diff --git a/src/mcp/sse_transport.rs b/src/mcp/sse_transport.rs
index 876fa3d..bc19b74 100644
--- a/src/mcp/sse_transport.rs
+++ b/src/mcp/sse_transport.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
 use fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
-use mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel};
+use mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel, OwnedPermit};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use reqwest::header::{HeaderMap, HeaderName, HeaderValue};
 use reqwest_eventsource::{Event, EventSource};
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ use rmcp::model::{ClientJsonRpcMessage, ServerJsonRpcMessage};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::Poll;
+use mpsc::error::SendError;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
 use url::Url;
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ impl LegacySseTransport {
                 tx: PollSender {
                     tx: self.tx,
                     permit: None,
+                    acquiring: None,
                 },
             },
             SseStream { rx: self.rx },
@@ -231,9 +234,13 @@ impl Display for SseSinkError {
 
 impl Error for SseSinkError {}
 
+type ReserveOwned<T> =
+    Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<OwnedPermit<T>, SendError<()>>> + Send>>;
+
 struct PollSender<T> {
     tx: Sender<T>,
-    permit: Option<mpsc::OwnedPermit<T>>,
+    permit: Option<OwnedPermit<T>>,
+    acquiring: Option<ReserveOwned<T>>,
 }
 
 impl<T: Send + 'static> PollSender<T> {
@@ -241,14 +248,21 @@ impl<T: Send + 'static> PollSender<T> {
         if self.permit.is_some() {
             return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
         }
-        let tx = self.tx.clone();
-        let mut fut = Box::pin(tx.reserve_owned());
+
+        let fut = self
+            .acquiring
+            .get_or_insert_with(|| Box::pin(self.tx.clone().reserve_owned()));
+
         match fut.as_mut().poll(cx) {
             Poll::Ready(Ok(permit)) => {
+                self.acquiring = None;
                 self.permit = Some(permit);
                 Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
             }
-            Poll::Ready(Err(_)) => Poll::Ready(Err(SseSinkError::Closed)),
+            Poll::Ready(Err(_)) => {
+                self.acquiring = None;
+                Poll::Ready(Err(SseSinkError::Closed))
+            }
             Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
         }
     }