diff --git a/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go b/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
index 0021d9e3..aecbf6e2 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/interception_linux.go
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package interception
 
 import "github.com/safing/portmaster/network/packet"
 
-var (
-	// Packets channel for feeding the firewall.
-	Packets = make(chan packet.Packet, 1000)
-)
+// Packets channel for feeding the firewall.
+var Packets = make(chan packet.Packet, 1000)
 
 // Start starts the interception.
 func Start() error {
diff --git a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
index 3844022e..1a5d4e44 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/interception_windows.go
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/updates"
 )
 
-var Packets chan packet.Packet
-
-func init() {
-	// Packets channel for feeding the firewall.
-	Packets = make(chan packet.Packet, 1000)
-}
+// Packets channel for feeding the firewall.
+var Packets = make(chan packet.Packet, 1000)
 
 // Start starts the interception.
 func Start() error {
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/doc.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/doc.go
index dc37d6a3..c68a942f 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/doc.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/doc.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // +build windows
 
-// Package windowskext provides network interception capabilites on windows via the Portmaster Kernel Extension.
+// Package windowskext provides network interception capabilities on windows via the Portmaster Kernel Extension.
 package windowskext
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
index f33cf025..99ad9b59 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/handler.go
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ import (
 
 // VerdictRequest is the request structure from the Kext.
 type VerdictRequest struct {
-	id                uint32 /* ID from RegisterPacket */
-	processID         uint64 /* Process ID. Nice to have*/
-	direction         uint8
-	ipV6              uint8 /* True: IPv6, False: IPv4 */
-	protocol          uint8 /* Protocol */
-	_                 uint8
-	localIP           [4]uint32 /* Source Address */
-	remoteIP          [4]uint32 /* Destination Address */
-	localPort         uint16    /* Source Port */
-	remotePort        uint16    /* Destination port */
-	compartmentID     uint32
-	interfaceIndex    uint32
-	subInterfaceIndex uint32
-	packetSize        uint32
+	id         uint32 // ID from RegisterPacket
+	_          uint64 // Process ID - does not yet work
+	direction  uint8
+	ipV6       uint8 // True: IPv6, False: IPv4
+	protocol   uint8 // Protocol
+	_          uint8
+	localIP    [4]uint32 // Source Address
+	remoteIP   [4]uint32 // Destination Address
+	localPort  uint16    // Source Port
+	remotePort uint16    // Destination port
+	_          uint32    // compartmentID
+	_          uint32    // interfaceIndex
+	_          uint32    // subInterfaceIndex
+	packetSize uint32
 }
 
 // Handler transforms received packets to the Packet interface.
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/test/main.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/test/main.go
index 0b3642c8..c36a4094 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/test/main.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/test/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// logging
-	log.Start()
+	_ = log.Start()
 	log.Info("starting Portmaster Windows Kext Test Program")
 
 	// init
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 	go handlePackets()
 
 	// catch interrupt for clean shutdown
-	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(
 		signalCh,
 		os.Interrupt,
@@ -98,13 +98,19 @@ func handlePackets() {
 		// reroute dns requests to nameserver
 		if pkt.IsOutbound() && !pkt.Info().Src.Equal(pkt.Info().Dst) && pkt.Info().DstPort == 53 {
 			log.Infof("rerouting %s", pkt)
-			pkt.RerouteToNameserver()
+			err = pkt.RerouteToNameserver()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to reroute: %s", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// accept all
 		log.Infof("accepting %s", pkt)
-		pkt.PermanentAccept()
+		err = pkt.PermanentAccept()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to accept: %s", err)
+		}
 
 	}
 }