diff --git a/datachannel.go b/datachannel.go
index 8ed18fb..f3e811e 100644
--- a/datachannel.go
+++ b/datachannel.go
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	LoggerFactory        logging.LoggerFactory
 }
 
-func newDataChannel(stream *sctp.Stream, config *Config) (*DataChannel, error) {
+func newDataChannel(stream *sctp.Stream, config *Config) *DataChannel {
 	return &DataChannel{
 		Config: *config,
 		stream: stream,
 		log:    config.LoggerFactory.NewLogger("datachannel"),
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // Dial opens a data channels over SCTP
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ func Client(stream *sctp.Stream, config *Config) (*DataChannel, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to send ChannelOpen %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-	return newDataChannel(stream, config)
+	dc := newDataChannel(stream, config)
+
+	if err := dc.commitReliabilityParams(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return dc, nil
 }
 
 // Accept is used to accept incoming data channels over SCTP
@@ -167,10 +172,7 @@ func Server(stream *sctp.Stream, config *Config) (*DataChannel, error) {
 	config.Label = string(openMsg.Label)
 	config.Protocol = string(openMsg.Protocol)
 
-	dataChannel, err := newDataChannel(stream, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	dataChannel := newDataChannel(stream, config)
 
 	err = dataChannel.writeDataChannelAck()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -283,10 +285,6 @@ func (c *DataChannel) handleDCEP(data []byte) error {
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case *channelAck:
-		c.log.Debug("Received DATA_CHANNEL_ACK")
-		if err = c.commitReliabilityParams(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		c.onOpenComplete()
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w %v", ErrInvalidMessageType, msg)
diff --git a/datachannel_test.go b/datachannel_test.go
index 83cc017..9c4965f 100644
--- a/datachannel_test.go
+++ b/datachannel_test.go
@@ -384,21 +384,16 @@ func TestDataChannel(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dc0.Config, *cfg), "local config should match")
 		assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dc1.Config, *cfg), "remote config should match")
 
-		err = dc0.commitReliabilityParams()
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed")
-		err = dc1.commitReliabilityParams()
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed")
-
 		var n int
 
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(sbuf, 1)
 		n, err = dc0.WriteDataChannel(sbuf, true)
-		assert.Nil(t, err, "Read() should succeed")
+		assert.Nil(t, err, "Write() should succeed")
 		assert.Equal(t, len(sbuf), n, "data length should match")
 
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(sbuf, 2)
 		n, err = dc0.WriteDataChannel(sbuf, true)
-		assert.Nil(t, err, "Read() should succeed")
+		assert.Nil(t, err, "Write() should succeed")
 		assert.Equal(t, len(sbuf), n, "data length should match")
 
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)