diff --git a/joycontrol/protocol.py b/joycontrol/protocol.py
index e41d155..935cc1e 100644
--- a/joycontrol/protocol.py
+++ b/joycontrol/protocol.py
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ class ControllerProtocol(BaseProtocol):
         self.transport = transport
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc: Optional[Exception]) -> None:
+        # TODO
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def error_received(self, exc: Exception) -> None:
+        # TODO
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     async def input_report_mode_0x30(self):
@@ -288,16 +290,26 @@ class ControllerProtocol(BaseProtocol):
             # start sending 0x30 input reports
             if self._0x30_input_report_sender is None:
                 self.transport.pause_reading()
-                self._0x30_input_report_sender = asyncio.ensure_future(self.input_report_mode_0x30())
 
                 # create callback to check for exceptions
                 def callback(future):
                     try:
                         future.result()
+                    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                        # Future may be cancelled at anytime
+                        pass
                     except Exception as err:
                         logger.exception(err)
 
+                self._0x30_input_report_sender = asyncio.ensure_future(self.input_report_mode_0x30())
                 self._0x30_input_report_sender.add_done_callback(callback)
+
+                # We have to swap the reader in the future because this function was probably called by it
+                async def set_reader():
+                    await self.transport.set_reader(self._0x30_input_report_sender)
+                    self.transport.resume_reading()
+
+                asyncio.ensure_future(set_reader()).add_done_callback(callback)
         else:
             logger.error(f'input report mode {sub_command_data[0]} not implemented - ignoring request')
 
diff --git a/joycontrol/transport.py b/joycontrol/transport.py
index d2e9c27..e8beddc 100644
--- a/joycontrol/transport.py
+++ b/joycontrol/transport.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import struct
 import time
 from typing import Any
 
-from joycontrol.report import InputReport
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -23,35 +21,72 @@ class L2CAP_Transport(asyncio.Transport):
             'socket': self._sock
         }
 
+        self._is_closing = False
+        self._is_reading = asyncio.Event()
+
+        self._capture_file = capture_file
+
+        # start underlying reader
+        self._read_thread = None
+        self._is_reading.set()
+        self.start_reader()
+
+    async def _reader(self):
+        while True:
+            data = await self.read()
+
+            #logger.debug(f'received "{list(data)}"')
+            await self._protocol.report_received(data, self._sock.getpeername())
+
+    def start_reader(self):
+        """
+        Starts the transport reader which calls the protocols report_received function for every incoming message
+        """
+        if self._read_thread is not None:
+            raise ValueError('Reader is already running.')
+
         self._read_thread = asyncio.ensure_future(self._reader())
 
         # create callback to check for exceptions
         def callback(future):
             try:
                 future.result()
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                # Future may be cancelled at anytime
+                pass
             except Exception as err:
                 logger.exception(err)
 
         self._read_thread.add_done_callback(callback)
 
-        self._is_closing = False
-        self._is_reading = asyncio.Event()
-        self._is_reading.set()
+    async def set_reader(self, reader: asyncio.Future):
+        """
+        Cancel the currently running reader and register the new one.
+        A reader is a coroutine that calls this transports 'read' function.
+        The 'read' function calls can be paused by calling pause_reading of this transport.
+        :param reader: future reader
+        """
+        if self._read_thread is not None:
+            # cancel currently running reader
+            self._read_thread.cancel()
+            try:
+                await self._read_thread
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
 
-        self._input_report_timer = 0x00
+        self._read_thread = reader
 
-        self._capture_file = capture_file
-
-    async def _reader(self):
-        while True:
-            await self._is_reading.wait()
-
-            data = await self.read()
-
-            #logger.debug(f'received "{list(data)}"')
-            await self._protocol.report_received(data, self._sock.getpeername())
+    def get_reader(self):
+        return self._read_thread
 
     async def read(self):
+        """
+        Read data from the unterlying socket. This function "blocks",
+        if reading is paused using the pause_reading function.
+
+        :returns bytes
+        """
+        await self._is_reading.wait()
         data = await self._loop.sock_recv(self._sock, self._read_buffer_size)
 
         if self._capture_file is not None:
@@ -66,7 +101,7 @@ class L2CAP_Transport(asyncio.Transport):
         """
         :returns True if the reader is running
         """
-        return self._is_reading.is_set()
+        return self._reader is not None and self._is_reading.is_set()
 
     def pause_reading(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -109,7 +144,7 @@ class L2CAP_Transport(asyncio.Transport):
 
     async def close(self):
         """
-        Stops socket reader and closes socket
+        Stops reader and closes underlying socket
         """
         self._is_closing = True
         self._read_thread.cancel()