diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e77306653..8dbe08191 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/gcs/v4 v4.1.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/lru v1.1.2
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/math/uint256 v1.0.2
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.0
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/peer/v3 v3.1.2
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/rpc/jsonrpc/types/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/rpcclient/v8 v8.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6ae686ae2..6d2fcd386 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ github.com/decred/dcrd/lru v1.1.2 h1:KdCzlkxppuoIDGEvCGah1fZRicrDH36IipvlB1ROkFY
 github.com/decred/dcrd/lru v1.1.2/go.mod h1:gEdCVgXs1/YoBvFWt7Scgknbhwik3FgVSzlnCcXL2N8=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/math/uint256 v1.0.2 h1:o8peafL5QmuXGTergI3YDpDU0eq5Z0pQi88B8ym4PRA=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/math/uint256 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:7M/y9wJJvlyNG/f/X6mxxhxo9dgloZHFiOfbiscl75A=
-github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.0 h1:XblHAND4Vt5owVUvjPorDg30eWT53DpCZs6VF7U1t6U=
-github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.0/go.mod h1:ySvVwTZyVz5YvevA6YjPrB6pJEwTm7IkHohTfaiHh2c=
+github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.1 h1:W8ZCzhmNyzG1xjJMA3L6FOElmp98Ttnk3dDUxD6irAE=
+github.com/decred/dcrd/mixing v0.4.1/go.mod h1:ySvVwTZyVz5YvevA6YjPrB6pJEwTm7IkHohTfaiHh2c=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/peer/v3 v3.1.2 h1:Qe7SpqDtfM0HARmDYwr4WjUu16X6HQ7ZWNnHqE1swiw=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/peer/v3 v3.1.2/go.mod h1:M9FxNkHuEBtsRW5gwzIH4cJTWk5xSkxy9zG+TEL1N2Y=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/rpc/jsonrpc/types/v4 v4.3.0 h1:l0DnCcILTNrpy8APF3FLN312ChpkQaAuW30aC/RgBaw=
diff --git a/mixing/field.go b/mixing/field.go
index 6ff96b9f9..89d89bdcb 100644
--- a/mixing/field.go
+++ b/mixing/field.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2024 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package mixing
 
 import (
diff --git a/mixing/flags.go b/mixing/flags.go
index 07ae122eb..17c05a8be 100644
--- a/mixing/flags.go
+++ b/mixing/flags.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package mixing
 
 const (
diff --git a/mixing/keyagreement.go b/mixing/keyagreement.go
index 3391353ce..daf96a0d5 100644
--- a/mixing/keyagreement.go
+++ b/mixing/keyagreement.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/wire"
 )
 
-// Aliases for sntrup4591761 types
+// Aliases for sntrup4591761 types.
 type (
 	PQPublicKey  = [sntrup4591761.PublicKeySize]byte
 	PQPrivateKey = [sntrup4591761.PrivateKeySize]byte
diff --git a/mixing/mixclient/blame.go b/mixing/mixclient/blame.go
index c0dbc186f..ccecc2352 100644
--- a/mixing/mixclient/blame.go
+++ b/mixing/mixclient/blame.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (c *Client) blame(ctx context.Context, sesRun *sessionRun) (err error) {
 	rcv.Sid = sesRun.sid
 	rcv.RSs = make([]*wire.MsgMixSecrets, 0, 1)
 	_ = mp.Receive(ctx, rcv)
-	rsHashes := make([]chainhash.Hash, len(rcv.RSs))
+	rsHashes := make([]chainhash.Hash, 0, len(rcv.RSs))
 	for _, rs := range rcv.RSs {
 		rsHashes = append(rsHashes, rs.Hash())
 	}
diff --git a/mixing/mixclient/client.go b/mixing/mixclient/client.go
index e136a98e0..ff6fac9f8 100644
--- a/mixing/mixclient/client.go
+++ b/mixing/mixclient/client.go
@@ -256,11 +256,6 @@ type sessionRun struct {
 	cj *CoinJoin
 }
 
-type queueMsg struct {
-	message mixing.Message
-	res     chan error
-}
-
 type queueWork struct {
 	p   *peer
 	f   func(p *peer) error
@@ -278,9 +273,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	height   uint32
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 
-	warming     chan struct{}
-	submitQueue chan *queueMsg
-	workQueue   chan *queueWork
+	warming   chan struct{}
+	workQueue chan *queueWork
 
 	pairingWG sync.WaitGroup
 
@@ -310,7 +304,6 @@ func NewClient(w Wallet) *Client {
 		mixpool:        w.Mixpool(),
 		pairings:       make(map[string]*pairedSessions),
 		warming:        make(chan struct{}),
-		submitQueue:    make(chan *queueMsg, 200),
 		workQueue:      make(chan *queueWork, runtime.NumCPU()),
 		blake256Hasher: blake256.New(),
 		epoch:          w.Mixpool().Epoch(),
@@ -379,9 +372,6 @@ func (c *Client) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	g.Go(func() error {
 		return c.epochTicker(ctx)
 	})
-	g.Go(func() error {
-		return c.handleSubmitQueue(ctx)
-	})
 	for i := 0; i < runtime.NumCPU(); i++ {
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			return c.peerWorker(ctx)
@@ -572,21 +562,7 @@ func (p *peer) signAndHash(m mixing.Message) error {
 }
 
 func (p *peer) submit(m mixing.Message) error {
-	qmsg := &queueMsg{
-		message: m,
-		res:     make(chan error, 1),
-	}
-	select {
-	case <-p.ctx.Done():
-		return p.ctx.Err()
-	case p.client.submitQueue <- qmsg:
-	}
-	select {
-	case <-p.ctx.Done():
-		return p.ctx.Err()
-	case err := <-qmsg.res:
-		return err
-	}
+	return p.client.wallet.SubmitMixMessage(p.ctx, m)
 }
 
 func (p *peer) signAndSubmit(m mixing.Message) error {
@@ -713,18 +689,6 @@ func (c *Client) epochTicker(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) handleSubmitQueue(ctx context.Context) error {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
-		case qmsg := <-c.submitQueue:
-			err := c.wallet.SubmitMixMessage(ctx, qmsg.message)
-			qmsg.res <- err
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // Dicemix performs a new mixing session for a coinjoin mix transaction.
 func (c *Client) Dicemix(ctx context.Context, cj *CoinJoin) error {
 	select {
@@ -780,8 +744,11 @@ func (c *Client) Dicemix(ctx context.Context, cj *CoinJoin) error {
 		c.pairings[string(pairingID)] = pairing
 	}
 	pairing.localPeers[*p.id] = p
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
 	err = p.submit(pr)
 	if err != nil {
+		c.mu.Lock()
 		delete(pairing.localPeers, *p.id)
 		if len(pairing.localPeers) == 0 {
 			delete(c.pairings, string(pairingID))
@@ -789,7 +756,6 @@ func (c *Client) Dicemix(ctx context.Context, cj *CoinJoin) error {
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
-	c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	select {
 	case res := <-p.res:
@@ -1420,7 +1386,6 @@ func (c *Client) run(ctx context.Context, ps *pairedSessions, madePairing *bool)
 			Ciphertexts:    make([]mixing.PQCiphertext, 0, len(prs)),
 			MyIndex:        p.myVk,
 		}
-		ctIds := make([]identity, 0, len(cts))
 		for _, ct := range cts {
 			if len(ct.Ciphertexts) != len(prs) {
 				// Everyone sees this, can rerun without full blame now.
@@ -1430,7 +1395,6 @@ func (c *Client) run(ctx context.Context, ps *pairedSessions, madePairing *bool)
 				return nil
 			}
 			revealed.Ciphertexts = append(revealed.Ciphertexts, ct.Ciphertexts[p.myVk])
-			ctIds = append(ctIds, ct.Identity)
 		}
 
 		// Derive shared secret keys
@@ -1944,17 +1908,17 @@ func (c *Client) alternateSession(pairing []byte, prs []*wire.MsgMixPairReq, d *
 	kes := c.mixpool.ReceiveKEsByPairing(pairing, unixEpoch)
 
 	// Sort KEs by identity first (just to group these together) followed
-	// by the total referenced PR counts in decreasing order.
-	// When ranging over KEs below, this will allow us to consider the
-	// order in which other peers created their KEs, and how they are
-	// forming their sessions.
+	// by the total referenced PR counts in increasing order (most recent
+	// KEs first).  When ranging over KEs below, this will allow us to
+	// consider the order in which other peers created their KEs, and how
+	// they are forming their sessions.
 	sort.Slice(kes, func(i, j int) bool {
 		a := kes[i]
 		b := kes[j]
 		if bytes.Compare(a.Identity[:], b.Identity[:]) == -1 {
 			return true
 		}
-		if len(a.SeenPRs) > len(b.SeenPRs) {
+		if len(a.SeenPRs) < len(b.SeenPRs) {
 			return true
 		}
 		return false
@@ -1967,7 +1931,7 @@ func (c *Client) alternateSession(pairing []byte, prs []*wire.MsgMixPairReq, d *
 		prHashByIdentity[pr.Identity] = pr.Hash()
 	}
 
-	// Only one KE per peer identity (the KE that references the most PR
+	// Only one KE per peer identity (the KE that references the least PR
 	// hashes) is used for determining session agreement.
 	type peerMsgs struct {
 		pr *wire.MsgMixPairReq
diff --git a/mixing/mixclient/errors.go b/mixing/mixclient/errors.go
index 20fe58d50..2a72e96a1 100644
--- a/mixing/mixclient/errors.go
+++ b/mixing/mixclient/errors.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package mixclient
 
 import "errors"
diff --git a/mixing/mixclient/limits.go b/mixing/mixclient/limits.go
index e35d4296d..c996eebcd 100644
--- a/mixing/mixclient/limits.go
+++ b/mixing/mixclient/limits.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2024 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package mixclient
 
 import (
@@ -15,7 +19,8 @@ const (
 
 var estimatedRedeemP2PKHv0InputSize = estimateInputSize(redeemP2PKHv0SigScriptSize)
 
-// estimateInputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx input
+// estimateInputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx
+// input.
 func estimateInputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 	return 32 + // previous tx
 		4 + // output index
@@ -28,7 +33,8 @@ func estimateInputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 		4 // sequence
 }
 
-// estimateOutputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx output
+// estimateOutputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx
+// output.
 func estimateOutputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 	return 8 + // previous tx
 		2 + // version
diff --git a/mixing/mixpool/mixpool.go b/mixing/mixpool/mixpool.go
index a1c4dd985..335dbb938 100644
--- a/mixing/mixpool/mixpool.go
+++ b/mixing/mixpool/mixpool.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 const minconf = 1
 const feeRate = 0.0001e8
+const earlyKEDuration = 5 * time.Second
 
 type idPubKey = [33]byte
 
@@ -1066,10 +1067,7 @@ func (p *Pool) AcceptMessage(msg mixing.Message) (accepted []mixing.Message, err
 			msgtype, &hash, sid))
 	}
 
-	err = p.acceptEntry(msg, msgtype, &hash, id, ses)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	p.acceptEntry(msg, msgtype, &hash, id, ses)
 	return []mixing.Message{msg}, nil
 }
 
@@ -1301,13 +1299,7 @@ func (p *Pool) reconsiderOrphans(accepted mixing.Message, id *idPubKey) []mixing
 				continue
 			}
 
-			err := p.acceptEntry(orphan, msgtype, &orphanHash, id, ses)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("Orphan %v by identity %x could not be "+
-					"processed after accepting KE %v",
-					orphanHash, id[:], ke.Hash())
-				continue
-			}
+			p.acceptEntry(orphan, msgtype, &orphanHash, id, ses)
 
 			acceptedOrphans = append(acceptedOrphans, orphan)
 			acceptedMessages = append(acceptedMessages, orphan)
@@ -1403,6 +1395,13 @@ func (p *Pool) checkAcceptKE(ke *wire.MsgMixKeyExchange) error {
 		return ruleError(ErrPeerPositionOutOfBounds)
 	}
 
+	now := time.Now()
+	keEpoch := time.Unix(int64(ke.Epoch), 0)
+	if now.Add(earlyKEDuration).Before(keEpoch) {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("KE received too early for stated epoch")
+		return ruleError(err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1496,16 +1495,13 @@ func (p *Pool) acceptKE(ke *wire.MsgMixKeyExchange, hash *chainhash.Hash, id *id
 		p.sessions[sid] = ses
 	}
 
-	err = p.acceptEntry(ke, msgtypeKE, hash, id, ses)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	p.acceptEntry(ke, msgtypeKE, hash, id, ses)
 	p.latestKE[*id] = ke
 	return ke, nil
 }
 
 func (p *Pool) acceptEntry(msg mixing.Message, msgtype msgtype, hash *chainhash.Hash,
-	id *[33]byte, ses *session) error {
+	id *[33]byte, ses *session) {
 
 	ses.hashes[*hash] = struct{}{}
 	e := entry{
@@ -1524,8 +1520,6 @@ func (p *Pool) acceptEntry(msg mixing.Message, msgtype msgtype, hash *chainhash.
 
 	ses.incrementCountFor(msgtype)
 	ses.bc.signal()
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func confirmed(minConf, txHeight, curHeight int64) bool {
@@ -1612,7 +1606,8 @@ func estimateP2PKHv0SerializeSize(inputs, outputs int, hasChange bool) int {
 		txInsSize + txOutsSize + changeSize
 }
 
-// estimateInputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx input
+// estimateInputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx
+// input.
 func estimateInputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 	return 32 + // previous tx
 		4 + // output index
@@ -1625,7 +1620,8 @@ func estimateInputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 		4 // sequence
 }
 
-// estimateOutputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx output
+// estimateOutputSize returns the worst case serialize size estimate for a tx
+// output.
 func estimateOutputSize(scriptSize int) int {
 	return 8 + // previous tx
 		2 + // version
diff --git a/mixing/mixpool/mixpool_test.go b/mixing/mixpool/mixpool_test.go
index 1baa29ac1..bdfb5a814 100644
--- a/mixing/mixpool/mixpool_test.go
+++ b/mixing/mixpool/mixpool_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"decred.org/cspp/v2/solverrpc"
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ func TestAccept(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var (
 		seenPRs               = []chainhash.Hash{pr.Hash()}
-		epoch      uint64     = 0
+		epoch      uint64     = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
 		sid        [32]byte   = mixing.SortPRsForSession([]*wire.MsgMixPairReq{pr}, epoch)
 		run        uint32     = 0
 		pos        uint32     = 0
diff --git a/mixing/mixpool/orphans_test.go b/mixing/mixpool/orphans_test.go
index fb6bc0151..48ffd7917 100644
--- a/mixing/mixpool/orphans_test.go
+++ b/mixing/mixpool/orphans_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func TestOrphans(t *testing.T) {
 	pr.WriteHash(h)
 
 	prs := []*wire.MsgMixPairReq{pr}
-	epoch := uint64(1704067200)
+	epoch := uint64(time.Now().Unix())
 	sid := mixing.SortPRsForSession(prs, epoch)
 	ke := &wire.MsgMixKeyExchange{
 		Identity: id,