diff --git a/src/common/protocol/bytestream.py b/src/common/protocol/bytestream.py
index 13dddaa20..0b3300e37 100644
--- a/src/common/protocol/bytestream.py
+++ b/src/common/protocol/bytestream.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from common import dataforms
 from common import ged
 from common import jingle_xtls
 from common.file_props import FilesProp
-from common.socks5 import Socks5ReceiverClient
+from common.socks5 import Socks5SenderClient
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger('gajim.c.p.bytestream')
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ class ConnectionSocks5Bytestream(ConnectionBytestream):
         """
         if not self.connection or self.connected < 2:
             return
-        file_props = FilesProp.getFileProp(self.connection, proxy['sid'])
-        iq = xmpp.Iq(to=proxy['initiator'],     typ='set')
+        file_props = FilesProp.getFileProp(self.name, proxy['sid'])
+        iq = xmpp.Iq(to=proxy['initiator'], typ='set')
         auth_id = "au_" + proxy['sid']
         iq.setID(auth_id)
         query = iq.setTag('query', namespace=xmpp.NS_BYTESTREAM)
@@ -721,10 +721,15 @@ class ConnectionSocks5Bytestream(ConnectionBytestream):
             file_props.streamhost_used = True
             file_props.streamhosts.append(proxy)
             file_props.is_a_proxy = True
-            receiver = Socks5ReceiverClient(gajim.idlequeue, proxy,
-                    file_props.sid, file_props)
-            proxy['idx'] = receiver.queue_idx
-            gajim.socks5queue.on_success = self._proxy_auth_ok
+            idx = gajim.socks5queue.idx
+            sender = Socks5SenderClient(gajim.idlequeue, idx,
+                gajim.socks5queue, _sock=None, host=str(proxy['host']),
+                port=int(proxy['port']), fingerprint=None,
+                connected=False, file_props=file_props)
+            sender.streamhost = proxy
+            gajim.socks5queue.add_sockobj(self.name, sender, 'sender')
+            proxy['idx'] = sender.queue_idx
+            gajim.socks5queue.on_success[file_props.sid] = self._proxy_auth_ok
             raise xmpp.NodeProcessed
 
         else:
diff --git a/src/common/socks5.py b/src/common/socks5.py
index 93c64bf94..5ae658313 100644
--- a/src/common/socks5.py
+++ b/src/common/socks5.py
@@ -263,32 +263,30 @@ class SocksQueue:
             props[0](props[1], idx)
 
     def activate_proxy(self, idx):
-        if not self.isHashInSockObjs(self.readers, idx):
+        if not self.isHashInSockObjs(self.senders, idx):
             return
-        for key in self.readers.keys():
+        for key in self.senders.keys():
             if idx in key:
-                reader = self.readers[key]
-                if reader.file_props.type_ != 's':
+                sender = self.senders[key]
+                if sender.file_props.type_ != 's':
                     return
-                if reader.state != 5:
-                    return
-                reader.state = 6
-                if reader.connected:
-                    reader.file_props.error = 0
-                    reader.file_props.disconnect_cb = reader.disconnect
-                    reader.file_props.started = True
-                    reader.file_props.completed = False
-                    reader.file_props.paused = False
-                    reader.file_props.stalled = False
-                    reader.file_props.elapsed_time = 0
-                    reader.file_props.last_time = self.idlequeue.current_time()
-                    reader.file_props.received_len = 0
-                    reader.pauses = 0
+                sender.state = 6
+                if sender.connected:
+                    sender.file_props.error = 0
+                    sender.file_props.disconnect_cb = sender.disconnect
+                    sender.file_props.started = True
+                    sender.file_props.completed = False
+                    sender.file_props.paused = False
+                    sender.file_props.stalled = False
+                    sender.file_props.elapsed_time = 0
+                    sender.file_props.last_time = self.idlequeue.current_time()
+                    sender.file_props.received_len = 0
+                    sender.pauses = 0
                     # start sending file to proxy
-                    self.idlequeue.set_read_timeout(reader.fd, STALLED_TIMEOUT)
-                    self.idlequeue.plug_idle(reader, True, False)
-                    result = reader.write_next()
-                    self.process_result(result, reader)
+                    self.idlequeue.set_read_timeout(sender.fd, STALLED_TIMEOUT)
+                    self.idlequeue.plug_idle(sender, True, False)
+                    result = sender.write_next()
+                    self.process_result(result, sender)
 
     def send_file(self, file_props, account, mode):
         for key in self.senders.keys():