diff --git a/relay/client/client.go b/relay/client/client.go
index b2235ec46..130cb8592 100644
--- a/relay/client/client.go
+++ b/relay/client/client.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -18,9 +19,14 @@ const (
 	serverResponseTimeout = 8 * time.Second
 )
 
+type bufMsg struct {
+	bufPtr *[]byte
+	buf    []byte
+}
+
 type connContainer struct {
 	conn     *Conn
-	messages chan []byte
+	messages chan bufMsg
 }
 
 // Client Todo:
@@ -31,9 +37,11 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	channelsPending map[string]chan net.Conn // todo: protect map with mutex
 	channels        map[uint16]*connContainer
+	msgPool         sync.Pool
 
 	relayConn      net.Conn
 	relayConnState bool
+	mu             sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func NewClient(serverAddress, peerID string) *Client {
@@ -42,10 +50,18 @@ func NewClient(serverAddress, peerID string) *Client {
 		peerID:          peerID,
 		channelsPending: make(map[string]chan net.Conn),
 		channels:        make(map[uint16]*connContainer),
+		msgPool: sync.Pool{
+			New: func() any {
+				buf := make([]byte, bufferSize)
+				return &buf
+			},
+		},
 	}
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Connect() error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	conn, err := udp.Dial(c.serverAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -62,14 +78,23 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	err = c.relayConn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to reset read deadline: %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
 	c.relayConnState = true
 	go c.readLoop()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) BindChannel(remotePeerID string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
 	if c.relayConn == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("client not connected")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("client not connected to the relay server")
 	}
 
 	bindSuccessChan := make(chan net.Conn, 1)
@@ -92,6 +117,9 @@ func (c *Client) BindChannel(remotePeerID string) (net.Conn, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Close() error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
 	if !c.relayConnState {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -146,22 +174,20 @@ func (c *Client) readLoop() {
 	log := log.WithField("client_id", c.peerID)
 	var errExit error
 	var n int
-	err := c.relayConn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to set read deadline: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
 	for {
-		buf := make([]byte, bufferSize) // todo optimise buffer size, use pool
+		bufPtr := c.msgPool.Get().(*[]byte)
+		buf := *bufPtr
 		n, errExit = c.relayConn.Read(buf)
 		if errExit != nil {
 			log.Debugf("failed to read message from relay server: %s", errExit)
+			c.freeBuf(bufPtr)
 			break
 		}
 
 		msgType, err := messages.DetermineServerMsgType(buf[:n])
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to determine message type: %s", err)
+			c.freeBuf(bufPtr)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -173,21 +199,26 @@ func (c *Client) readLoop() {
 			} else {
 				c.handleBindResponse(channelId, peerId)
 			}
+			c.freeBuf(bufPtr)
 			continue
 		case messages.MsgTypeTransport:
 			channelId, err := messages.UnmarshalTransportID(buf[:n])
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to parse transport message: %v", err)
+				c.freeBuf(bufPtr)
 				continue
 			}
 			container, ok := c.channels[channelId]
 			if !ok {
 				log.Errorf("unexpected transport message for channel: %d", channelId)
+				c.freeBuf(bufPtr)
 				return
 			}
 
-			container.messages <- buf[:n]
-
+			container.messages <- bufMsg{
+				bufPtr,
+				buf[:n],
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +236,7 @@ func (c *Client) handleBindResponse(channelId uint16, peerId string) {
 	}
 	delete(c.channelsPending, peerId)
 
-	messageBuffer := make(chan []byte, 2)
+	messageBuffer := make(chan bufMsg, 2)
 	conn := NewConn(c, channelId, c.generateConnReaderFN(messageBuffer))
 
 	c.channels[channelId] = &connContainer{
@@ -226,21 +257,26 @@ func (c *Client) writeTo(channelID uint16, payload []byte) (int, error) {
 	return n, err
 }
 
-func (c *Client) generateConnReaderFN(messageBufferChan chan []byte) func(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (c *Client) generateConnReaderFN(messageBufferChan chan bufMsg) func(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return func(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		select {
-		case msg, ok := <-messageBufferChan:
+		case bufMsg, ok := <-messageBufferChan:
 			if !ok {
 				return 0, io.EOF
 			}
 
-			payload, err := messages.UnmarshalTransportPayload(msg)
+			payload, err := messages.UnmarshalTransportPayload(bufMsg.buf)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, err
 			}
 
 			n = copy(b, payload)
+			c.freeBuf(bufMsg.bufPtr)
 		}
 		return n, nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *Client) freeBuf(ptr *[]byte) {
+	c.msgPool.Put(ptr)
+}