diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
index abe0ef8986..d12f2b9fdb 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ void Connection::sendLightACK() const {
     // create the light ACK packet, make it static so we can re-use it
     static const int LIGHT_ACK_PACKET_PAYLOAD_BYTES = sizeof(SeqNum);
     static auto lightACKPacket = ControlPacket::create(ControlPacket::ACK, LIGHT_ACK_PACKET_PAYLOAD_BYTES);
-    lightACKPacket->reset(); // We need to reset it every time.
     
     SeqNum nextACKNumber = nextACK();
     
@@ -100,6 +99,9 @@ void Connection::sendLightACK() const {
         return;
     }
     
+    // reset the lightACKPacket before we go to write the ACK to it
+    lightACKPacket->reset();
+    
     // pack in the ACK
     lightACKPacket->writePrimitive(nextACKNumber);
     
@@ -151,31 +153,15 @@ void Connection::processReceivedSeqNum(SeqNum seq) {
 void Connection::processControl(unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
     switch (controlPacket->getType()) {
         case ControlPacket::ACK: {
-            // read the ACK sub-sequence number
-            SeqNum currentACKSubSequenceNumber;
-            controlPacket->readPrimitive(&currentACKSubSequenceNumber);
-            
-            // read the ACK number
-            SeqNum nextACKNumber;
-            controlPacket->readPrimitive(&nextACKNumber);
-            
-            // read the RTT and variance
-            int32_t rtt, rttVariance;
-            controlPacket->readPrimitive(&rtt);
-            controlPacket->readPrimitive(&rttVariance);
-            
+            processACK(move(controlPacket));
             break;
         }
         case ControlPacket::ACK2: {
+            processACK2(move(controlPacket));
             break;
         }
         case ControlPacket::NAK: {
-            // read the loss report
-            SeqNum start, end;
-            controlPacket->readPrimitive(&start);
-            if (controlPacket->bytesLeftToRead() >= (qint64)sizeof(SeqNum)) {
-                controlPacket->readPrimitive(&end);
-            }
+            processNAK(move(controlPacket));
             break;
         }
         case ControlPacket::PacketPair: {
@@ -184,3 +170,31 @@ void Connection::processControl(unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void Connection::processACK(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
+    // read the ACK sub-sequence number
+    SeqNum currentACKSubSequenceNumber;
+    controlPacket->readPrimitive(&currentACKSubSequenceNumber);
+    
+    // read the ACK number
+    SeqNum nextACKNumber;
+    controlPacket->readPrimitive(&nextACKNumber);
+    
+    // read the RTT and variance
+    int32_t rtt, rttVariance;
+    controlPacket->readPrimitive(&rtt);
+    controlPacket->readPrimitive(&rttVariance);
+}
+
+void Connection::processACK2(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
+    
+}
+
+void Connection::processNAK(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
+    // read the loss report
+    SeqNum start, end;
+    controlPacket->readPrimitive(&start);
+    if (controlPacket->bytesLeftToRead() >= (qint64)sizeof(SeqNum)) {
+        controlPacket->readPrimitive(&end);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
index 5d8d309d94..f96a571de4 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public:
     void processControl(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket);
     
 private:
+    void processACK(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket);
+    void processACK2(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket);
+    void processNAK(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket);
+    
     LossList _lossList; // List of all missing packets
     SeqNum _largestReceivedSeqNum; // The largest sequence number received from the peer
     SeqNum _lastSentACK; // The last sent ACK