diff --git a/src/service/globals/mod.rs b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
index 979f671f..7e1ccb5e 100644
--- a/src/service/globals/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ impl Service {
 
 	pub fn dns_resolver(&self) -> &TokioAsyncResolver { &self.resolver.resolver }
 
-	pub fn actual_destinations(&self) -> &Arc<RwLock<resolver::WellKnownMap>> { &self.resolver.destinations }
-
 	pub fn jwt_decoding_key(&self) -> Option<&jsonwebtoken::DecodingKey> { self.jwt_decoding_key.as_ref() }
 
 	pub fn turn_password(&self) -> &String { &self.config.turn_password }
diff --git a/src/service/globals/resolver.rs b/src/service/globals/resolver.rs
index 7cf88cc0..86fa6700 100644
--- a/src/service/globals/resolver.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/resolver.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{
 	collections::HashMap,
 	future, iter,
 	net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
-	sync::{Arc, RwLock as StdRwLock},
+	sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 	time::Duration,
 };
 
@@ -10,22 +10,21 @@ use conduit::{error, Config, Error};
 use hickory_resolver::TokioAsyncResolver;
 use reqwest::dns::{Addrs, Name, Resolve, Resolving};
 use ruma::OwnedServerName;
-use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
 use crate::sending::FedDest;
 
-pub(crate) type WellKnownMap = HashMap<OwnedServerName, (FedDest, String)>;
+type WellKnownMap = HashMap<OwnedServerName, (FedDest, String)>;
 type TlsNameMap = HashMap<String, (Vec<IpAddr>, u16)>;
 
 pub struct Resolver {
 	pub destinations: Arc<RwLock<WellKnownMap>>, // actual_destination, host
-	pub overrides: Arc<StdRwLock<TlsNameMap>>,
+	pub overrides: Arc<RwLock<TlsNameMap>>,
 	pub resolver: Arc<TokioAsyncResolver>,
 	pub hooked: Arc<Hooked>,
 }
 
 pub struct Hooked {
-	pub overrides: Arc<StdRwLock<TlsNameMap>>,
+	pub overrides: Arc<RwLock<TlsNameMap>>,
 	pub resolver: Arc<TokioAsyncResolver>,
 }
 
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ impl Resolver {
 	pub fn new(config: &Config) -> Self {
 		let (sys_conf, mut opts) = hickory_resolver::system_conf::read_system_conf()
 			.map_err(|e| {
-				error!("Failed to set up hickory dns resolver with system config: {}", e);
+				error!("Failed to set up hickory dns resolver with system config: {e}");
 				Error::bad_config("Failed to set up hickory dns resolver with system config.")
 			})
-			.unwrap();
+			.expect("DNS system config must be valid");
 
 		let mut conf = hickory_resolver::config::ResolverConfig::new();
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 		opts.authentic_data = false;
 
 		let resolver = Arc::new(TokioAsyncResolver::tokio(conf, opts));
-		let overrides = Arc::new(StdRwLock::new(TlsNameMap::new()));
+		let overrides = Arc::new(RwLock::new(TlsNameMap::new()));
 		Self {
 			destinations: Arc::new(RwLock::new(WellKnownMap::new())),
 			overrides: overrides.clone(),
@@ -101,7 +100,13 @@ impl Resolve for Resolver {
 
 impl Resolve for Hooked {
 	fn resolve(&self, name: Name) -> Resolving {
-		let addr_port = self.overrides.read().unwrap().get(name.as_str()).cloned();
+		let addr_port = self
+			.overrides
+			.read()
+			.expect("locked for reading")
+			.get(name.as_str())
+			.cloned();
+
 		if let Some((addr, port)) = addr_port {
 			cached_to_reqwest(&addr, port)
 		} else {
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ fn cached_to_reqwest(override_name: &[IpAddr], port: u16) -> Resolving {
 			let result: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = SocketAddr> + Send> = Box::new(iter::once(saddr));
 			Box::pin(future::ready(Ok(result)))
 		})
-		.unwrap()
+		.expect("must provide at least one override name")
 }
 
 fn resolve_to_reqwest(resolver: Arc<TokioAsyncResolver>, name: Name) -> Resolving {
diff --git a/src/service/sending/resolve.rs b/src/service/sending/resolve.rs
index 23080bed..294ac09f 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/resolve.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_actual_dest(server_name: &ServerName) -> Result<ActualDe
 	let cached;
 	let cached_result = services()
 		.globals
-		.actual_destinations()
+		.resolver
+		.destinations
 		.read()
-		.await
+		.expect("locked for reading")
 		.get(server_name)
 		.cloned();
 
diff --git a/src/service/sending/send.rs b/src/service/sending/send.rs
index f600f196..57ff9127 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/send.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/send.rs
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ where
 	if response.is_ok() && !actual.cached {
 		services()
 			.globals
-			.actual_destinations()
+			.resolver
+			.destinations
 			.write()
-			.await
+			.expect("locked for writing")
 			.insert(OwnedServerName::from(dest), (actual.dest.clone(), actual.host.clone()));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/service/services.rs b/src/service/services.rs
index 4a3d6d2e..70e6a6d5 100644
--- a/src/service/services.rs
+++ b/src/service/services.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,20 @@ impl Services {
 			.lock()
 			.await
 			.len();
-		let resolver_overrides_cache = self.globals.resolver.overrides.read().unwrap().len();
-		let resolver_destinations_cache = self.globals.resolver.destinations.read().await.len();
+		let resolver_overrides_cache = self
+			.globals
+			.resolver
+			.overrides
+			.read()
+			.expect("locked for reading")
+			.len();
+		let resolver_destinations_cache = self
+			.globals
+			.resolver
+			.destinations
+			.read()
+			.expect("locked for reading")
+			.len();
 		let bad_event_ratelimiter = self.globals.bad_event_ratelimiter.read().await.len();
 		let bad_query_ratelimiter = self.globals.bad_query_ratelimiter.read().await.len();
 		let bad_signature_ratelimiter = self.globals.bad_signature_ratelimiter.read().await.len();
@@ -179,8 +191,18 @@ bad_signature_ratelimiter: {bad_signature_ratelimiter}
 				.clear();
 		}
 		if amount > 6 {
-			self.globals.resolver.overrides.write().unwrap().clear();
-			self.globals.resolver.destinations.write().await.clear();
+			self.globals
+				.resolver
+				.overrides
+				.write()
+				.expect("locked for writing")
+				.clear();
+			self.globals
+				.resolver
+				.destinations
+				.write()
+				.expect("locked for writing")
+				.clear();
 		}
 		if amount > 7 {
 			self.globals.resolver.resolver.clear_cache();