, auth::Unknown>) + Send + 'r,
         >,
         tun_queue: hypertube::Queue<'r, false>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let poll = mio::Poll::new()?;
+
+        poll.registry().register(
+            &mut SourceFd(&tun_queue.as_raw_fd()),
+            TUN_TOKEN,
+            mio::Interest::READABLE,
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
             router_handle,
             control_message_sink,
             tun_queue,
             sockets: Sockets::new(),
-            poll: mio::Poll::new().unwrap(),
-        }
+            poll,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Send a control message using the worker's set of sockets.
@@ -112,16 +120,22 @@ impl<'r> Worker<'r> {
                 .unwrap();
         }
 
+        // FIXME: deregister closed sockets
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Handle a readable event on the TUN device.
     fn handle_tun_readable(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        log::trace!("tun readable");
+
         // TODO: optimize this
         let mut read_buf = [0; PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
         let mut write_buf = Vec::new();
 
         while let Poll::Ready(n) = self.tun_queue.read(&mut read_buf).map_err(Error::ReadTun)? {
+            log::trace!("tun read {} byte packet", n);
+
             let buf = &mut read_buf[..n];
 
             let mut obligations = self.router_handle.handle_outgoing(buf);
@@ -147,6 +161,8 @@ impl<'r> Worker<'r> {
 
     /// Handle a readable event on a socket.
     fn handle_socket_readable(&mut self, idx: usize) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        log::trace!("socket {} readable", idx);
+
         let socket = self
             .sockets
             .resolve_index(idx)
@@ -157,6 +173,8 @@ impl<'r> Worker<'r> {
         loop {
             match socket.recv_from(&mut buf) {
                 Ok((n, from)) => {
+                    log::trace!("socket {} read {} byte packet", idx, n);
+
                     // SAFETY: we just read `n` bytes into the buffer.
                     let msg = unsafe { MaybeUninit::slice_assume_init_mut(&mut buf[..n]) };