diff --git a/web/server.py b/web/server.py
index 5aba5c0..7206869 100644
--- a/web/server.py
+++ b/web/server.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import discord
 import httpx
 from config import guilds
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Request
+from asyncio import Lock
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Request, WebSocketException as _WSException
 from websockets.exceptions import WebSocketException
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, JSONResponse, RedirectResponse
 from starlette.websockets import WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ except ImportError:
     bot = None
 app.state.last_sender = None
 app.state.last_sender_ts = datetime.utcnow()
-app.state.ws_connected = False
+app.state.ws_connected = Lock()
 
 
 @app.middleware("http")
@@ -290,25 +291,24 @@ async def bridge(req: Request):
 
 @app.websocket("/bridge/recv")
 async def bridge_recv(ws: WebSocket, secret: str = Header(None)):
+    await ws.accept()
     if secret != app.state.bot.http.token:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid secret.")
-    if app.state.ws_connected:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Already connected.")
+        raise _WSException(code=1008, reason="Invalid Secret")
+    if app.state.ws_connected.locked():
+        raise _WSException(code=1008, reason="Already connected.")
     queue: asyncio.Queue = app.state.bot.bridge_queue
 
-    await ws.accept()
-    app.state.ws_connected = True
-    while True:
-        try:
-            data = queue.get_nowait()
-        except asyncio.QueueEmpty:
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
-            continue
+    async with app.state.ws_connected:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                data = queue.get_nowait()
+            except asyncio.QueueEmpty:
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+                continue
 
-        try:
-            await ws.send_json(data)
-        except (WebSocketDisconnect, WebSocketException):
-            break
-        finally:
-            queue.task_done()
-    app.state.ws_connected = False
+            try:
+                await ws.send_json(data)
+            except (WebSocketDisconnect, WebSocketException):
+                break
+            finally:
+                queue.task_done()