diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 1efd9896..72013b99 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -957,8 +957,7 @@ func (cl *Client) runHandshookConn(c *PeerConn, t *Torrent) error {
 	defer t.dropConnection(c)
 	c.startWriter()
 	cl.sendInitialMessages(c, t)
-	c.updateRequestsTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, c.updateRequestsTimerFunc)
-	c.updateRequestsTimer.Stop()
+	c.initUpdateRequestsTimer()
 	err := c.mainReadLoop()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("main read loop: %w", err)
@@ -966,7 +965,19 @@ func (cl *Client) runHandshookConn(c *PeerConn, t *Torrent) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *PeerConn) updateRequestsTimerFunc() {
+const check = false
+
+func (p *Peer) initUpdateRequestsTimer() {
+	if check {
+		if p.updateRequestsTimer != nil {
+			panic(p.updateRequestsTimer)
+		}
+	}
+	p.updateRequestsTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, p.updateRequestsTimerFunc)
+	p.updateRequestsTimer.Stop()
+}
+
+func (c *Peer) updateRequestsTimerFunc() {
 	c.locker().Lock()
 	defer c.locker().Unlock()
 	if c.needRequestUpdate != "" {
diff --git a/peer-impl.go b/peer-impl.go
index eb926c74..4dbc6b4c 100644
--- a/peer-impl.go
+++ b/peer-impl.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 // BitTorrent protocol connections. Some methods are underlined so as to avoid collisions with
 // legacy PeerConn methods.
 type peerImpl interface {
-	updateRequests(reason string)
+	// Trigger the actual request state to get updated
+	handleUpdateRequests()
 	writeInterested(interested bool) bool
 
 	// Neither of these return buffer room anymore, because they're currently both posted. There's
diff --git a/peerconn.go b/peerconn.go
index 48453f2b..a9d0baad 100644
--- a/peerconn.go
+++ b/peerconn.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (cn *Peer) peerHasAllPieces() (all bool, known bool) {
 	return roaring.Flip(&cn._peerPieces, 0, bitmap.BitRange(cn.t.numPieces())).IsEmpty(), true
 }
 
-func (cn *PeerConn) locker() *lockWithDeferreds {
+func (cn *Peer) locker() *lockWithDeferreds {
 	return cn.t.cl.locker()
 }
 
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ func (p *Peer) close() {
 	if !p.closed.Set() {
 		return
 	}
+	if p.updateRequestsTimer != nil {
+		p.updateRequestsTimer.Stop()
+	}
 	p.peerImpl.onClose()
 	if p.t != nil {
 		p.t.decPeerPieceAvailability(p)
@@ -416,9 +419,6 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) onClose() {
 	if cn.pex.IsEnabled() {
 		cn.pex.Close()
 	}
-	if cn.updateRequestsTimer != nil {
-		cn.updateRequestsTimer.Stop()
-	}
 	cn.tickleWriter()
 	if cn.conn != nil {
 		cn.conn.Close()
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ func (me *PeerConn) _cancel(r RequestIndex) bool {
 }
 
 func (cn *PeerConn) fillWriteBuffer() {
-	if !cn.applyNextRequestState() {
+	if !cn.maybeUpdateActualRequestState() {
 		return
 	}
 	if cn.pex.IsEnabled() {
@@ -674,11 +674,17 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) postBitfield() {
 	cn.sentHaves = bitmap.Bitmap{cn.t._completedPieces.Clone()}
 }
 
-func (cn *PeerConn) updateRequests(reason string) {
+// Sets a reason to update requests, and if there wasn't already one, handle it.
+func (cn *Peer) updateRequests(reason string) {
 	if cn.needRequestUpdate != "" {
 		return
 	}
 	cn.needRequestUpdate = reason
+	cn.handleUpdateRequests()
+}
+
+func (cn *PeerConn) handleUpdateRequests() {
+	// The writer determines the request state as needed when it can write.
 	cn.tickleWriter()
 }
 
diff --git a/requesting.go b/requesting.go
index 97e46e9c..6d707fde 100644
--- a/requesting.go
+++ b/requesting.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (p *Peer) getDesiredRequestState() (desired requestState) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *Peer) applyNextRequestState() bool {
+func (p *Peer) maybeUpdateActualRequestState() bool {
 	if p.needRequestUpdate == "" {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func (p *Peer) applyNextRequestState() bool {
 	return more
 }
 
+// Transmit/action the request state to the peer.
 func (p *Peer) applyRequestState(next requestState) bool {
 	current := &p.actualRequestState
 	if !p.setInterested(next.Interested) {
@@ -267,6 +268,12 @@ func (p *Peer) applyRequestState(next requestState) bool {
 	if !more {
 		return false
 	}
+	// We randomize the order in which requests are issued, to reduce the overlap with requests to
+	// other peers. Note that although it really depends on what order the peer services the
+	// requests, if we are only able to issue some requests before buffering, or the peer starts
+	// handling our requests before they've all arrived, then this randomization should reduce
+	// overlap. Note however that if we received the desired requests in priority order, then
+	// randomizing would throw away that benefit.
 	for _, x := range rand.Perm(int(next.Requests.GetCardinality())) {
 		req, err := next.Requests.Select(uint32(x))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -277,6 +284,11 @@ func (p *Peer) applyRequestState(next requestState) bool {
 			// requests, so we can skip this one with no additional consideration.
 			continue
 		}
+		// The cardinality of our desired requests shouldn't exceed the max requests since it's used
+		// in the calculation of the requests. However if we cancelled requests and they haven't
+		// been rejected or serviced yet with the fast extension enabled, we can end up with more
+		// extra outstanding requests. We could subtract the number of outstanding cancels from the
+		// next request cardinality, but peers might not like that.
 		if maxRequests(current.Requests.GetCardinality()) >= p.nominalMaxRequests() {
 			//log.Printf("not assigning all requests [desired=%v, cancelled=%v, current=%v, max=%v]",
 			//	next.Requests.GetCardinality(),
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 9af6a44d..92277342 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -2226,6 +2226,7 @@ func (t *Torrent) addWebSeed(url string) {
 		},
 		activeRequests: make(map[Request]webseed.Request, maxRequests),
 	}
+	ws.peer.initUpdateRequestsTimer()
 	ws.requesterCond.L = t.cl.locker()
 	for i := 0; i < maxRequests; i += 1 {
 		go ws.requester()
diff --git a/webseed-peer.go b/webseed-peer.go
index 01518f45..68fbc3e7 100644
--- a/webseed-peer.go
+++ b/webseed-peer.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/anacrolix/log"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/common"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	pp "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
@@ -105,11 +106,12 @@ func (ws *webseedPeer) connectionFlags() string {
 // return bool if this is even possible, and if it isn't, skip to the next drop candidate.
 func (ws *webseedPeer) drop() {}
 
-func (ws *webseedPeer) updateRequests(reason string) {
+func (ws *webseedPeer) handleUpdateRequests() {
+	ws.peer.maybeUpdateActualRequestState()
 }
 
 func (ws *webseedPeer) onClose() {
-	ws.peer.logger.Print("closing")
+	ws.peer.logger.WithLevel(log.Debug).Print("closing")
 	for _, r := range ws.activeRequests {
 		r.Cancel()
 	}