diff --git a/actor/future_test.go b/actor/future_test.go
index e58da238..542da33f 100644
--- a/actor/future_test.go
+++ b/actor/future_test.go
@@ -117,3 +117,20 @@ func TestFuture_Result_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	resp := assertFutureSuccess(future, t)
 	a.Equal(EchoResponse{}, resp)
 }
+
+func testWork(ctx Context) {
+	if _, ok := ctx.Message().(string); ok {
+		ctx.Respond("pong")
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkProto(b *testing.B) {
+	system := NewActorSystem()
+	pid := system.Root.Spawn(PropsFromFunc(testWork))
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := system.Root.RequestFuture(pid, "ping", time.Second).Result()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/actor/mailbox.go b/actor/mailbox.go
index 1ada8207..f4294e89 100644
--- a/actor/mailbox.go
+++ b/actor/mailbox.go
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ func (m *defaultMailbox) PostUserMessage(message interface{}) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// is it an envelope batch message?
-	// FIXME: check if this is still needed, maybe MessageEnvelope can only exist as a pointer
-	if env, ok := message.(MessageEnvelope); ok {
-		if batch, ok := env.Message.(MessageBatch); ok {
-			messages := batch.GetMessages()
-
-			for _, msg := range messages {
-				m.PostUserMessage(msg)
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	if env, ok := message.(*MessageEnvelope); ok {
 		if batch, ok := env.Message.(MessageBatch); ok {
 			messages := batch.GetMessages()
diff --git a/remote/endpoint_reader.go b/remote/endpoint_reader.go
index ec3e1d97..fd28800e 100644
--- a/remote/endpoint_reader.go
+++ b/remote/endpoint_reader.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (s *endpointReader) Receive(stream Remoting_ReceiveServer) error {
 	disconnectChan := make(chan bool, 1)
 	s.remote.edpManager.endpointReaderConnections.Store(stream, disconnectChan)
 	defer func() {
+		s.remote.Logger().Info("EndpointReader is closing")
 		close(disconnectChan)
 	}()
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func (s *endpointReader) Receive(stream Remoting_ReceiveServer) error {
 			m := t.MessageBatch
 			err := s.onMessageBatch(m)
 			if err != nil {
+				s.remote.Logger().Error("EndpointReader failed to handle message batch", slog.Any("error", err))
 				return err
 			}
 		default: