diff --git a/feed-to-muc.go b/feed-to-muc.go
index c3e2cf9..1a46383 100644
--- a/feed-to-muc.go
+++ b/feed-to-muc.go
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattn/go-xmpp"
 )
 
-// Variables defined globally as they are used by functions pingMUC
-// and processStanzas.
-var (
-	id           string
-	err          error
-	pingSent     time.Time
-	pingReceived bool
-)
-
 func main() {
 
 	var configPath, configFile string
@@ -119,17 +110,17 @@ func main() {
 		Password: config.Password,
 		NoTLS:    true,
 		StartTLS: true,
-		Debug:    false,
+		Debug:    true,
 	}
 
 	// Connect to server.
-	client, err = options.NewClient()
+	client, err := options.NewClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error: Can't connect to xmpp server: ", err)
 	}
 
 	// Join the MUC
-	_, err := client.JoinMUCNoHistory(config.Muc, config.MucNick)
+	_, err = client.JoinMUCNoHistory(config.Muc, config.MucNick)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error: Can't join MUC: ", err)
 	}
@@ -137,11 +128,15 @@ func main() {
 	// Starting goroutine to ping the server every 30 seconds.
 	go pingServer(client, config.ServerAddress, config.BotJid)
 
+	pingID := make(chan string)
+	pingSent := make(chan time.Time)
+	pingReceived := make(chan bool)
 	// Starting goroutine to ping the MUC every 30 seconds.
-	go pingMUC(client, config.BotJid, config.Muc, config.MucNick)
+	go pingMUC(client, config.BotJid, config.Muc, config.MucNick, pingID, pingSent, pingReceived)
 
 	// Starting goroutine to process received stanzas.
-	go processStanzas(client, config.Muc, config.MucNick, config.Feeds, config.Quiet, config.Contact)
+	go processStanzas(client, config.Muc, config.MucNick, config.Feeds, config.Quiet, config.Contact,
+		pingID, pingSent, pingReceived)
 
 	// Set RefreshTime to 30 seconds if not defined.
 	if config.RefreshTime == 0 {
@@ -174,30 +169,35 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Send a ping every 30 seconds after last successful ping to check if the MUC is still available.
-func pingMUC(client *xmpp.Client, botJid string, muc string, mucNick string) {
+func pingMUC(client *xmpp.Client, botJid string, muc string, mucNick string, pingID chan string,
+	pingSent chan time.Time, pingReceived chan bool) {
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
 
 		// Send ping to own MUC participant to check we are still joined.
-		id, err = client.RawInformation(botJid, muc+"/"+mucNick, sid.Id(),
+		id, err := client.RawInformation(botJid, muc+"/"+mucNick, sid.Id(),
 			"get", "<ping xmlns='urn:xmpp:ping'/>")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("Error: Can't send MUC self ping: ", err)
 		}
 
-		pingSent = time.Now()
-		pingReceived = false
+		pingID <- id
+		pingSent <- time.Now()
+		pingReceived <- false
 
+		pingSentTime := <-pingSent
+		pingReceivedBool := <-pingReceived
 		// Check for result IQ as long as there was no reply yet.
-		for (time.Since(pingSent).Seconds() < 10.0) && (pingReceived == false) {
+		for (time.Since(pingSentTime).Seconds() < 10.0) && (pingReceivedBool == false) {
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-			if pingReceived == true {
+			pingReceivedBool := <-pingReceived
+			if pingReceivedBool == true {
 				break
 			}
 
 		}
 		// Quit if no ping reply was received.
-		if pingReceived == false {
+		if pingReceivedBool == false {
 			log.Fatal("MUC not available.")
 		}
 	}
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ func pingServer(client *xmpp.Client, server string, botJid string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func processStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, muc string, mucNick string, feeds []string, quiet bool, contact string) {
+func processStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, muc string, mucNick string, feeds []string, quiet bool,
+	contact string, pingID chan string, pingSent chan time.Time, pingReceived chan bool) {
 	for { // Receive stanzas. ToDo: Receive stanzas continiously without 30s delay.
 		stanza, err := client.Recv()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -373,12 +374,13 @@ func processStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, muc string, mucNick string, feeds []str
 
 		// Reply to pings and disco queries.
 		case xmpp.IQ:
-			if (v.Type == "error") && (v.ID == id) {
+			ID := <-pingID
+			if (v.Type == "error") && (v.ID == ID) {
 				log.Fatal("MUC not available.")
 			}
 
-			if (v.Type == "result") && (v.ID == id) {
-				pingReceived = true
+			if (v.Type == "result") && (v.ID == ID) {
+				pingReceived <- true
 			}
 
 			if v.Type == "get" {