diff --git a/fuzz.go b/fuzz.go
index 822002b9..aefac986 100644
--- a/fuzz.go
+++ b/fuzz.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package p2p
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
@@ -15,58 +14,6 @@ const (
 	FuzzModeDelay
 )
 
-type FuzzConnConfig struct {
-	Mode         int
-	MaxDelay     time.Duration
-	ProbDropRW   float64
-	ProbDropConn float64
-	ProbSleep    float64
-}
-
-func defaultFuzzConnConfig() *FuzzConnConfig {
-	return &FuzzConnConfig{
-		Mode:         FuzzModeDrop,
-		MaxDelay:     3 * time.Second,
-		ProbDropRW:   0.2,
-		ProbDropConn: 0.00,
-		ProbSleep:    0.00,
-	}
-}
-
-func FuzzConn(conn net.Conn) net.Conn {
-	return FuzzConnFromConfig(conn, defaultFuzzConnConfig())
-}
-
-func FuzzConnFromConfig(conn net.Conn, config *FuzzConnConfig) net.Conn {
-	return &FuzzedConnection{
-		conn:         conn,
-		start:        make(<-chan time.Time),
-		active:       true,
-		mode:         config.Mode,
-		maxDelay:     config.MaxDelay,
-		probDropRW:   config.ProbDropRW,
-		probDropConn: config.ProbDropConn,
-		probSleep:    config.ProbSleep,
-	}
-}
-
-func FuzzConnAfter(conn net.Conn, d time.Duration) net.Conn {
-	return FuzzConnAfterFromConfig(conn, d, defaultFuzzConnConfig())
-}
-
-func FuzzConnAfterFromConfig(conn net.Conn, d time.Duration, config *FuzzConnConfig) net.Conn {
-	return &FuzzedConnection{
-		conn:         conn,
-		start:        time.After(d),
-		active:       false,
-		mode:         config.Mode,
-		maxDelay:     config.MaxDelay,
-		probDropRW:   config.ProbDropRW,
-		probDropConn: config.ProbDropConn,
-		probSleep:    config.ProbSleep,
-	}
-}
-
 // FuzzedConnection wraps any net.Conn and depending on the mode either delays
 // reads/writes or randomly drops reads/writes/connections.
 type FuzzedConnection struct {
@@ -76,43 +23,108 @@ type FuzzedConnection struct {
 	start  <-chan time.Time
 	active bool
 
-	mode         int
-	maxDelay     time.Duration
-	probDropRW   float64
-	probDropConn float64
-	probSleep    float64
+	config *FuzzConnConfig
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) randomDuration() time.Duration {
-	maxDelayMillis := int(fc.maxDelay.Nanoseconds() / 1000)
-	return time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Int()%maxDelayMillis)
+// FuzzConnConfig is a FuzzedConnection configuration.
+type FuzzConnConfig struct {
+	Mode         int
+	MaxDelay     time.Duration
+	ProbDropRW   float64
+	ProbDropConn float64
+	ProbSleep    float64
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetMode(mode int) {
-	switch mode {
-	case FuzzModeDrop:
-		fc.mode = FuzzModeDrop
-	case FuzzModeDelay:
-		fc.mode = FuzzModeDelay
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown mode %d", mode))
+// DefaultFuzzConnConfig returns the default config.
+func DefaultFuzzConnConfig() *FuzzConnConfig {
+	return &FuzzConnConfig{
+		Mode:         FuzzModeDrop,
+		MaxDelay:     3 * time.Second,
+		ProbDropRW:   0.2,
+		ProbDropConn: 0.00,
+		ProbSleep:    0.00,
 	}
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetProbDropRW(prob float64) {
-	fc.probDropRW = prob
+// FuzzConn creates a new FuzzedConnection. Fuzzing starts immediately.
+func FuzzConn(conn net.Conn) net.Conn {
+	return FuzzConnFromConfig(conn, DefaultFuzzConnConfig())
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetProbDropConn(prob float64) {
-	fc.probDropConn = prob
+// FuzzConnFromConfig creates a new FuzzedConnection from a config. Fuzzing
+// starts immediately.
+func FuzzConnFromConfig(conn net.Conn, config *FuzzConnConfig) net.Conn {
+	return &FuzzedConnection{
+		conn:   conn,
+		start:  make(<-chan time.Time),
+		active: true,
+		config: config,
+	}
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetProbSleep(prob float64) {
-	fc.probSleep = prob
+// FuzzConnAfter creates a new FuzzedConnection. Fuzzing starts when the
+// duration elapses.
+func FuzzConnAfter(conn net.Conn, d time.Duration) net.Conn {
+	return FuzzConnAfterFromConfig(conn, d, DefaultFuzzConnConfig())
 }
 
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetMaxDelay(d time.Duration) {
-	fc.maxDelay = d
+// FuzzConnAfterFromConfig creates a new FuzzedConnection from a config.
+// Fuzzing starts when the duration elapses.
+func FuzzConnAfterFromConfig(conn net.Conn, d time.Duration, config *FuzzConnConfig) net.Conn {
+	return &FuzzedConnection{
+		conn:   conn,
+		start:  time.After(d),
+		active: false,
+		config: config,
+	}
+}
+
+// Config returns the connection's config.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Config() *FuzzConnConfig {
+	return fc.config
+}
+
+// Read implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Read(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if fc.fuzz() {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	return fc.conn.Read(data)
+}
+
+// Write implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if fc.fuzz() {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	return fc.conn.Write(data)
+}
+
+// Close implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Close() error { return fc.conn.Close() }
+
+// LocalAddr implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) LocalAddr() net.Addr { return fc.conn.LocalAddr() }
+
+// RemoteAddr implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) RemoteAddr() net.Addr { return fc.conn.RemoteAddr() }
+
+// SetDeadline implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error { return fc.conn.SetDeadline(t) }
+
+// SetReadDeadline implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return fc.conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
+}
+
+// SetWriteDeadline implements net.Conn.
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return fc.conn.SetWriteDeadline(t)
+}
+
+func (fc *FuzzedConnection) randomDuration() time.Duration {
+	maxDelayMillis := int(fc.config.MaxDelay.Nanoseconds() / 1000)
+	return time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Int()%maxDelayMillis)
 }
 
 // implements the fuzz (delay, kill conn)
@@ -122,18 +134,18 @@ func (fc *FuzzedConnection) fuzz() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	switch fc.mode {
+	switch fc.config.Mode {
 	case FuzzModeDrop:
 		// randomly drop the r/w, drop the conn, or sleep
 		r := rand.Float64()
-		if r <= fc.probDropRW {
+		if r <= fc.config.ProbDropRW {
 			return true
-		} else if r < fc.probDropRW+fc.probDropConn {
+		} else if r < fc.config.ProbDropRW+fc.config.ProbDropConn {
 			// XXX: can't this fail because machine precision?
 			// XXX: do we need an error?
 			fc.Close()
 			return true
-		} else if r < fc.probDropRW+fc.probDropConn+fc.probSleep {
+		} else if r < fc.config.ProbDropRW+fc.config.ProbDropConn+fc.config.ProbSleep {
 			time.Sleep(fc.randomDuration())
 		}
 	case FuzzModeDelay:
@@ -143,7 +155,6 @@ func (fc *FuzzedConnection) fuzz() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// we don't fuzz until start chan fires
 func (fc *FuzzedConnection) shouldFuzz() bool {
 	if fc.active {
 		return true
@@ -160,31 +171,3 @@ func (fc *FuzzedConnection) shouldFuzz() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
-
-// Read implements net.Conn
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Read(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	if fc.fuzz() {
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-	return fc.conn.Read(data)
-}
-
-// Write implements net.Conn
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	if fc.fuzz() {
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-	return fc.conn.Write(data)
-}
-
-// Implements net.Conn
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) Close() error                  { return fc.conn.Close() }
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) LocalAddr() net.Addr           { return fc.conn.LocalAddr() }
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) RemoteAddr() net.Addr          { return fc.conn.RemoteAddr() }
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error { return fc.conn.SetDeadline(t) }
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return fc.conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
-}
-func (fc *FuzzedConnection) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return fc.conn.SetWriteDeadline(t)
-}
diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 6ef31737..3d2b4720 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func defaultPeerConfig() *PeerConfig {
 		HandshakeTimeout: 20 * time.Second,
 		DialTimeout:      3 * time.Second,
 		MConfig:          defaultMConnectionConfig(),
-		FuzzConfig:       defaultFuzzConnConfig(),
+		FuzzConfig:       DefaultFuzzConnConfig(),
 	}
 }