diff --git a/gateway/errors_test.go b/gateway/errors_test.go
index 7ab7576..bd005b4 100644
--- a/gateway/errors_test.go
+++ b/gateway/errors_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mailgun/multibuf"
 	// nolint:revive // Allow dot imports for readability in tests
 	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
-	"github.com/vulcand/oxy/ratelimit"
 	"github.com/vulcand/oxy/v2/connlimit"
+	"github.com/vulcand/oxy/v2/ratelimit"
 	"go.aporeto.io/elemental"
 )
 
diff --git a/gateway/upstreamer/push/notifier_test.go b/gateway/upstreamer/push/notifier_test.go
index 2d27a54..c2afc24 100644
--- a/gateway/upstreamer/push/notifier_test.go
+++ b/gateway/upstreamer/push/notifier_test.go
@@ -83,13 +83,12 @@ func TestNonNotifier(t *testing.T) {
 					So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 				})
 
-				var p *bahamut.Publication
-				select {
-				case <-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond):
-				case p = <-pubCh:
-				}
-
 				Convey("Then the pubsub should have received a push", func() {
+					var p *bahamut.Publication
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond):
+					case p = <-pubCh:
+					}
 
 					So(p, ShouldNotBeNil)
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ func TestNonNotifier(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 					So(checked, ShouldEqual, 5)
 
-					Convey("Then I wait 1.5sec and I should get another pusb", func() {
+					Convey("Then I wait 1.5sec and I should get another push", func() {
 
 						var p *bahamut.Publication
 						select {
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ func TestPrefixedNotifier(t *testing.T) {
 					So(sping.Status, ShouldEqual, entityStatusHello)
 					So(sping.Prefix, ShouldEqual, "prefix")
 
-					Convey("Then I wait 1.5sec and I should get another pusb", func() {
+					Convey("Then I wait 1.5sec and I should get another push", func() {
 
 						var p *bahamut.Publication
 						select {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ea2e0fa..91d56e0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.1
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2
 	github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0
-	github.com/vulcand/oxy v1.4.2
 	github.com/vulcand/oxy/v2 v2.0.0-20221121151423-d5cb734e4467
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ded3e9a..bde0baa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -805,8 +805,6 @@ github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.9 h1:rmenucSohSTiyL09Y+l2OCk+FrMxGMzho2+tjr5ticU
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.9/go.mod h1:UNopzCgEMSXjBc6AOMqYvWC1ktqTAfzJZUZgYf6w6lg=
 github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0 h1:rBHj/Xf+E1tRGZyWIWwJDiRY0zc1Js+CV5DqwacVSA8=
 github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0/go.mod h1:T0xQ8SeCZGxckz9qRXTfG43PvQ/mcWh7FwZEA7Ioqkc=
-github.com/vulcand/oxy v1.4.2 h1:KibUVdKrwy7eXR3uHS2pYoZ9dCzKVcgDNHD2jkPZmxU=
-github.com/vulcand/oxy v1.4.2/go.mod h1:Yq8OBb0XWU/7nPSglwUH5LS2Pcp4yvad8SVayobZbSo=
 github.com/vulcand/oxy/v2 v2.0.0-20221121151423-d5cb734e4467 h1:Dbv3KJLgwtDKLpCZzTf1ISeG5ZYudPaLfTdYi4O2dSU=
 github.com/vulcand/oxy/v2 v2.0.0-20221121151423-d5cb734e4467/go.mod h1:0kOEB8mKzSeGHknF53gTM47UEvQnPoAPnM+58baqn2o=
 github.com/vulcand/predicate v1.2.0 h1:uFsW1gcnnR7R+QTID+FVcs0sSYlIGntoGOTb3rQJt50=
diff --git a/publication.go b/publication.go
index de81fdc..4e751a4 100644
--- a/publication.go
+++ b/publication.go
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ func (p *Publication) Encode(o any) error {
 
 // EncodeWithEncoding the given object into the publication using the given encoding.
 func (p *Publication) EncodeWithEncoding(o any, encoding elemental.EncodingType) error {
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	data, err := elemental.Encode(encoding, o)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ func (p *Publication) Span() opentracing.Span {
 
 // Duplicate returns a copy of the publication
 func (p *Publication) Duplicate() *Publication {
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	pub := NewPublication(p.Topic)
 	pub.Data = p.Data