diff --git a/p2p/crypto_test.go b/p2p/crypto_test.go
index 8000efaf1..5fbdc61e3 100644
--- a/p2p/crypto_test.go
+++ b/p2p/crypto_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	// "crypto/elliptic"
 	// "crypto/rand"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ func TestCryptoHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("%v", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("\nauth %x\ninitNonce %x\nresponse%x\nremoteRecNonce %x\nremoteInitNonce %x\nremoteRandomPubKey %x\nrecNonce %x\nremoteInitRandomPubKey %x\ninitSessionToken %x\n\n", auth, initNonce, response, remoteRecNonce, remoteInitNonce, remoteRandomPubKey, recNonce, remoteInitRandomPubKey, initSessionToken)
+	fmt.Printf("\nauth (%v) %x\n\nresp (%v) %x\n\n", len(auth), auth, len(response), response)
+
+	// fmt.Printf("\nauth %x\ninitNonce %x\nresponse%x\nremoteRecNonce %x\nremoteInitNonce %x\nremoteRandomPubKey %x\nrecNonce %x\nremoteInitRandomPubKey %x\ninitSessionToken %x\n\n", auth, initNonce, response, remoteRecNonce, remoteInitNonce, remoteRandomPubKey, recNonce, remoteInitRandomPubKey, initSessionToken)
 
 	if !bytes.Equal(initNonce, remoteInitNonce) {
 		t.Errorf("nonces do not match")
@@ -140,3 +143,51 @@ func TestCryptoHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestPeersHandshake(t *testing.T) {
+	defer testlog(t).detach()
+	var err error
+	// var sessionToken []byte
+	prv0, _ := crypto.GenerateKey() // = ecdsa.GenerateKey(crypto.S256(), rand.Reader)
+	pub0 := &prv0.PublicKey
+	prv1, _ := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	pub1 := &prv1.PublicKey
+
+	prv0s := crypto.FromECDSA(prv0)
+	pub0s := crypto.FromECDSAPub(pub0)
+	prv1s := crypto.FromECDSA(prv1)
+	pub1s := crypto.FromECDSAPub(pub1)
+
+	conn1, conn2 := net.Pipe()
+	initiator := newPeer(conn1, []Protocol{}, nil)
+	receiver := newPeer(conn2, []Protocol{}, nil)
+	initiator.dialAddr = &peerAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.2.3.4"), Port: 2222, Pubkey: pub1s[1:]}
+	initiator.ourID = &peerId{prv0s, pub0s}
+
+	// this is cheating. identity of initiator/dialler not available to listener/receiver
+	// its public key should be looked up based on IP address
+	receiver.identity = initiator.ourID
+	receiver.ourID = &peerId{prv1s, pub1s}
+
+	initiator.pubkeyHook = func(*peerAddr) error { return nil }
+	receiver.pubkeyHook = func(*peerAddr) error { return nil }
+
+	initiator.cryptoHandshake = true
+	receiver.cryptoHandshake = true
+	errc0 := make(chan error, 1)
+	errc1 := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		_, err := initiator.loop()
+		errc0 <- err
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		_, err := receiver.loop()
+		errc1 <- err
+	}()
+	select {
+	case err = <-errc0:
+		t.Errorf("peer 0 quit with error: %v", err)
+	case err = <-errc1:
+		t.Errorf("peer 1 quit with error: %v", err)
+	}
+}