diff --git a/pkg/ringbuffer/event.go b/pkg/ringbuffer/event.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b2bea5f..00000000
--- a/pkg/ringbuffer/event.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-package ringbuffer
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-)
-
-type event struct {
-	mutex sync.Mutex
-	cond  *sync.Cond
-	value bool
-}
-
-func newEvent() *event {
-	cv := &event{}
-	cv.cond = sync.NewCond(&cv.mutex)
-	return cv
-}
-
-func (cv *event) signal() {
-	func() {
-		cv.mutex.Lock()
-		defer cv.mutex.Unlock()
-		cv.value = true
-	}()
-
-	cv.cond.Broadcast()
-}
-
-func (cv *event) wait() {
-	cv.mutex.Lock()
-	defer cv.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if !cv.value {
-		cv.cond.Wait()
-	}
-
-	cv.value = false
-}
diff --git a/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer.go b/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer.go
index 8e9fb7ad..31f8c90e 100644
--- a/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer.go
+++ b/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer.go
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ package ringbuffer
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"unsafe"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // RingBuffer is a ring buffer.
 type RingBuffer struct {
 	size       uint64
+	mutex      sync.Mutex
+	cond       *sync.Cond
+	buffer     []interface{}
 	readIndex  uint64
 	writeIndex uint64
-	closed     int64
-	buffer     []unsafe.Pointer
-	event      *event
+	closed     bool
 }
 
 // New allocates a RingBuffer.
@@ -25,53 +25,73 @@ func New(size uint64) (*RingBuffer, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("size must be a power of two")
 	}
 
-	return &RingBuffer{
-		size:       size,
-		readIndex:  1,
-		writeIndex: 0,
-		buffer:     make([]unsafe.Pointer, size),
-		event:      newEvent(),
-	}, nil
+	r := &RingBuffer{
+		size:   size,
+		buffer: make([]interface{}, size),
+	}
+
+	r.cond = sync.NewCond(&r.mutex)
+
+	return r, nil
 }
 
 // Close makes Pull() return false.
 func (r *RingBuffer) Close() {
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&r.closed, 1)
-	r.event.signal()
+	r.mutex.Lock()
+	r.closed = true
+	r.mutex.Unlock()
+	r.cond.Broadcast()
 }
 
 // Reset restores Pull() behavior after a Close().
 func (r *RingBuffer) Reset() {
 	for i := uint64(0); i < r.size; i++ {
-		atomic.SwapPointer(&r.buffer[i], nil)
+		r.buffer[i] = nil
 	}
-	atomic.SwapUint64(&r.writeIndex, 0)
-	r.readIndex = 1
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&r.closed, 0)
+	r.writeIndex = 0
+	r.readIndex = 0
+	r.closed = false
 }
 
 // Push pushes data at the end of the buffer.
-func (r *RingBuffer) Push(data interface{}) {
-	writeIndex := atomic.AddUint64(&r.writeIndex, 1)
-	i := writeIndex % r.size
-	atomic.SwapPointer(&r.buffer[i], unsafe.Pointer(&data))
-	r.event.signal()
+func (r *RingBuffer) Push(data interface{}) bool {
+	r.mutex.Lock()
+
+	if r.buffer[r.writeIndex] != nil {
+		r.mutex.Unlock()
+		return false
+	}
+
+	r.buffer[r.writeIndex] = data
+	r.writeIndex = (r.writeIndex + 1) % r.size
+	r.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	r.cond.Broadcast()
+
+	return true
 }
 
 // Pull pulls data from the beginning of the buffer.
 func (r *RingBuffer) Pull() (interface{}, bool) {
 	for {
-		i := r.readIndex % r.size
-		res := (*interface{})(atomic.SwapPointer(&r.buffer[i], nil))
-		if res == nil {
-			if atomic.SwapInt64(&r.closed, 0) == 1 {
-				return nil, false
-			}
-			r.event.wait()
-			continue
+		r.mutex.Lock()
+
+		data := r.buffer[r.readIndex]
+
+		if data != nil {
+			r.buffer[r.readIndex] = nil
+			r.readIndex = (r.readIndex + 1) % r.size
+			r.mutex.Unlock()
+			return data, true
 		}
 
-		r.readIndex++
-		return *res, true
+		if r.closed {
+			r.mutex.Unlock()
+			return nil, false
+		}
+
+		r.cond.Wait()
+
+		r.mutex.Unlock()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer_test.go b/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer_test.go
index 25a9635a..1c20a5f7 100644
--- a/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ringbuffer/ringbuffer_test.go
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ func TestPushBeforePull(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer r.Close()
 
-	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}, 1024/4)
+	ok := r.Push(bytes.Repeat([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, 1024/4))
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 
-	r.Push(data)
 	ret, ok := r.Pull()
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, data, ret)
+	require.Equal(t, bytes.Repeat([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, 1024/4), ret)
 }
 
 func TestPullBeforePush(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ func TestPullBeforePush(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer r.Close()
 
-	data := bytes.Repeat([]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}, 1024/4)
-
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer close(done)
 		ret, ok := r.Pull()
 		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-		require.Equal(t, data, ret)
+		require.Equal(t, bytes.Repeat([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, 1024/4), ret)
 	}()
 
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 
-	r.Push(data)
+	ok := r.Push(bytes.Repeat([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, 1024/4))
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+
 	<-done
 }
 
@@ -62,17 +62,37 @@ func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, false, ok)
 	}()
 
-	r.Push([]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04})
+	ok := r.Push([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 
 	r.Close()
 	<-done
 
 	r.Reset()
 
-	r.Push([]byte{0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08})
-
-	_, ok := r.Pull()
+	ok = r.Push([]byte{5, 6, 7, 8})
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+
+	_, ok = r.Pull()
+	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+}
+
+func TestOverflow(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := New(32)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		r.Push([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	}
+
+	ok := r.Push([]byte{5, 6, 7, 8})
+	require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		data, ok := r.Pull()
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, data)
+	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkPushPullContinuous(b *testing.B) {
@@ -123,7 +143,7 @@ func BenchmarkPushPullPaused5(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkPushPullPaused10(b *testing.B) {
-	r, _ := New(1024 * 8)
+	r, _ := New(128)
 	defer r.Close()
 
 	data := make([]byte, 1024)