diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/chains/nsmgr/vl3_test.go b/pkg/networkservice/chains/nsmgr/vl3_test.go
index c28280f7c..261d16465 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/chains/nsmgr/vl3_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/chains/nsmgr/vl3_test.go
@@ -100,15 +100,11 @@ func Test_NSC_ConnectsTo_vl3NSE(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		nsc := domain.Nodes[0].NewClient(ctx, sandbox.GenerateTestToken)
 
-		reqCtx, reqClose := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*1)
-		defer reqClose()
-
 		req := defaultRequest(nsReg.Name)
 		req.Connection.Id = uuid.New().String()
-
 		req.Connection.Labels["podName"] = nscName + fmt.Sprint(i)
 
-		resp, err := nsc.Request(reqCtx, req)
+		resp, err := nsc.Request(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		req.Connection = resp.Clone()
@@ -117,15 +113,15 @@ func Test_NSC_ConnectsTo_vl3NSE(t *testing.T) {
 
 		requireIPv4Lookup(ctx, t, &resolver, nscName+fmt.Sprint(i)+".vl3", "10.0.0.1")
 
-		resp, err = nsc.Request(reqCtx, req)
+		resp, err = nsc.Request(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		requireIPv4Lookup(ctx, t, &resolver, nscName+fmt.Sprint(i)+".vl3", "10.0.0.1")
 
-		_, err = nsc.Close(reqCtx, resp)
+		_, err = nsc.Close(ctx, resp)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, err = resolver.LookupIP(reqCtx, "ip4", nscName+fmt.Sprint(i)+".vl3")
+		_, err = resolver.LookupIP(ctx, "ip4", nscName+fmt.Sprint(i)+".vl3")
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/common/dial/dialer.go b/pkg/networkservice/common/dial/dialer.go
index b0abe5d14..119e125bb 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/common/dial/dialer.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/common/dial/dialer.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/url"
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ type dialer struct {
 	*grpc.ClientConn
 	dialOptions []grpc.DialOption
 	dialTimeout time.Duration
+
+	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func newDialer(ctx context.Context, dialTimeout time.Duration, dialOptions ...grpc.DialOption) *dialer {
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ func (di *dialer) Dial(ctx context.Context, clientURL *url.URL) error {
 		}
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to dial %s", target)
 	}
+	di.mu.Lock()
 	di.ClientConn = cc
+	di.mu.Unlock()
 
 	di.cleanupContext, di.cleanupCancel = context.WithCancel(di.ctx)
 
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ func (di *dialer) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (di *dialer) Invoke(ctx context.Context, method string, args, reply interface{}, opts ...grpc.CallOption) error {
+	di.mu.Lock()
+	defer di.mu.Unlock()
 	if di.ClientConn == nil {
 		return errors.New("no dialer.ClientConn found")
 	}
@@ -101,6 +108,8 @@ func (di *dialer) Invoke(ctx context.Context, method string, args, reply interfa
 }
 
 func (di *dialer) NewStream(ctx context.Context, desc *grpc.StreamDesc, method string, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ClientStream, error) {
+	di.mu.Lock()
+	defer di.mu.Unlock()
 	if di.ClientConn == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("no dialer.ClientConn found")
 	}