diff --git a/router/mac_cache.go b/router/mac_cache.go
index c38a29da..20f25622 100644
--- a/router/mac_cache.go
+++ b/router/mac_cache.go
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ type MacCache struct {
 }
 
 func NewMacCache(maxAge time.Duration, onExpiry func(net.HardwareAddr, *Peer)) *MacCache {
-	res := &MacCache{
+	return &MacCache{
 		table:    make(map[uint64]*MacCacheEntry),
 		maxAge:   maxAge,
 		onExpiry: onExpiry}
-	res.setExpiryTimer()
-	return res
+}
+
+func (cache *MacCache) Start() {
+	cache.setExpiryTimer()
 }
 
 func (cache *MacCache) Enter(mac net.HardwareAddr, peer *Peer) bool {
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 0d361bfd..e4810602 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ const macMaxAge = 10 * time.Minute // [1]
 // /proc/sys/net/ipv4_neigh/*/base_reachable_time_ms on Linux
 
 func NewRouter(iface *net.Interface, name PeerName, password []byte, connLimit int, bufSz int, logFrame func(string, []byte, *layers.Ethernet)) *Router {
-	onMacExpiry := func(mac net.HardwareAddr, peer *Peer) {
-		log.Println("Expired MAC", mac, "at", peer.Name)
-	}
-	onPeerGC := func(peer *Peer) {
-		log.Println("Removing unreachable", peer)
-	}
 	router := &Router{
 		Iface:     iface,
-		Macs:      NewMacCache(macMaxAge, onMacExpiry),
 		ConnLimit: connLimit,
 		BufSz:     bufSz,
 		LogFrame:  logFrame}
 	if len(password) > 0 {
 		router.Password = &password
 	}
+	onMacExpiry := func(mac net.HardwareAddr, peer *Peer) {
+		log.Println("Expired MAC", mac, "at", peer.Name)
+	}
+	onPeerGC := func(peer *Peer) {
+		log.Println("Removing unreachable", peer)
+	}
 	router.Ourself = NewLocalPeer(name, router)
+	router.Macs = NewMacCache(macMaxAge, onMacExpiry)
 	router.Peers = NewPeers(router.Ourself.Peer, router.Macs, onPeerGC)
 	router.Peers.FetchWithDefault(router.Ourself.Peer)
 	router.Routes = NewRoutes(router.Ourself.Peer, router.Peers)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func (router *Router) Start() {
 	po, err := NewPcapO(router.Iface.Name)
 	checkFatal(err)
 	router.Ourself.Start()
+	router.Macs.Start()
 	router.Routes.Start()
 	router.ConnectionMaker.Start()
 	router.UDPListener = router.listenUDP(Port, po)