diff --git a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Connection.php b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Connection.php
index 3ea91b7d..928c4eaa 100644
--- a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Connection.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 class Connection implements WebSocketConnection
 {
+    protected bool $isFresh = true;
+
     /**
      * Create a new connection instance.
      */
@@ -29,15 +31,15 @@ public function id(): int|string
      */
     public function send(mixed $message): void
     {
-        info('Sending message to connection', [
-            'connection' => $this->identifier,
-            'message' => $message,
-        ]);
-
-        app()->terminating(fn () => SendToConnection::dispatch(
-            $this->identifier,
-            $message
-        ));
+        if ($this->isFresh()) {
+            SendToConnection::dispatch($this->identifier, $message);
+
+            $this->isFresh = false;
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        SendToConnection::dispatchSync($this->identifier, $message);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,4 +49,12 @@ public function close(mixed $message = null): void
     {
         app(ConnectionManager::class)->forgetById($this->identifier);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the connection was instantiated during the current request.
+     */
+    protected function isFresh(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->isFresh;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Jobs/SendToConnection.php b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Jobs/SendToConnection.php
index 4555e9b2..33343ff0 100644
--- a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Jobs/SendToConnection.php
+++ b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Jobs/SendToConnection.php
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 namespace Laravel\Reverb\Servers\ApiGateway\Jobs;
 
 use Aws\ApiGatewayManagementApi\ApiGatewayManagementApiClient;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Loggers\Log;
 use Throwable;
 
-class SendToConnection
+class SendToConnection implements ShouldQueue
 {
     use Dispatchable;
 
@@ -25,11 +26,6 @@ public function __construct(public string $connectionId, public string $message)
      */
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        info('Sending message to connection.', [
-            'connectionId' => $this->connectionId,
-            'message' => $this->message,
-        ]);
-
         try {
             $client = new ApiGatewayManagementApiClient([
                 'region' => Config::get('reverb.servers.api_gateway.region'),
diff --git a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Server.php b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Server.php
index c91b9ef7..1d9bcc35 100644
--- a/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Server.php
+++ b/src/Servers/ApiGateway/Server.php
@@ -36,15 +36,12 @@ public function handle(Request $request): void
                     $this->connect($request),
                 ),
                 'MESSAGE' => $this->server->message(
-                    $this->connect($request),
-                    $connection = $request->message()
+                    $connection = $this->connect($request),
+                    $request->message()
                 ),
             };
         } catch (InvalidApplication $e) {
-            app()->terminating(fn () => SendToConnection::dispatch(
-                $request->connectionId(),
-                $e->getMessage()
-            ));
+            SendToConnection::dispatch($request->connectionId(), $e->getMessage());
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->server->error(
                 $this->connect($request),
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ public function handle(Request $request): void
         }
 
         if (isset($connection)) {
-            app()->terminating(fn () => app(ConnectionManager::class)->update($connection));
+            app(ConnectionManager::class)->update($connection);
         }
     }