diff --git a/example/embedded/panu_demo.c b/example/embedded/panu_demo.c
index f3e9e1898..b10658da9 100644
--- a/example/embedded/panu_demo.c
+++ b/example/embedded/panu_demo.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static void packet_handler (void * connection, uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t cha
     int       rc;
     uint8_t   event;
     bd_addr_t event_addr;
+    bd_addr_t local_addr;
     uint16_t  uuid_source;
     uint16_t  uuid_dest;
     uint16_t  mtu;    
@@ -422,7 +423,8 @@ static void packet_handler (void * connection, uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t cha
                     memcpy(&event_addr, &packet[8], sizeof(bd_addr_t));
 					printf("BNEP connection from %s source UUID 0x%04x dest UUID: 0x%04x, max frame size: %u\n", bd_addr_to_str(event_addr), uuid_source, uuid_dest, mtu);
                     /* Create the tap interface */
-                    tap_fd = tap_alloc(tap_dev_name, *hci_local_bd_addr());
+                    hci_local_bd_addr(local_addr);
+                    tap_fd = tap_alloc(tap_dev_name, local_addr);
                     if (tap_fd < 0) {
                         printf("Creating BNEP tap device failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
                     } else {
diff --git a/src/hci.c b/src/hci.c
index 3bfbc4960..e51d427ae 100644
--- a/src/hci.c
+++ b/src/hci.c
@@ -496,7 +496,10 @@ static int hci_send_acl_packet_fragments(hci_connection_t *connection){
 
     // release buffer now for synchronous transport
     if (hci_transport_synchronous()){
-        hci_release_packet_buffer();                        
+        hci_release_packet_buffer();
+        // notify upper stack that iit might be possible to send again
+        uint8_t event[] = { DAEMON_EVENT_HCI_PACKET_SENT, 0};
+        hci_stack->packet_handler(HCI_EVENT_PACKET, &event[0], sizeof(event));
     }
 
     return err;
@@ -1883,8 +1886,8 @@ void hci_connectable_control(uint8_t enable){
     hci_update_scan_enable();
 }
 
-uint8_t * hci_local_bd_addr(void){
-    return hci_stack->local_bd_addr;
+void hci_local_bd_addr(bd_addr_t address_buffer){
+    memcpy(address_buffer, hci_stack->local_bd_addr, 6);
 }
 
 void hci_run(){
diff --git a/src/hci.h b/src/hci.h
index d4e1ed7fa..56c0ff96a 100644
--- a/src/hci.h
+++ b/src/hci.h
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ int hci_is_packet_buffer_reserved(void);
 // get point to packet buffer
 uint8_t* hci_get_outgoing_packet_buffer(void);
     
-// returns pointer to a bd_addr_t array
-uint8_t * hci_local_bd_addr(void);
+// gets local address 
+void hci_local_bd_addr(bd_addr_t address_buffer);
 
 hci_connection_t * hci_connection_for_handle(hci_con_handle_t con_handle);
 hci_connection_t * hci_connection_for_bd_addr_and_type(bd_addr_t addr, bd_addr_type_t addr_type);