diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a94e593..ffe7bfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
+      - uses: extractions/setup-just@v1
       - run: bun i
-      - run: bun test --timeout 20000
+      - run: just test
   format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 70f3b9a..4f7db92 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build:
     bun run build.js
 
 test:
-    bun test
+    bun test --timeout 20000
 
 test-only file:
     bun test {{file}}
diff --git a/pool.test.ts b/pool.test.ts
index 3b9565d..49e3e0f 100644
--- a/pool.test.ts
+++ b/pool.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { test, expect } from 'bun:test'
+import { test, expect, afterAll } from 'bun:test'
 
 import { finishEvent, type Event } from './event.ts'
 import { generatePrivateKey, getPublicKey } from './keys.ts'
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ let pool = new SimplePool()
 
 let relays = ['wss://relay.damus.io/', 'wss://relay.nostr.bg/', 'wss://nos.lol', 'wss://public.relaying.io']
 
+afterAll(() => {
+  pool.close([...relays, 'wss://offchain.pub', 'wss://eden.nostr.land'])
+})
+
 test('removing duplicates when querying', async () => {
   let priv = generatePrivateKey()
   let pub = getPublicKey(priv)
@@ -33,7 +37,6 @@ test('removing duplicates when querying', async () => {
   )
 
   await Promise.any(pool.publish(relays, event))
-
   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1500))
 
   expect(received).toHaveLength(1)
diff --git a/pool.ts b/pool.ts
index ac91a88..3cf39c5 100644
--- a/pool.ts
+++ b/pool.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ export class SimplePool {
     return relay
   }
 
+  close(relays: string[]) {
+    relays.map(normalizeURL).forEach(url => {
+      this.relays.get(url)?.close()
+    })
+  }
+
   subscribeMany(relays: string[], filters: Filter[], params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
     if (this.trackRelays) {
       params.receivedEvent = (relay: Relay, id: string) => {
diff --git a/relay.ts b/relay.ts
index e608715..240bca9 100644
--- a/relay.ts
+++ b/relay.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Relay {
   public onnotice: (msg: string) => void = msg => console.debug(`NOTICE from ${this.url}: ${msg}`)
 
   public baseEoseTimeout: number = 4400
-  public connectionTimeout: number = 8800
+  public connectionTimeout: number = 4400
   private connectionTimeoutHandle: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
 
   private connectionPromise: Promise<void> | undefined
@@ -215,18 +215,21 @@ export class Relay {
   }
 
   public async send(message: string) {
-    this.ws?.send(message)
+    if (!this.connectionPromise) throw new Error('sending on closed connection')
+
+    this.connectionPromise.then(() => {
+      this.ws?.send(message)
+    })
   }
 
   public async auth(signAuthEvent: (authEvent: EventTemplate) => Promise<void>) {
     if (!this.challenge) throw new Error("can't perform auth, no challenge was received")
     const evt = nip42.makeAuthEvent(this.url, this.challenge)
-    await Promise.all([signAuthEvent(evt), this.connect()])
+    await signAuthEvent(evt)
     this.send('["AUTH",' + JSON.stringify(evt) + ']')
   }
 
   public async publish(event: Event): Promise<string> {
-    await this.connect()
     const ret = new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
       this.openEventPublishes.set(event.id, { resolve, reject })
     })
@@ -235,7 +238,6 @@ export class Relay {
   }
 
   public async count(filters: Filter[], params: { id?: string | null }): Promise<number> {
-    await this.connect()
     this.serial++
     const id = params?.id || 'count:' + this.serial
     const ret = new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -246,7 +248,6 @@ export class Relay {
   }
 
   public async subscribe(filters: Filter[], params: Partial<SubscriptionParams>): Promise<Subscription> {
-    await this.connect()
     const subscription = this.prepareSubscription(filters, params)
     subscription.fire()
     return subscription