diff --git a/proxy/tests/support/controller.rs b/proxy/tests/support/controller.rs
index 74bf595e2..220b47453 100644
--- a/proxy/tests/support/controller.rs
+++ b/proxy/tests/support/controller.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use support::*;
 
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ struct Destination(Box<Fn() -> Option<pb::destination::Update> + Send>);
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Controller {
-    destinations: Vec<(String, Destination)>,
+    destinations: VecDeque<(String, Destination)>,
     reports: Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<pb::telemetry::ReportRequest>>,
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct Listening {
 impl Controller {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Controller {
-            destinations: Vec::new(),
+            destinations: VecDeque::new(),
             reports: None,
         }
     }
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ impl Controller {
         F: Fn() -> Option<pb::destination::Update> + Send + 'static,
     {
         self.destinations
-            .push((dest.into(), Destination(Box::new(f))));
+            .push_back((dest.into(), Destination(Box::new(f))));
         self
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ impl Controller {
 }
 
 type Response = self::http::Response<GrpcBody>;
-type Destinations = Arc<Mutex<Vec<(String, Destination)>>>;
+type Destinations = Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<(String, Destination)>>>;
 
 const DESTINATION_GET: &str = "/conduit.proxy.destination.Destination/Get";
 const TELEMETRY_REPORT: &str = "/conduit.proxy.telemetry.Telemetry/Report";
@@ -98,15 +99,18 @@ impl Svc {
                 let destinations = self.destinations.clone();
                 Box::new(body.concat2().and_then(move |_bytes| {
                     let update = {
-                        let mut vec = destinations.lock().unwrap();
-                        //TODO: decode `_bytes` and compare with `.0`
-                        if !vec.is_empty() {
-                            let Destination(f) = vec.remove(0).1;
-                            f()
-                        } else {
-                            None
-                        }
-                    }.unwrap_or_default();
+                        let next = {
+                            let mut queue = destinations.lock().unwrap();
+                            queue.pop_front()
+                        };
+                        // The test cases's entry may evaluate to `None` when it wants to close
+                        // the connection. If there is no entry then that's equivalent to an
+                        // implicit `destination_close()`.
+                        //
+                        // TODO: decode `_bytes` and compare with `_name`
+                        next.and_then(|(_name, Destination(f))| f())
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                    };
                     let len = update.encoded_len();
                     let mut buf = BytesMut::with_capacity(len + 5);
                     buf.put(0u8);