diff --git a/packages/net/src/Connection.ts b/packages/net/src/Connection.ts
index bbab68c..d52a7c8 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/Connection.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/Connection.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ export class Connection extends Emitter {
   emit = (type: ConnectionEvent, ...args: any[]) => super.emit(type, this, ...args)
 
   send = async (message: Message) => {
+    if (this.status !== Ready) {
+      throw new Error(`Attempted to send message on ${this.status} connection`)
+    }
+
     await this.socket.open()
 
-    if (this.status === Ready) {
-      this.sender.push(message)
-    }
+    this.sender.push(message)
   }
 
   close = async () => {
diff --git a/packages/net/src/Executor.ts b/packages/net/src/Executor.ts
index 5264849..0aa121e 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/Executor.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/Executor.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ctx} from '@welshman/lib'
+import {ctx, noop} from '@welshman/lib'
 import type {Emitter} from '@welshman/lib'
 import type {SignedEvent, TrustedEvent, Filter} from '@welshman/util'
 import type {Message} from './Socket'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {Negentropy, NegentropyStorageVector} from './Negentropy'
 
 export type Target = Emitter & {
   connections: Connection[]
-  send: (...args: Message) => void
+  send: (...args: Message) => Promise<void>
   cleanup: () => void
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class Executor {
       unsubscribe: () => {
         if (closed) return
 
-        this.target.send("CLOSE", id)
+        this.target.send("CLOSE", id).catch(noop)
         this.target.off('EVENT', eventListener)
         this.target.off('EOSE', eoseListener)
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class Executor {
     const close = () => {
       if (closed) return
 
-      this.target.send('NEG-CLOSE', id)
+      this.target.send('NEG-CLOSE', id).catch(noop)
       this.target.off('NEG-MSG', msgListener)
       this.target.off('NEG-ERR', errListener)
 
diff --git a/packages/net/src/Pool.ts b/packages/net/src/Pool.ts
index d198491..581f165 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/Pool.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/Pool.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ import {Connection} from "./Connection"
 
 export class Pool extends Emitter {
   data: Map<string, Connection>
+
   constructor() {
     super()
 
     this.data = new Map()
   }
+
   has(url: string) {
     return this.data.has(url)
   }
+
   get(url: string): Connection {
     const oldConnection = this.data.get(url)
 
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ export class Pool extends Emitter {
 
     return newConnection
   }
+
   remove(url: string) {
     const connection = this.data.get(url)
 
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ export class Pool extends Emitter {
       this.data.delete(url)
     }
   }
+
   clear() {
     for (const url of this.data.keys()) {
       this.remove(url)
diff --git a/packages/net/src/Subscribe.ts b/packages/net/src/Subscribe.ts
index 87beb55..e0e3704 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/Subscribe.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/Subscribe.ts
@@ -247,10 +247,7 @@ const _executeSubscription = (sub: Subscription) => {
   emitter.on(SubscriptionEvent.Complete, () => {
     emitter.removeAllListeners()
     subs.forEach(sub => sub.unsubscribe())
-    executor.target.connections.forEach((c: Connection) => {
-      c.off(ConnectionEvent.Close, onClose)
-    })
-
+    executor.target.connections.forEach(c => c.off(ConnectionEvent.Close, onClose))
     executor.target.cleanup()
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/net/src/target/Echo.ts b/packages/net/src/target/Echo.ts
index 4a68c42..04fcd49 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/target/Echo.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/target/Echo.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class Echo extends Emitter {
     return []
   }
 
-  send(...payload: Message) {
+  async send(...payload: Message) {
     this.emit(...payload)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/net/src/target/Local.ts b/packages/net/src/target/Local.ts
index 9dfb4fa..b975941 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/target/Local.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/target/Local.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export class Local extends Emitter {
     return []
   }
 
-  send(...payload: Message) {
-    this.relay.send(...payload)
+  async send(...payload: Message) {
+    await this.relay.send(...payload)
   }
 
   onMessage = (...message: Message) => {
diff --git a/packages/net/src/target/Multi.ts b/packages/net/src/target/Multi.ts
index 3e79a35..83fbd51 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/target/Multi.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/target/Multi.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export class Multi extends Emitter {
     return this.targets.flatMap(t => t.connections)
   }
 
-  send(...payload: Message) {
-    this.targets.forEach(t => t.send(...payload))
+  async send(...payload: Message) {
+    await Promise.all(this.targets.map(t => t.send(...payload)))
   }
 
   cleanup = () => {
diff --git a/packages/net/src/target/Relay.ts b/packages/net/src/target/Relay.ts
index 3751fe2..51b12d7 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/target/Relay.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/target/Relay.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export class Relay extends Emitter {
     return [this.connection]
   }
 
-  send(...payload: Message) {
-    this.connection.send(payload)
+  async send(...payload: Message) {
+    await this.connection.send(payload)
   }
 
   onMessage = (connection: Connection, [verb, ...payload]: Message) => {
diff --git a/packages/net/src/target/Relays.ts b/packages/net/src/target/Relays.ts
index 0baa004..d942d50 100644
--- a/packages/net/src/target/Relays.ts
+++ b/packages/net/src/target/Relays.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ export class Relays extends Emitter {
     })
   }
 
-  send = (...payload: Message) => {
-    this.connections.forEach(connection => {
-      connection.send(payload)
-    })
+  async send(...payload: Message) {
+    await Promise.all(this.connections.map(c => c.send(payload)))
   }
 
   onMessage = (connection: Connection, [verb, ...payload]: Message) => {