diff --git a/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum.go b/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum.go
index cb9c4e3f6c..06902af4de 100644
--- a/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum.go
+++ b/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 type Connection struct {
 	parentCtx   context.Context
 	client      *electrum.Client
-	clientMutex *sync.RWMutex
+	clientMutex *sync.Mutex
 	config      Config
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func Connect(parentCtx context.Context, config Config) (bitcoin.Chain, error) {
 	c := &Connection{
 		parentCtx:   parentCtx,
 		config:      config,
-		clientMutex: &sync.RWMutex{},
+		clientMutex: &sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 
 	if err := c.electrumConnect(); err != nil {
@@ -771,9 +771,9 @@ func requestWithRetry[K interface{}](
 			requestCtx, requestCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, c.config.RequestTimeout)
 			defer requestCancel()
 
-			c.clientMutex.RLock()
+			c.clientMutex.Lock()
 			r, err := requestFn(requestCtx, c.client)
-			c.clientMutex.RUnlock()
+			c.clientMutex.Unlock()
 
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("request failed: [%w]", err)
diff --git a/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum_integration_test.go b/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum_integration_test.go
index 8d12945f6e..c5b80c8710 100644
--- a/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bitcoin/electrum/electrum_integration_test.go
@@ -232,6 +232,49 @@ func TestGetTransactionConfirmations_Negative_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TODO: We should uncomment this test once https://github.com/checksum0/go-electrum/issues/10
+// is fixed. This test was added to validate the fix of the following issue
+// https://github.com/keep-network/keep-core/issues/3699 but at the same time
+// made `panic: assignment to entry in nil map` happen very frequently which is
+// disturbing during the development and running the existing integration tests.
+
+// func TestGetLatestBlockHeightConcurrently_Integration(t *testing.T) {
+// 	goroutines := 20
+
+// 	for testName, testConfig := range testConfigs {
+// 		t.Run(testName+"_get", func(t *testing.T) {
+// 			electrum, cancelCtx := newTestConnection(t, testConfig.clientConfig)
+// 			defer cancelCtx()
+
+// 			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+// 			for i := 0; i < goroutines; i++ {
+// 				wg.Add(1)
+
+// 				go func() {
+// 					result, err := electrum.GetLatestBlockHeight()
+
+// 					if err != nil {
+// 						t.Fatal(err)
+// 					}
+
+// 					if result == 0 {
+// 						t.Errorf(
+// 							"returned block height is 0",
+// 						)
+// 					}
+
+// 					wg.Done()
+// 				}()
+// 			}
+
+// 			wg.Wait()
+// 		})
+
+// 		// Passed if no "panic: concurrent write to websocket connection"
+// 	}
+// }
+
 func TestGetLatestBlockHeight_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedBlockHeightRef := map[string]uint{}
 	results := map[string]map[string]uint{}