diff --git a/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js b/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
index b0cedb02..75a84a29 100644
--- a/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
+++ b/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
@@ -119,16 +119,25 @@ router.post('/', async(req, res) => {
      * these will be used for all http requests we make during this call
      */
     if ('WS' === app.call_hook?.method || /^wss?:/.test(app.call_hook.url)) {
+      logger.debug({call_hook: app.call_hook}, 'creating websocket for call hook');
       app.requestor = new WsRequestor(logger, account.account_sid, app.call_hook, account.webhook_secret) ;
-      if (app.call_hook.url === app.call_status_hook.url  || !app.call_status_hook?.url) app.notifier = app.requestor;
+      if (app.call_hook.url === app.call_status_hook.url  || !app.call_status_hook?.url) {
+        logger.debug('reusing websocket for call status hook');
+        app.notifier = app.requestor;
+      }
     }
     else {
+      logger.debug({call_hook: app.call_hook}, 'creating http client for call hook');
       app.requestor = new HttpRequestor(logger, account.account_sid, app.call_hook, account.webhook_secret);
     }
     if (!app.notifier && app.call_status_hook) {
       app.notifier = new HttpRequestor(logger, account.account_sid, app.call_status_hook, account.webhook_secret);
+      logger.debug({call_hook: app.call_hook}, 'creating http client for call status hook');
+    }
+    else if (!app.notifier) {
+      logger.debug('creating null call status hook');
+      app.notifier = {request: () => {}};
     }
-    else if (!app.notifier) app.notifier = {request: () => {}};
 
     /* now launch the outdial */
     try {
diff --git a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
index b3f40ae9..83e65c08 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
     this.maliciousClient = false;
     this.closedByUs = false;
     this.backoffMs = 500;
+    this.connectInProgress = false;
+    this.queuedMsg = [];
 
     assert(this._isAbsoluteUrl(this.url));
 
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
       this.logger.info({url: this.url}, 'WsRequestor:request - discarding msg to malicious client');
       return;
     }
+    if (this.closedByUs) {
+      this.logger.debug(`WsRequestor:request - discarding ${type} because we closed the socket`);
+      return;
+    }
 
     if (type === 'session:new') this.call_sid = params.callSid;
 
@@ -53,6 +59,12 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
 
     /* connect if necessary */
     if (!this.ws) {
+      if (this.connectInProgress) {
+        this.logger.debug(`WsRequestor:request - queueing ${type} message since we are connecting`);
+        this.queuedMsg.push({type, hook, params, httpHeaders});
+        return;
+      }
+      this.logger.debug('WsRequestor:request - connecting since we do not have a connection');
       if (this.connections >= MAX_RECONNECTS) {
         throw new Error(`max attempts connecting to ${this.url}`);
       }
@@ -83,6 +95,15 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
       ...b3
     };
 
+    /* send any queueed messages */
+    if (this.queuedMsg.length > 0) {
+      for (const {type, hook, params, httpHeaders} of this.queuedMsg) {
+        this.logger.debug(`WsRequestor:request - preparing queued ${type} for sending`);
+        setImmediate(this.request.bind(this, type, hook, params, httpHeaders));
+      }
+      this.queuedMsg.length = 0;
+    }
+
     //this.logger.debug({obj}, `websocket: sending (${url})`);
 
     /* simple notifications */