diff --git a/association.go b/association.go
index 9b2aad55..1ad4566d 100644
--- a/association.go
+++ b/association.go
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ func (a *Association) init(isClient bool) {
 	go a.writeLoop()
 
 	if isClient {
-		a.setState(cookieWait)
 		init := &chunkInit{}
 		init.initialTSN = a.myNextTSN
 		init.numOutboundStreams = a.myMaxNumOutboundStreams
@@ -386,7 +385,9 @@ func (a *Association) init(isClient bool) {
 			a.log.Errorf("[%s] failed to send init: %s", a.name, err.Error())
 		}
 
+		// After sending the INIT chunk, "A" starts the T1-init timer and enters the COOKIE-WAIT state.
 		a.t1Init.start(a.rtoMgr.getRTO())
+		a.setState(cookieWait)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1155,6 +1156,7 @@ func (a *Association) handleInit(p *packet, i *chunkInit) ([]*packet, error) {
 	outbound.destinationPort = a.destinationPort
 
 	initAck := &chunkInitAck{}
+	a.log.Debug("sending INIT ACK")
 
 	initAck.initialTSN = a.myNextTSN
 	initAck.numOutboundStreams = a.myMaxNumOutboundStreams