diff --git a/conmon-rs/server/src/container_io.rs b/conmon-rs/server/src/container_io.rs
index ff8f5c260f..fdcc53af7a 100644
--- a/conmon-rs/server/src/container_io.rs
+++ b/conmon-rs/server/src/container_io.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub enum ContainerIOType {
 }
 
 /// A message to be sent through the ContainerIO.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Message {
     Data(Vec<u8>),
     Done,
diff --git a/conmon-rs/server/src/streams.rs b/conmon-rs/server/src/streams.rs
index 5ffcd74f41..ffb845ae8a 100644
--- a/conmon-rs/server/src/streams.rs
+++ b/conmon-rs/server/src/streams.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@ use crate::{
     container_log::SharedContainerLog,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
-use getset::{Getters, MutGetters};
+use getset::Getters;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use tokio::{
     process::{ChildStderr, ChildStdin, ChildStdout},
-    sync::mpsc,
+    sync::mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
     task,
 };
 use tracing::{debug, debug_span, error, Instrument};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Getters, MutGetters)]
-#[getset(get)]
+#[derive(Debug, Getters)]
 pub struct Streams {
     #[getset(get = "pub")]
     logger: SharedContainerLog,
@@ -24,17 +23,15 @@ pub struct Streams {
     #[getset(get = "pub")]
     attach: SharedContainerAttach,
 
-    #[getset(get = "pub")]
-    pub message_rx_stdout: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Message>,
+    pub message_rx_stdout: UnboundedReceiver<Message>,
 
     #[getset(get = "pub")]
-    message_tx_stdout: mpsc::UnboundedSender<Message>,
+    message_tx_stdout: UnboundedSender<Message>,
 
-    #[getset(get = "pub")]
-    pub message_rx_stderr: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Message>,
+    pub message_rx_stderr: UnboundedReceiver<Message>,
 
     #[getset(get = "pub")]
-    message_tx_stderr: mpsc::UnboundedSender<Message>,
+    message_tx_stderr: UnboundedSender<Message>,
 }
 
 impl Streams {
@@ -110,3 +107,64 @@ impl Streams {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{attach::SharedContainerAttach, container_log::ContainerLog};
+    use anyhow::{bail, Context};
+    use std::{process::Stdio, str::from_utf8};
+    use tokio::process::Command;
+
+    fn msg_string(message: Message) -> Result<String> {
+        match message {
+            Message::Data(v) => Ok(from_utf8(&v)?.into()),
+            _ => bail!("no data in message"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    async fn new_success() -> Result<()> {
+        let logger = ContainerLog::new();
+        let attach = SharedContainerAttach::default();
+
+        let mut sut = Streams::new(logger, attach)?;
+
+        let expected = "hello world";
+        let mut child = Command::new("echo")
+            .arg("-n")
+            .arg(expected)
+            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+            .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+            .spawn()?;
+
+        sut.handle_stdio_receive(child.stdin.take(), child.stdout.take(), child.stderr.take());
+
+        let msg = sut
+            .message_rx_stdout
+            .recv()
+            .await
+            .context("no message on stdout")?;
+
+        assert_eq!(msg_string(msg)?, expected);
+
+        let msg = sut
+            .message_rx_stdout
+            .recv()
+            .await
+            .context("no message on stdout")?;
+        assert_eq!(msg, Message::Done);
+        assert!(sut.message_rx_stdout.try_recv().is_err());
+
+        let msg = sut
+            .message_rx_stderr
+            .recv()
+            .await
+            .context("no message on stderr")?;
+        assert_eq!(msg, Message::Done);
+        assert!(sut.message_rx_stderr.try_recv().is_err());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}