diff --git a/lib/ll_queue.c b/lib/ll_queue.c
index bbc878f1..339830b8 100644
--- a/lib/ll_queue.c
+++ b/lib/ll_queue.c
@@ -291,13 +291,15 @@ static void check_waiters(struct ll_queue* q) {
     
     struct queue_waiter_handle* h = waiter->handle;
     if (h) h->internal = NULL;
-    
+
+    queue_threshold_callback_fn cb = waiter->callback;
+    void* arg = waiter->callback_arg;
     u_free(waiter);
-    
-    if (h) {
+
+    if (cb) {
         DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_LL_QUEUE, "check_waiters: waking head waiter, count=%d<=%d, bytes=%zu<=%zu",
                     q->count, q->threshold_max_packets, q->total_bytes, q->threshold_max_bytes);
-        h->callback(q, h->callback_arg);
+        cb(q, arg);
     }
 }
 
@@ -554,29 +556,18 @@ void queue_set_threshold(struct ll_queue* q, int max_packets, size_t max_bytes)
     q->threshold_max_bytes = max_bytes;
 }
 
-void queue_waiter_handle_init(struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
-                              queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg) {
-    if (!h) return;
-    h->internal = NULL;
-    h->callback = callback;
-    h->callback_arg = arg;
-}
+int queue_waiter_wait(struct ll_queue* q, struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
+                      queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg) {
+    if (!q || !h) return -1;
+
+    if (h->internal) queue_waiter_cancel(q, h);
 
-int queue_waiter_wait(struct ll_queue* q, struct queue_waiter_handle* h) {
-    if (!q || !h) return 1;
-    
-    if (h->internal) {
-        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_LL_QUEUE, "[%s] queue_waiter_wait: waiter already registered", q->name);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    // Проверить условие немедленно
     if (q->count <= q->threshold_max_packets
         && (q->threshold_max_bytes == 0 || q->total_bytes <= q->threshold_max_bytes)) {
-        h->callback(q, h->callback_arg);
+        callback(q, arg);
         return 1;
     }
-    
+
     struct queue_waiter* waiter = u_malloc(sizeof(struct queue_waiter));
     if (!waiter) {
         DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_LL_QUEUE, "[%s] queue_waiter_wait: u_malloc failed", q->name);
@@ -584,11 +575,13 @@ int queue_waiter_wait(struct ll_queue* q, struct queue_waiter_handle* h) {
     }
     waiter->next = NULL;
     waiter->handle = h;
+    waiter->callback = callback;
+    waiter->callback_arg = arg;
     h->internal = waiter;
-    
+
     if (q->waiter_tail) q->waiter_tail->next = waiter; else q->waiter_head = waiter;
     q->waiter_tail = waiter;
-    
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ll_queue.h b/lib/ll_queue.h
index 61b3c805..76ff8531 100644
--- a/lib/ll_queue.h
+++ b/lib/ll_queue.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ typedef void (*queue_threshold_callback_fn)(struct ll_queue* q, void* arg);
 struct queue_waiter {
     struct queue_waiter* next;               ///< Следующий в списке ожидающих
     struct queue_waiter_handle* handle;      ///< Обратная ссылка на публичную структуру
+    queue_threshold_callback_fn callback;
+    void* callback_arg;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -106,15 +108,12 @@ struct queue_waiter {
  * @brief Публичная управляющая структура (встраивается в структуру вызывающей стороны).
  *
  * Вызывающая сторона:
- *   1. Объявляет поле struct queue_waiter_handle в своей структуре
- *   2. Вызывает queue_waiter_handle_init() один раз при инициализации
+ *   1. Объявляет поле struct queue_waiter_handle в своей структуре (= {0} или u_calloc)
  *   3. Вызывает queue_waiter_wait() когда хочет дождаться освобождения очереди
  *   4. Вызывает queue_waiter_cancel() при деинициализации для отмены ожидания
  */
 struct queue_waiter_handle {
     struct queue_waiter* internal;           ///< NULL = не ждём; иначе — внутренний узел
-    queue_threshold_callback_fn callback;
-    void* callback_arg;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -223,22 +222,18 @@ void queue_resume_callback(struct ll_queue* q);
  */
 void queue_set_threshold(struct ll_queue* q, int max_packets, size_t max_bytes);
 
-/**
- * @brief Инициализирует публичную управляющую структуру waiter.
- * @param h указатель на handle (встраивается в структуру вызывающей стороны)
- * @param callback функция, вызываемая при достижении порога
- * @param arg аргумент коллбэка
- */
-void queue_waiter_handle_init(struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
-                              queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg);
-
 /**
  * @brief Регистрирует ожидание освобождения очереди до общего порога.
  * @param q очередь
- * @param h указатель на инициализированный handle
- * @return 1 — условие уже выполнено (callback вызван немедленно), 0 — зарегистрирован в списке
+ * @param h указатель на handle (создаётся как `struct queue_waiter_handle h = {0}` или `h.internal = NULL`)
+ * @param callback функция, вызываемая при достижении порога
+ * @param arg аргумент коллбэка
+ * @return 1 — условие уже выполнено (callback вызван немедленно), 0 — зарегистрирован в списке, -1 — ошибка
+ *
+ * Если handle уже ожидает (h->internal != NULL) — старый waiter отменяется и создаётся новый.
  */
-int queue_waiter_wait(struct ll_queue* q, struct queue_waiter_handle* h);
+int queue_waiter_wait(struct ll_queue* q, struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
+                      queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg);
 
 /**
  * @brief Отменяет ожидание (удаляет из списка, если зарегистрирован).
diff --git a/src/etcp_router.c b/src/etcp_router.c
index 88c30842..517f06b7 100644
--- a/src/etcp_router.c
+++ b/src/etcp_router.c
@@ -516,11 +516,12 @@ int etcp_router_input_q_count(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id) {
 }
 
 void etcp_router_waiter_register(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t peer_node_id,
-                                  struct queue_waiter_handle* h) {
+                                  struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
+                                  queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg) {
     if (!inst || !inst->bgp || !h) return;
     struct ETCP_CONN* conn = route_bgp_find_conn_for_node(inst->bgp, peer_node_id);
     if (!conn || !conn->normalizer || !conn->normalizer->input) return;
-    queue_waiter_wait(conn->normalizer->input, h);
+    queue_waiter_wait(conn->normalizer->input, h, callback, arg);
 }
 
 void etcp_router_waiter_cancel(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t peer_node_id,
diff --git a/src/etcp_router.h b/src/etcp_router.h
index 6bba766e..78cf6552 100644
--- a/src/etcp_router.h
+++ b/src/etcp_router.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ int  etcp_router_input_q_count(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id);
 
 // Backpressure: зарегистрировать/отменить waiter на normalizer->input очереди
 void etcp_router_waiter_register(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t peer_node_id,
-                                  struct queue_waiter_handle* h);
+                                  struct queue_waiter_handle* h,
+                                  queue_threshold_callback_fn callback, void* arg);
 void etcp_router_waiter_cancel(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t peer_node_id,
                                 struct queue_waiter_handle* h);
 
diff --git a/src/pkt_normalizer.c b/src/pkt_normalizer.c
index 24373767..88d6df73 100644
--- a/src/pkt_normalizer.c
+++ b/src/pkt_normalizer.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct PKTNORM* pn_init(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp) {
     pn->recvpart = NULL;
     pn->flush_timer = NULL;
 
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&pn->input_waiter_handle, etcp_input_ready_cb, pn);
+    pn->input_waiter_handle.internal = NULL;
 
     return pn;
 }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void packer_cb(struct ll_queue* q, void* arg) {
     struct PKTNORM* pn = (struct PKTNORM*)arg;
     if (!pn) return;
     DEBUG_TRACE(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NORMALIZER, "input_q->pn: waiting etcp input threshold");
-    queue_waiter_wait(pn->etcp->input_queue, &pn->input_waiter_handle);
+    queue_waiter_wait(pn->etcp->input_queue, &pn->input_waiter_handle, etcp_input_ready_cb, pn);
 }
 
 // Helper to send block to ETCP as ETCP_FRAGMENT
diff --git a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
index 6dac168f..ae3e8891 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
+++ b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ static err_t tcp_proxy_client_accept_cb(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *newpcb, err_t
     tcp_nagle_disable(newpcb);
 
     pc->to_lwip = queue_new(p->ua, 0, 0, 0, "to_lwip");
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&pc->tx_waiter, tcp_proxy_client_tx_waiter_cb, pc);
 
     if (tcp_proxy_client_send_connect(pc) != 0) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_SOCKET, "TCP proxy client: send_connect failed sid=%08x to %d.%d.%d.%d:%d", pc->stream_id, pc->dest_ip[0], pc->dest_ip[1], pc->dest_ip[2], pc->dest_ip[3], ntohs(pc->dest_port)); u_free(pc); return LERR_MEM; }
 
@@ -285,7 +284,8 @@ static err_t tcp_proxy_client_recv_cb(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *pcb, struct pbu
         if (ret == 0) { tcp_recved(pcb, len); u_free(data); }
         else {
             pc->tx_buf = data; pc->tx_len = len;
-            etcp_router_waiter_register(pc->proxy->inst, pc->proxy->via_node_id, &pc->tx_waiter);
+            etcp_router_waiter_register(pc->proxy->inst, pc->proxy->via_node_id, &pc->tx_waiter,
+                                         tcp_proxy_client_tx_waiter_cb, pc);
         }
     } else DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_SOCKET, "PROXY recv malloc(%u) failed sid=%08x", len, pc->stream_id);
     pbuf_free(p);
diff --git a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
index a9738b3b..91696825 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
+++ b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ static void tcp_proxy_server_sock_read_cb(socket_t sock, void* arg) {
             if (rc->pause_buf) { memcpy(rc->pause_buf, buf, n); rc->pause_len = n; }
             else DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_SOCKET, "SOCK:PAUSE malloc(%zd) failed sid=%08x", n, rc->stream_id);
             if (rc->read_id) { uasync_remove_socket_t(rc->ua, rc->sock); rc->read_id = NULL; }
-            etcp_router_waiter_register(inst, rc->peer_node_id, &rc->pause_waiter);
+            etcp_router_waiter_register(inst, rc->peer_node_id, &rc->pause_waiter,
+                                         tcp_proxy_server_pause_waiter_cb, rc);
         }
     } else if (n == 0) {
         DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_SOCKET, "SOCK:EOF fd=%d sid=%08x total=%d cli_closed=%d sock_closed=%d",
@@ -298,7 +299,6 @@ int tcp_proxy_server_handle_connect(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, struct ll_entry*
     rc->ctx = ctx; rc->stream_id = stream_id; rc->peer_node_id = src_node_id;
     memcpy(rc->dest_ip, dest_ip, 4); rc->dest_port = dest_port;
     rc->ua = inst->ua; rc->sock = SOCKET_INVALID;
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&rc->pause_waiter, tcp_proxy_server_pause_waiter_cb, rc);
 
     rc->sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (rc->sock == SOCKET_INVALID) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_SOCKET, "TCP proxy server: socket() failed"); u_free(rc); queue_dgram_free(entry); queue_entry_free(entry); return -1; }
diff --git a/tests/test_intensive_memory_pool.c b/tests/test_intensive_memory_pool.c
index e69f7fce..9d917b9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_intensive_memory_pool.c
+++ b/tests/test_intensive_memory_pool.c
@@ -37,12 +37,9 @@ static double test_without_pools(int iterations) {
         }
         
         // Создать много waiters (общий порог 0, count=10 => все в очередь)
-        struct queue_waiter_handle handles[32];
-        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            queue_waiter_handle_init(&handles[i], intensive_waiter_callback, NULL);
-            queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i]);
-        }
-        
+        struct queue_waiter_handle handles[32] = {0};
+        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i], intensive_waiter_callback, NULL);
+
         // Удалить записи (триггер waiters — по одному за get)
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
             void* retrieved = queue_data_get(queue);
@@ -50,9 +47,7 @@ static double test_without_pools(int iterations) {
         }
         
         // Отменить оставшиеся waiters
-        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            queue_waiter_cancel(queue, &handles[i]);
-        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) queue_waiter_cancel(queue, &handles[i]);
     }
     
     queue_free(queue);
@@ -85,11 +80,8 @@ static double test_with_pools(int iterations) {
         }
         
         // Создать много waiters
-        struct queue_waiter_handle handles[32];
-        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            queue_waiter_handle_init(&handles[i], intensive_waiter_callback, NULL);
-            queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i]);
-        }
+        struct queue_waiter_handle handles[32] = {0};
+        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i], intensive_waiter_callback, NULL);
         
         // Удалить записи (триггер waiters)
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -98,9 +90,7 @@ static double test_with_pools(int iterations) {
         }
         
         // Отменить оставшиеся waiters
-        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            queue_waiter_cancel(queue, &handles[i]);
-        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) queue_waiter_cancel(queue, &handles[i]);
     }
     
     queue_free(queue);
diff --git a/tests/test_ll_queue.c b/tests/test_ll_queue.c
index 3dc38d0e..af8c6718 100644
--- a/tests/test_ll_queue.c
+++ b/tests/test_ll_queue.c
@@ -177,9 +177,8 @@ static void test_waiter(void) {
     queue_set_threshold(q, 2, 0);
 
     int called = 0;
-    struct queue_waiter_handle h;
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&h, waiter_cb, &called);
-    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    struct queue_waiter_handle h = {0};
+    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(ret == 1 && called == 1, "immediate when condition met"); // empty queue
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ static void test_waiter(void) {
     }
 
     called = 0;
-    ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(ret == 0 && called == 0, "");
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) queue_entry_free((struct ll_entry*)queue_data_get(q));
@@ -214,11 +213,8 @@ static void test_waiter_multiple(void) {
 
     waiter_order_idx = 0;
     int ids[4] = {10, 20, 30, 40};
-    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[4];
-    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-        queue_waiter_handle_init(&handles[i], waiter_cb_order, &ids[i]);
-        ASSERT(queue_waiter_wait(q, &handles[i]) == 0, "should queue");
-    }
+    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[4] = {0};
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) ASSERT(queue_waiter_wait(q, &handles[i], waiter_cb_order, &ids[i]) == 0, "should queue");
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) queue_entry_free((struct ll_entry*)queue_data_get(q));
     ASSERT_EQ(waiter_order_idx, 3, "3 waiters fired");
@@ -242,11 +238,8 @@ static void test_waiter_cancel(void) {
 
     waiter_order_idx = 0;
     int ids[3] = {1, 2, 3};
-    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[3];
-    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-        queue_waiter_handle_init(&handles[i], waiter_cb_order, &ids[i]);
-        queue_waiter_wait(q, &handles[i]);  // count=10 > 3, all queued
-    }
+    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[3] = {0};
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) queue_waiter_wait(q, &handles[i], waiter_cb_order, &ids[i]);  // count=10 > 3, all queued
 
     queue_waiter_cancel(q, &handles[1]);  // cancel middle (ID 2)
 
@@ -270,9 +263,8 @@ static void test_waiter_queue_free(void) {
     }
 
     int called = 0;
-    struct queue_waiter_handle h;
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&h, waiter_cb, &called);
-    queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    struct queue_waiter_handle h = {0};
+    queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(h.internal != NULL, "waiter is queued");
 
     queue_free(q);
@@ -293,9 +285,8 @@ static void test_waiter_threshold(void) {
     }
 
     int called = 0;
-    struct queue_waiter_handle h;
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&h, waiter_cb, &called);
-    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    struct queue_waiter_handle h = {0};
+    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(ret == 0 && called == 0, "queued (10 > 0)");
 
     queue_set_threshold(q, 10, 0);  // raise threshold
@@ -313,10 +304,9 @@ static void test_waiter_reuse(void) {
     struct ll_queue *q = queue_new(ua, 0, 0, 0, "wr");
 
     int called = 0;
-    struct queue_waiter_handle h;
-    queue_waiter_handle_init(&h, waiter_cb, &called);
+    struct queue_waiter_handle h = {0};
 
-    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    int ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(ret == 1 && called == 1, "immediate (empty queue)");
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
@@ -325,7 +315,7 @@ static void test_waiter_reuse(void) {
     }
 
     called = 0;
-    ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h);
+    ret = queue_waiter_wait(q, &h, waiter_cb, &called);
     ASSERT(ret == 0 && called == 0, "queued");
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) queue_entry_free((struct ll_entry*)queue_data_get(q));
diff --git a/tests/test_memory_pool_and_config.c b/tests/test_memory_pool_and_config.c
index 64143e81..ce066d43 100644
--- a/tests/test_memory_pool_and_config.c
+++ b/tests/test_memory_pool_and_config.c
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ int main() {
         return 1;
     }
     queue_set_threshold(queue, 2, 0);
-    
+
     // Test multiple waiters with new linked-list backpressure
-    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[10];
+    struct queue_waiter_handle handles[10] = {0};
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-        queue_waiter_handle_init(&handles[i], test_waiter_callback, NULL);
-        queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i]);  // queue empty => immediate callback
+        queue_waiter_wait(queue, &handles[i], test_waiter_callback, NULL);  // queue empty => immediate callback
     }
     
     // Add some entries — waiters already fired, none queued