diff --git a/core/net/rime/mesh.c b/core/net/rime/mesh.c
index 779628c97..bb11f1a2a 100644
--- a/core/net/rime/mesh.c
+++ b/core/net/rime/mesh.c
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ data_packet_forward(struct multihop_conn *multihop,
 
   rt = route_lookup(dest);
   if(rt == NULL) {
+    if(c->queued_data != NULL) {
+      queuebuf_free(c->queued_data);
+    }
+
+    PRINTF("data_packet_forward: queueing data, sending rreq\n");
+    c->queued_data = queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf();
+    rimeaddr_copy(&c->queued_data_dest, dest);
     route_discovery_discover(&c->route_discovery_conn, dest, PACKET_TIMEOUT);
+
     return NULL;
   } else {
     route_refresh(rt);
@@ -106,15 +114,21 @@ data_packet_forward(struct multihop_conn *multihop,
 static void
 found_route(struct route_discovery_conn *rdc, const rimeaddr_t *dest)
 {
+  struct route_entry *rt;
   struct mesh_conn *c = (struct mesh_conn *)
     ((char *)rdc - offsetof(struct mesh_conn, route_discovery_conn));
 
+  PRINTF("found_route\n");
+
   if(c->queued_data != NULL &&
      rimeaddr_cmp(dest, &c->queued_data_dest)) {
     queuebuf_to_packetbuf(c->queued_data);
     queuebuf_free(c->queued_data);
     c->queued_data = NULL;
-    if(multihop_send(&c->multihop, dest)) {
+
+    rt = route_lookup(dest);
+    if (rt != NULL) {
+      multihop_resend(&c->multihop, &rt->nexthop);
       c->cb->sent(c);
     } else {
       c->cb->timedout(c);
@@ -175,15 +189,7 @@ mesh_send(struct mesh_conn *c, const rimeaddr_t *to)
   could_send = multihop_send(&c->multihop, to);
 
   if(!could_send) {
-    if(c->queued_data != NULL) {
-      queuebuf_free(c->queued_data);
-    }
-
-    PRINTF("mesh_send: queueing data, sending rreq\n");
-    c->queued_data = queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf();
-    rimeaddr_copy(&c->queued_data_dest, to);
-    route_discovery_discover(&c->route_discovery_conn, to,
-			     PACKET_TIMEOUT);
+    PRINTF("mesh_send: could not send\n");
     return 0;
   }
   c->cb->sent(c);
diff --git a/core/net/rime/multihop.c b/core/net/rime/multihop.c
index 5f45b9106..486c7f969 100644
--- a/core/net/rime/multihop.c
+++ b/core/net/rime/multihop.c
@@ -94,11 +94,10 @@ data_packet_received(struct unicast_conn *uc, const rimeaddr_t *from)
   } else {
     nexthop = NULL;
     if(c->cb->forward) {
-      nexthop = c->cb->forward(c, &sender, &receiver,
-			       from, packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS));
-
       packetbuf_set_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS,
 			 packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS) + 1);
+      nexthop = c->cb->forward(c, &sender, &receiver,
+			       from, packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS) - 1);
     }
     if(nexthop) {
       PRINTF("forwarding to %d.%d\n", nexthop->u8[0], nexthop->u8[1]);
@@ -133,6 +132,9 @@ multihop_send(struct multihop_conn *c, const rimeaddr_t *to)
     return 0;
   }
   packetbuf_compact();
+  packetbuf_set_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_ERECEIVER, to);
+  packetbuf_set_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_ESENDER, &rimeaddr_node_addr);
+  packetbuf_set_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS, 1);
   nexthop = c->cb->forward(c, &rimeaddr_node_addr, to, NULL, 0);
   
   if(nexthop == NULL) {
@@ -141,12 +143,15 @@ multihop_send(struct multihop_conn *c, const rimeaddr_t *to)
   } else {
     PRINTF("multihop_send: sending data towards %d.%d\n",
 	   nexthop->u8[0], nexthop->u8[1]);
-    packetbuf_set_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_ERECEIVER, to);
-    packetbuf_set_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_ESENDER, &rimeaddr_node_addr);
-    packetbuf_set_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_HOPS, 1);
     unicast_send(&c->c, nexthop);
     return 1;
   }
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
+multihop_resend(const struct multihop_conn *const c, const rimeaddr_t *const nexthop)
+{
+  unicast_send(&c->c, nexthop);
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /** @} */
diff --git a/core/net/rime/multihop.h b/core/net/rime/multihop.h
index 23acb41fb..978005ed4 100644
--- a/core/net/rime/multihop.h
+++ b/core/net/rime/multihop.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ void multihop_open(struct multihop_conn *c, uint16_t channel,
 	     const struct multihop_callbacks *u);
 void multihop_close(struct multihop_conn *c);
 int multihop_send(struct multihop_conn *c, const rimeaddr_t *to);
+void multihop_resend(const struct multihop_conn *const c, const rimeaddr_t *const nexthop);
 
 #endif /* __MULTIHOP_H__ */
 /** @} */