diff --git a/core/buffer.go b/core/buffer.go
index 4e15ce8..afea842 100644
--- a/core/buffer.go
+++ b/core/buffer.go
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ func (b *Buffer) Mutable() bool {
 	return b.mutable
 }
 
+// isDestroyed returns true if the buffer is destroyed
+func (b *Buffer) isDestroyed() bool {
+	b.RLock()
+	defer b.RUnlock()
+	return b.data == nil
+}
+
 // BufferList stores a list of buffers in a thread-safe manner.
 type bufferList struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
diff --git a/core/coffer.go b/core/coffer.go
index a87933d..1efdffa 100644
--- a/core/coffer.go
+++ b/core/coffer.go
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ func NewCoffer() *Coffer {
 
 // Init is used to reset the value stored inside a Coffer to a new random 32 byte value, overwriting the old.
 func (s *Coffer) Init() error {
-	if s.Destroyed() {
-		return ErrCofferExpired
-	}
-
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
+	if s.destroyed() {
+		return ErrCofferExpired
+	}
 
 	if err := Scramble(s.left.Data()); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -76,15 +75,13 @@ func (s *Coffer) Init() error {
 View returns a snapshot of the contents of a Coffer inside a Buffer. As usual the Buffer should be destroyed as soon as possible after use by calling the Destroy method.
 */
 func (s *Coffer) View() (*Buffer, error) {
-	if s.Destroyed() {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+	if s.destroyed() {
 		return nil, ErrCofferExpired
 	}
-
 	b, _ := NewBuffer(32)
 
-	s.Lock()
-	defer s.Unlock()
-
 	// data = hash(right) XOR left
 	h := Hash(s.right.Data())
 
@@ -100,12 +97,11 @@ func (s *Coffer) View() (*Buffer, error) {
 Rekey is used to re-key a Coffer. Ideally this should be done at short, regular intervals.
 */
 func (s *Coffer) Rekey() error {
-	if s.Destroyed() {
-		return ErrCofferExpired
-	}
-
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
+	if s.destroyed() {
+		return ErrCofferExpired
+	}
 
 	if err := Scramble(s.rand.Data()); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -174,9 +170,13 @@ func (s *Coffer) Destroyed() bool {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
 
+	return s.destroyed()
+}
+
+func (s *Coffer) destroyed() bool {
 	if s.left == nil || s.right == nil {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return s.left.data == nil || s.right.data == nil
+	return s.left.isDestroyed() || s.right.isDestroyed()
 }
diff --git a/core/coffer_test.go b/core/coffer_test.go
index ded0e07..ecb6acd 100644
--- a/core/coffer_test.go
+++ b/core/coffer_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestNewCoffer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -169,3 +174,69 @@ func TestCofferDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("some partition not destroyed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCofferConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	testConcurrency := 3
+	envVar := os.Getenv("TEST_CONCURRENCY")
+	if len(envVar) > 0 {
+		envVarValue, err := strconv.Atoi(envVar)
+		if envVarValue > 0 {
+			testConcurrency = envVarValue
+			t.Logf("test concurrency set to %v", testConcurrency)
+		} else {
+			t.Logf("cannot use test concurrency %v: %v", envVar, err)
+		}
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	funcs := []func(s *Coffer) error{
+		func(s *Coffer) error {
+			return s.Init()
+		},
+		func(s *Coffer) error {
+			return s.Rekey()
+		},
+		func(s *Coffer) error {
+			_, err := s.View()
+			return err
+		},
+	}
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	for _, fn := range funcs {
+		for i := 0; i != testConcurrency; i++ {
+			s := NewCoffer()
+			wg.Add(1)
+
+			go func(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, s *Coffer, target func(s *Coffer) error) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(time.Millisecond):
+						err := target(s)
+						if err != nil {
+							if err == ErrCofferExpired {
+								return
+							}
+							t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+						}
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return
+					}
+				}
+			}(ctx, wg, s, fn)
+
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, s *Coffer, i int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				select {
+				case <-time.After(time.Duration(i) * time.Millisecond):
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+				}
+				s.Destroy()
+			}(ctx, wg, s, i)
+		}
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}