diff --git a/parser/pbf/process.go b/parser/pbf/process.go
index ae36762..eaa4764 100644
--- a/parser/pbf/process.go
+++ b/parser/pbf/process.go
@@ -49,14 +49,19 @@ func (p *parser) Parse() {
 		}()
 	}
 	p.wg.Wait()
-}
 
-func (p *parser) Wait() {
-	p.wg.Wait()
-}
-
-func (p *parser) Close() {
-	p.wg.Wait()
+	if p.nodes != nil {
+		close(p.nodes)
+	}
+	if p.coords != nil {
+		close(p.coords)
+	}
+	if p.ways != nil {
+		close(p.ways)
+	}
+	if p.relations != nil {
+		close(p.relations)
+	}
 }
 
 // FinishedCoords registers a single function that gets called when all
diff --git a/parser/pbf/process_test.go b/parser/pbf/process_test.go
index cf5a6ad..7e4e737 100644
--- a/parser/pbf/process_test.go
+++ b/parser/pbf/process_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	p.Parse()
-	close(nodes)
-	close(coords)
-	close(ways)
-	close(relations)
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if numCoords != 17233 {
@@ -75,6 +71,35 @@ func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseCoords(t *testing.T) {
+	coords := make(chan []element.Node)
+
+	pbf, err := Open("monaco-20150428.osm.pbf")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p := NewParser(pbf, coords, nil, nil, nil)
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	var numCoords int64
+
+	go func() {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		for nd := range coords {
+			numCoords += int64(len(nd))
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	p.Parse()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if numCoords != 17233 {
+		t.Error("parsed an unexpected number of coords:", numCoords)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParserNotify(t *testing.T) {
 	nodes := make(chan []element.Node)
 	coords := make(chan []element.Node)
@@ -143,10 +168,6 @@ func TestParserNotify(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	p.Parse()
-	close(nodes)
-	close(coords)
-	close(ways)
-	close(relations)
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	if numCoords != 17233 {
diff --git a/reader/reader.go b/reader/reader.go
index 4115b74..6d8546c 100644
--- a/reader/reader.go
+++ b/reader/reader.go
@@ -239,9 +239,5 @@ func ReadPbf(cache *osmcache.OSMCache, progress *stats.Statistics,
 	}
 
 	parser.Parse()
-	close(relations)
-	close(ways)
-	close(nodes)
-	close(coords)
 	waitWriter.Wait()
 }