diff --git a/node/supervisor.go b/node/supervisor.go
index 196024f..e20f1a9 100644
--- a/node/supervisor.go
+++ b/node/supervisor.go
@@ -107,14 +107,10 @@ type peerStateData struct {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (s *peerStateData) sendControlPacket(pkt interface{ Marshal([]byte) []byte }) {
-	s.limiter.Limit()
-	_sendControlPacket(pkt, s.staged, s.buf1, s.buf2)
+	s._sendControlPacket(pkt, s.staged)
 }
 
-func (s *peerStateData) sendControlPacketTo(
-	pkt interface{ Marshal([]byte) []byte },
-	addr netip.AddrPort,
-) {
+func (s *peerStateData) sendControlPacketTo(pkt interface{ Marshal([]byte) []byte }, addr netip.AddrPort) {
 	if !addr.IsValid() {
 		s.logf("ERROR: Attepted to send packet to invalid address: %v", addr)
 		return
@@ -122,7 +118,14 @@ func (s *peerStateData) sendControlPacketTo(
 	route := s.staged
 	route.Direct = true
 	route.RemoteAddr = addr
-	s.limiter.Limit()
+	s._sendControlPacket(pkt, route)
+}
+
+func (s *peerStateData) _sendControlPacket(pkt interface{ Marshal([]byte) []byte }, route peerRoute) {
+	if err := s.limiter.Limit(); err != nil {
+		s.logf("Not sending control packet: rate limited.") // Shouldn't happen.
+		return
+	}
 	_sendControlPacket(pkt, route, s.buf1, s.buf2)
 }