diff --git a/src/threads/data/websocket.rs b/src/threads/data/websocket.rs
index 6375793..4ef2762 100644
--- a/src/threads/data/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/threads/data/websocket.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub trait Handler: Send + Sync {
         &self,
         symbols: Vec<String>,
     ) -> websocket::data::outgoing::subscribe::Message;
-    async fn handle_parsed_websocket_message(
+    async fn handle_websocket_message(
         &self,
         pending: Arc<RwLock<Pending>>,
         message: websocket::data::incoming::Message,
@@ -96,12 +96,26 @@ pub async fn run(
                 ));
             }
             Some(Ok(message)) = websocket_stream.next() => {
-                spawn(handle_websocket_message(
-                    handler.clone(),
-                    pending.clone(),
-                    websocket_sink.clone(),
-                    message,
-                ));
+                match message {
+                    tungstenite::Message::Text(message) => {
+                        let parsed_message = from_str::<Vec<websocket::data::incoming::Message>>(&message);
+
+                        if parsed_message.is_err() {
+                            error!("Failed to deserialize websocket message: {:?}", message);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        for message in parsed_message.unwrap() {
+                            let handler = handler.clone();
+                            let pending = pending.clone();
+                            spawn(async move {
+                                handler.handle_websocket_message(pending, message).await;
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    tungstenite::Message::Ping(_) => {}
+                    _ => error!("Unexpected websocket message: {:?}", message),
+                }
             }
             else => panic!("Communication channel unexpectedly closed.")
         }
@@ -179,40 +193,6 @@ async fn handle_message(
     message.response.send(()).unwrap();
 }
 
-async fn handle_websocket_message(
-    handler: Arc<Box<dyn Handler>>,
-    pending: Arc<RwLock<Pending>>,
-    sink: Arc<Mutex<SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, tungstenite::Message>>>,
-    message: tungstenite::Message,
-) {
-    match message {
-        tungstenite::Message::Text(message) => {
-            if let Ok(message) = from_str::<Vec<websocket::data::incoming::Message>>(&message) {
-                for message in message {
-                    let handler = handler.clone();
-                    let pending = pending.clone();
-
-                    spawn(async move {
-                        handler
-                            .handle_parsed_websocket_message(pending, message)
-                            .await;
-                    });
-                }
-            } else {
-                error!("Failed to deserialize websocket message: {:?}", message);
-            }
-        }
-        tungstenite::Message::Ping(payload) => {
-            sink.lock()
-                .await
-                .send(tungstenite::Message::Pong(payload))
-                .await
-                .unwrap();
-        }
-        _ => error!("Unexpected websocket message: {:?}", message),
-    }
-}
-
 struct BarsHandler {
     config: Arc<Config>,
     subscription_message_constructor:
@@ -228,7 +208,7 @@ impl Handler for BarsHandler {
         (self.subscription_message_constructor)(symbols)
     }
 
-    async fn handle_parsed_websocket_message(
+    async fn handle_websocket_message(
         &self,
         pending: Arc<RwLock<Pending>>,
         message: websocket::data::incoming::Message,
@@ -338,7 +318,7 @@ impl Handler for NewsHandler {
         websocket::data::outgoing::subscribe::Message::new_news(symbols)
     }
 
-    async fn handle_parsed_websocket_message(
+    async fn handle_websocket_message(
         &self,
         pending: Arc<RwLock<Pending>>,
         message: websocket::data::incoming::Message,
diff --git a/src/threads/trading/mod.rs b/src/threads/trading/mod.rs
index 5b4840c..ad88d58 100644
--- a/src/threads/trading/mod.rs
+++ b/src/threads/trading/mod.rs
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ pub async fn run(config: Arc<Config>) {
     alpaca::websocket::trading::authenticate(&mut websocket_sink, &mut websocket_stream).await;
     alpaca::websocket::trading::subscribe(&mut websocket_sink, &mut websocket_stream).await;
 
-    spawn(websocket::run(config, websocket_stream, websocket_sink));
+    spawn(websocket::run(config, websocket_stream));
 }
diff --git a/src/threads/trading/websocket.rs b/src/threads/trading/websocket.rs
index ff66bc8..9fb5690 100644
--- a/src/threads/trading/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/threads/trading/websocket.rs
@@ -3,60 +3,43 @@ use crate::{
     database,
     types::{alpaca::websocket, Order},
 };
-use futures_util::{
-    stream::{SplitSink, SplitStream},
-    SinkExt, StreamExt,
-};
+use futures_util::{stream::SplitStream, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, error};
 use serde_json::from_str;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::{net::TcpStream, spawn, sync::Mutex};
+use tokio::{net::TcpStream, spawn};
 use tokio_tungstenite::{tungstenite, MaybeTlsStream, WebSocketStream};
 
 pub async fn run(
     config: Arc<Config>,
     mut websocket_stream: SplitStream<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>>,
-    websocket_sink: SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, tungstenite::Message>,
 ) {
-    let websocket_sink = Arc::new(Mutex::new(websocket_sink));
-
     loop {
         let message = websocket_stream.next().await.unwrap().unwrap();
-        spawn(handle_websocket_message(
-            config.clone(),
-            websocket_sink.clone(),
-            message,
-        ));
+
+        match message {
+            tungstenite::Message::Binary(message) => {
+                let parsed_message = from_str::<websocket::trading::incoming::Message>(
+                    &String::from_utf8_lossy(&message),
+                );
+
+                if parsed_message.is_err() {
+                    error!("Failed to deserialize websocket message: {:?}", message);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                spawn(handle_websocket_message(
+                    config.clone(),
+                    parsed_message.unwrap(),
+                ));
+            }
+            tungstenite::Message::Ping(_) => {}
+            _ => error!("Unexpected websocket message: {:?}", message),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 async fn handle_websocket_message(
-    config: Arc<Config>,
-    sink: Arc<Mutex<SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, tungstenite::Message>>>,
-    message: tungstenite::Message,
-) {
-    match message {
-        tungstenite::Message::Binary(message) => {
-            if let Ok(message) = from_str::<websocket::trading::incoming::Message>(
-                &String::from_utf8_lossy(&message),
-            ) {
-                handle_parsed_websocket_message(config, message).await;
-            } else {
-                error!("Failed to deserialize websocket message: {:?}", message);
-            }
-        }
-        tungstenite::Message::Ping(payload) => {
-            sink.lock()
-                .await
-                .send(tungstenite::Message::Pong(payload))
-                .await
-                .unwrap();
-        }
-        _ => error!("Unexpected websocket message: {:?}", message),
-    }
-}
-
-async fn handle_parsed_websocket_message(
     config: Arc<Config>,
     message: websocket::trading::incoming::Message,
 ) {