diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 7f43ca4..6fd57d7 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '3.0.57',
+  version: '3.0.58',
   description: 'a proxy for handling high workloads of proxying'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
index 0e9669e..b192f46 100644
--- a/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
+++ b/ts/smartproxy.classes.networkproxy.ts
@@ -250,21 +250,28 @@ JNj2Dr5H0XoLFFnvuvzcRbhlJ9J67JzR+7g=
       console.log(`wss proxy: got connection for wsc for https://${reqArg.headers.host}${reqArg.url}`);
       
       let wsOutgoing: plugins.wsDefault;
+
+      const outGoingDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+
       try {
         wsOutgoing = new plugins.wsDefault(`ws://${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationIp}:${this.router.routeReq(reqArg).destinationPort}${reqArg.url}`);
-        console.log('wss proxy: initiated outgoing proxy')
+        console.log('wss proxy: initiated outgoing proxy');
+        wsOutgoing.on('open', async () => {
+          outGoingDeferred.resolve();
+        })
       } catch (err) {
         console.log(err);
         wsIncoming.terminate();
         return;
       }
 
-      wsIncoming.on("message", (message, isBinary) => {
+      wsIncoming.on("message", async (message, isBinary) => {
+        await outGoingDeferred.promise;
         // console.log("client to upstream", message);
         wsOutgoing.send(message, { binary: isBinary });
       });
     
-      wsOutgoing.on("message", (message, isBinary) => {
+      wsOutgoing.on("message", async (message, isBinary) => {
         // console.log("upstream to client", message);
         wsIncoming.send(message, { binary: isBinary });
       });