diff --git a/relay_client/src/websocket.rs b/relay_client/src/websocket.rs
index 06c3008..36a7a3d 100644
--- a/relay_client/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/relay_client/src/websocket.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use tokio::spawn;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasm_bindgen_futures::spawn_local as spawn;
 use {
-    self::connection::connection_event_loop,
     crate::{
         error::{ClientError, Error},
         ConnectionOptions,
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ use {
     },
 };
 pub use {
-    connection::{Connection, ConnectionControl},
+    connection::{connection_event_loop, Connection, ConnectionControl},
     fetch::*,
     inbound::*,
     outbound::*,
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@ impl Client {
         T: ConnectionHandler,
     {
         let (control_tx, control_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+        let control_rx = Arc::new(control_rx.into());
 
         spawn(connection_event_loop(control_rx, handler));
 
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// Creates a new managed [`Client`] with the provided handler.
     pub fn new_unmanaged() -> Self {
         let (control_tx, control_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
         Self {
             control_tx,
             control_rx: Some(Arc::new(control_rx.into())),
diff --git a/relay_client/src/websocket/connection.rs b/relay_client/src/websocket/connection.rs
index 20a4d82..d3aed3a 100644
--- a/relay_client/src/websocket/connection.rs
+++ b/relay_client/src/websocket/connection.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ use {
     },
     futures_util::{stream::FusedStream, Stream, StreamExt},
     std::{
+        sync::Arc,
         pin::Pin,
         task::{Context, Poll},
     },
-    tokio::sync::{mpsc::UnboundedReceiver, oneshot},
+    tokio::sync::{mpsc::UnboundedReceiver,Mutex,  oneshot},
 };
 
 pub enum ConnectionControl {
@@ -32,12 +33,13 @@ pub enum ConnectionControl {
     OutboundRequest(OutboundRequest),
 }
 
-pub(super) async fn connection_event_loop<T>(
-    mut control_rx: UnboundedReceiver<ConnectionControl>,
+pub async fn connection_event_loop<T>(
+    control_rx: Arc<Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<ConnectionControl>>>,
     mut handler: T,
 ) where
     T: ConnectionHandler,
 {
+    let mut control_rx = control_rx.lock().await;
     let mut conn = Connection::new();
 
     loop {