diff --git a/src/eth/provider.rs b/src/eth/provider.rs
index 6198e730..1a5e7f91 100644
--- a/src/eth/provider.rs
+++ b/src/eth/provider.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ use ethers::prelude::Provider;
 use ethers_providers::{Http, Middleware, StreamExt, Ws};
 use futures::stream::SplitSink;
 use futures::SinkExt;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use serde_json::json;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio_tungstenite::connect_async;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message as TungsteniteMessage;
 use tokio_tungstenite::{MaybeTlsStream, WebSocketStream};
 use url::Url;
 
-
 struct Connections {
     ws_sender: Option<SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, TungsteniteMessage>>,
     ws_provider: Option<Provider<Ws>>,
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ pub async fn provider(
 
     let _ = send_to_loop.send(open_ws).await;
 
-    let mut connections = Connections {
+    let connections = Connections {
         ws_sender: None,
         ws_provider: None,
         http_provider: None,
         uq_provider: None,
     };
 
+    let connections = Arc::new(Mutex::new(connections));
+
     let ws_request_ids: WsRequestIds = Arc::new(DashMap::new());
 
     match Url::parse(&rpc_url).unwrap().scheme() {
@@ -80,8 +82,10 @@ pub async fn provider(
             let (_ws_stream, _) = connect_async(&rpc_url).await.expect("failed to connect");
             let (_ws_sender, mut ws_receiver) = _ws_stream.split();
 
-            connections.ws_sender = Some(_ws_sender);
-            connections.ws_provider = Some(Provider::<Ws>::connect(rpc_url.clone()).await?);
+            let mut connections_guard = connections.lock().await;
+
+            connections_guard.ws_sender = Some(_ws_sender);
+            connections_guard.ws_provider = Some(Provider::<Ws>::connect(rpc_url.clone()).await?);
 
             let send_to_loop = send_to_loop.clone();
             let ws_request_ids = ws_request_ids.clone();
@@ -155,18 +159,17 @@ pub async fn provider(
 
     while let Some(km) = recv_in_client.recv().await {
         match km.message {
-            Message::Request(Request { ref ipc, .. }) => {
+            Message::Request(Request { ipc, .. }) => {
                 println!("eth request");
-                let _ = handle_request(
+                tokio::spawn(handle_request(
                     our.clone(),
                     ipc,
                     km.source,
                     km.payload,
                     ws_request_ids.clone(),
-                    &mut connections,
+                    connections.clone(),
                     send_to_loop.clone(),
-                )
-                .await;
+                ));
             }
             Message::Response((Response { ref ipc, .. }, ..)) => {
                 println!("eth response");
@@ -184,14 +187,13 @@ pub async fn provider(
 
 async fn handle_request(
     our: String,
-    ipc: &Vec<u8>,
+    ipc: Vec<u8>,
     source: Address,
     payload: Option<Payload>,
     ws_request_ids: WsRequestIds,
-    connections: &mut Connections , 
+    connections: Arc<Mutex<Connections>>,
     send_to_loop: MessageSender,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-
     println!("request");
 
     let target = Address {
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ async fn handle_request(
         process: source.process.clone(),
     };
 
-    if let Ok(action) = serde_json::from_slice::<HttpServerRequest>(ipc) {
+    if let Ok(action) = serde_json::from_slice::<HttpServerRequest>(&ipc) {
         match action {
             HttpServerRequest::WebSocketOpen { path, channel_id } => {
                 println!("open {:?}, {:?}", path, channel_id);
@@ -224,12 +226,11 @@ async fn handle_request(
 
                     let _new_text = json.to_string();
 
-                    let _ = connections
-                        .ws_sender
-                        .as_mut()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .send(TungsteniteMessage::Text(_new_text))
-                        .await;
+                    let mut connections_guard = connections.lock().await;
+
+                    if let Some(ws_sender) = &mut connections_guard.ws_sender {
+                        let _ = ws_sender.send(TungsteniteMessage::Text(_new_text)).await;
+                    }
                 }
                 WsMessageType::Binary => {
                     println!("binary");
@@ -247,25 +248,20 @@ async fn handle_request(
             HttpServerRequest::WebSocketClose(channel_id) => {}
             HttpServerRequest::Http(_) => todo!(),
         }
-    } else if let Ok(action) = serde_json::from_slice::<EthRequest>(ipc) {
+    } else if let Ok(action) = serde_json::from_slice::<EthRequest>(&ipc) {
         match action {
             EthRequest::SubscribeLogs(request) => {
                 println!("subscribe logs {:?}", request);
 
-                let Ok(mut stream) = connections
-                    .ws_provider.as_mut().unwrap()
-                    .subscribe_logs(&request.filter.clone())
-                    .await 
-                else {
-                    todo!();
-                };
-
+                let mut connections_guard = connections.lock().await;
+                let ws_provider = connections_guard.ws_provider.as_mut().unwrap();
+                let mut stream = ws_provider.subscribe_logs(&request.filter.clone()).await?;
 
                 while let Some(event) = stream.next().await {
                     send_to_loop.send(
                         KernelMessage {
                             id: rand::random(),
-                            source: Address { 
+                            source: Address {
                                 node: our.clone(),
                                 process: ETH_PROCESS_ID.clone(),
                             },
@@ -284,7 +280,6 @@ async fn handle_request(
                         }
                     ).await.unwrap();
                 }
-
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/eth/types.rs b/src/eth/types.rs
index e48660fa..8553af0a 100644
--- a/src/eth/types.rs
+++ b/src/eth/types.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SubscribeLogs {
-    pub filter: Filter
+    pub filter: Filter,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]