diff --git a/src/worker/ws_frame_handler.c b/src/worker/ws_frame_handler.c
index 912a5d9..ffa07fb 100644
--- a/src/worker/ws_frame_handler.c
+++ b/src/worker/ws_frame_handler.c
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ int ws_handle_connection(client_ctx_t *ctx) {
     // copy proxy connection details
     proxy_ctx_t *proxy = malloc(sizeof(proxy_ctx_t));
     memcpy(proxy, ctx->proxy, sizeof(proxy_ctx_t));
-    ctx->proxy = proxy;
 
     // free proxy connection slot
     ctx->proxy->initialized = 0;
     proxy_unlock_ctx(ctx->proxy);
+    ctx->proxy = proxy;
 
     sock_set_timeout(&ctx->socket, WS_TIMEOUT);
     sock_set_timeout(&proxy->proxy, WS_TIMEOUT);