diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Connection.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Connection.java
index 39f8de817..3099cfd30 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Connection.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/Connection.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class Connection {
     /** Notify this on connection (or connection failure) */
     private final Object _connectLock;
     /** how many messages have been resent and not yet ACKed? */
-    private int _activeResends;
+    private final AtomicInteger _activeResends = new AtomicInteger(0);
     private final ConEvent _connectionEvent;
     private final int _randomWait;
     private int _localPort;
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class Connection {
                 int unacked = _outboundPackets.size();
                 int wsz = _options.getWindowSize();
                 if (unacked >= wsz ||
-                    _activeResends >= (wsz + 1) / 2 ||
+                    _activeResends.get() >= (wsz + 1) / 2 ||
                     _lastSendId.get() - _highestAckedThrough >= Math.max(MAX_WINDOW_SIZE, 2 * wsz)) {
                     if (timeoutMs > 0) {
                         if (timeLeft <= 0) {
@@ -489,16 +490,16 @@ class Connection {
                     _outboundPackets.remove(Long.valueOf(p.getSequenceNum()));
                     _ackedPackets++;
                     if (p.getNumSends() > 1) {
-                        _activeResends--;
+                        _activeResends.decrementAndGet();
                         if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
                             _log.debug("Active resend of " + p + " successful, # active left: " + _activeResends);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if ( (_outboundPackets.isEmpty()) && (_activeResends != 0) ) {
+            if ( (_outboundPackets.isEmpty()) && (_activeResends.get() != 0) ) {
                 if (_log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
                     _log.info("All outbound packets acked, clearing " + _activeResends);
-                _activeResends = 0;
+                _activeResends.set(0);
             }
             _outboundPackets.notifyAll();
         }
@@ -1172,7 +1173,7 @@ class Connection {
                 // happen to get here next, as the timers get out-of-order esp. after fast retx
                 if (_packet.getSequenceNum() == _highestAckedThrough + 1 ||
                     _packet.getNumSends() > 1 ||
-                    _activeResends < Math.max(3, (_options.getWindowSize() + 1) / 2))
+                    _activeResends.get() < Math.max(3, (_options.getWindowSize() + 1) / 2))
                     isLowest = true;
                 if (_outboundPackets.containsKey(Long.valueOf(_packet.getSequenceNum())))
                     resend = true;
@@ -1269,7 +1270,7 @@ class Connection {
                     if (_outboundQueue.enqueue(_packet)) {
                         // first resend for this packet ?
                         if (numSends == 2)
-                            _activeResends++;
+                            _activeResends.incrementAndGet();
                         if (_log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
                             _log.info("Resent packet " +
                                   (fastRetransmit ? "(fast) " : "(timeout) ") +
@@ -1290,7 +1291,7 @@ class Connection {
                 
                 // acked during resending (... or somethin') ????????????
                 if ( (_packet.getAckTime() > 0) && (_packet.getNumSends() > 1) ) {
-                    _activeResends--;
+                    _activeResends.decrementAndGet();
                     synchronized (_outboundPackets) {
                         _outboundPackets.notifyAll();
                     }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 987fc2f75..78754ef28 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 19;
+    public final static long BUILD = 20;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";