diff --git a/src/data_channel/mod.rs b/src/data_channel/mod.rs
index 3903154..ca3d936 100644
--- a/src/data_channel/mod.rs
+++ b/src/data_channel/mod.rs
@@ -139,22 +139,29 @@ impl DataChannel {
         Ok(data_channel)
     }
 
-    /// Read reads a packet of len(p) bytes as binary data
+    /// Read reads a packet of len(p) bytes as binary data.
+    ///
+    /// See [`sctp::stream::Stream::read_sctp`].
     pub async fn read(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize> {
         self.read_data_channel(buf).await.map(|(n, _)| n)
     }
 
-    /// ReadDataChannel reads a packet of len(p) bytes
+    /// ReadDataChannel reads a packet of len(p) bytes. It returns the number of bytes read and
+    /// `true` if the data read is a string.
+    ///
+    /// See [`sctp::stream::Stream::read_sctp`].
     pub async fn read_data_channel(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(usize, bool)> {
         loop {
             //TODO: add handling of cancel read_data_channel
             let (mut n, ppi) = match self.stream.read_sctp(buf).await {
+                Ok((0, PayloadProtocolIdentifier::Unknown)) => {
+                    // The incoming stream was reset or the reading half was shutdown
+                    return Ok((0, false));
+                }
                 Ok((n, ppi)) => (n, ppi),
                 Err(err) => {
-                    // When the peer sees that an incoming stream was
-                    // reset, it also resets its corresponding outgoing stream.
-                    self.stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both).await?;
-
+                    // Shutdown the stream and send the reset request to the remote.
+                    self.close().await?;
                     return Err(err.into());
                 }
             };
@@ -261,18 +268,20 @@ impl DataChannel {
             (true, _) => PayloadProtocolIdentifier::String,
         };
 
-        self.messages_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-        self.bytes_sent.fetch_add(data_len, Ordering::SeqCst);
-
-        if data_len == 0 {
+        let n = if data_len == 0 {
             let _ = self
                 .stream
                 .write_sctp(&Bytes::from_static(&[0]), ppi)
                 .await?;
-            Ok(0)
+            0
         } else {
-            Ok(self.stream.write_sctp(data, ppi).await?)
-        }
+            let n = self.stream.write_sctp(data, ppi).await?;
+            self.bytes_sent.fetch_add(n, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            n
+        };
+
+        self.messages_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        Ok(n)
     }
 
     async fn write_data_channel_ack(&self) -> Result<usize> {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 7146a2e..a96358a 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -60,12 +60,3 @@ impl PartialEq<util::Error> for Error {
         false
     }
 }
-
-impl PartialEq<sctp::Error> for Error {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &sctp::Error) -> bool {
-        if let Error::Sctp(e) = self {
-            return e == other;
-        }
-        false
-    }
-}