diff --git a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
index ee1041d..cbb92ae 100644
--- a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
                        wdump(("server")(msg->get_payload()));
                        //std::cerr<<"recv: "<<msg->get_payload()<<"\n";
                        auto payload = msg->get_payload();
-                       fc::async([=](){ current_con->second->on_message( payload ); });
+                       std::shared_ptr<websocket_connection> con = current_con->second;
+                       ++_pending_messages;
+                       auto f = fc::async([this,con,payload](){ if( _pending_messages ) --_pending_messages; con->on_message( payload ); });
+                       if( _pending_messages > 100 ) f.wait();
+                       
                     }).wait();
                });
 
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
             websocket_server_type    _server;
             on_connection_handler    _on_connection;
             fc::promise<void>::ptr   _closed;
+            uint32_t                 _pending_messages = 0;
       };
 
       class websocket_tls_server_impl
@@ -315,8 +320,8 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
                        auto current_con = _connections.find(hdl);
                        assert( current_con != _connections.end() );
                        auto received = msg->get_payload();
-                       wdump((received));
-                       fc::async([=](){ current_con->second->on_message( received ); });
+                       std::shared_ptr<websocket_connection> con = current_con->second;
+                       fc::async([con,received](){ con->on_message( received ); });
                     }).wait();
                });