diff --git a/krpc/krpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/client/KrpcClient.kt b/krpc/krpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/client/KrpcClient.kt
index 61b58282b..da798bc58 100644
--- a/krpc/krpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/client/KrpcClient.kt
+++ b/krpc/krpc-client/src/commonMain/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/client/KrpcClient.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.FlowCollector
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import kotlinx.rpc.RpcCall
 import kotlinx.rpc.RpcClient
 import kotlinx.rpc.annotations.Rpc
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ import kotlin.properties.Delegates
 public abstract class InitializedKrpcClient(
     private val config: KrpcConfig.Client,
     private val transport: KrpcTransport,
-): KrpcClient() {
+) : KrpcClient() {
     final override suspend fun initializeTransport(): KrpcTransport {
         return transport
     }
@@ -179,18 +181,28 @@ public abstract class KrpcClient : RpcClient, KrpcEndpoint {
     // callId to serviceTypeString
     private val cancellingRequests = RpcInternalConcurrentHashMap<String, String>()
 
+    private val transportInitializationLock = Mutex()
+
     /**
      * Starts the handshake process and awaits for completion.
      * If the handshake was completed before, nothing happens.
      */
     private suspend fun initializeAndAwaitHandshakeCompletion() {
-        transport = initializeTransport()
-        isTransportReady = true
+        if (!isTransportReady) {
+            transportInitializationLock.withLock {
+                if (isTransportReady) {
+                    return@withLock
+                }
 
-        connector.subscribeToGenericMessages(::handleGenericMessage)
-        connector.subscribeToProtocolMessages(::handleProtocolMessage)
+                transport = initializeTransport()
+                isTransportReady = true
 
-        connector.sendMessage(KrpcProtocolMessage.Handshake(KrpcPlugin.ALL))
+                connector.subscribeToGenericMessages(::handleGenericMessage)
+                connector.subscribeToProtocolMessages(::handleProtocolMessage)
+
+                connector.sendMessage(KrpcProtocolMessage.Handshake(KrpcPlugin.ALL))
+            }
+        }
 
         serverSupportedPlugins.await()
     }
diff --git a/krpc/krpc-test/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/test/TransportTest.kt b/krpc/krpc-test/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/test/TransportTest.kt
index 5f4e6d487..6be7387f2 100644
--- a/krpc/krpc-test/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/test/TransportTest.kt
+++ b/krpc/krpc-test/src/commonTest/kotlin/kotlinx/rpc/krpc/test/TransportTest.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestResult
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestScope
 import kotlinx.rpc.*
 import kotlinx.rpc.annotations.Rpc
+import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.KrpcConfig
 import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.KrpcConfigBuilder
+import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.KrpcTransport
+import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.client.KrpcClient
+import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.internal.KrpcProtocolMessage
 import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.internal.logging.RpcInternalCommonLogger
 import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.internal.logging.RpcInternalDumpLogger
 import kotlinx.rpc.krpc.internal.logging.RpcInternalDumpLoggerContainer
@@ -76,21 +80,24 @@ class TransportTest {
         return KrpcTestServer(serverConfig, localTransport.server)
     }
 
-    private fun runTest(block: suspend TestScope.() -> Unit): TestResult =
+    private fun runTest(block: suspend TestScope.(logs: List<String>) -> Unit): TestResult =
         kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest(timeout = 20.seconds) {
             debugCoroutines()
 
             val logger = RpcInternalCommonLogger.logger("TransportTest")
 
+            val logs = mutableListOf<String>()
             RpcInternalDumpLoggerContainer.set(object : RpcInternalDumpLogger {
                 override val isEnabled: Boolean = true
 
                 override fun dump(vararg tags: String, message: () -> String) {
-                    logger.info { "${tags.joinToString(" ") { "[$it]" }} ${message()}" }
+                    val message = "${tags.joinToString(" ") { "[$it]" }} ${message()}"
+                    logs.add(message)
+                    logger.info { message }
                 }
             })
 
-            block()
+            block(logs)
 
             RpcInternalDumpLoggerContainer.set(null)
         }
@@ -240,6 +247,38 @@ class TransportTest {
         transports.cancel()
     }
 
+    private val clientHandshake = ".*\\[Client] \\[Send] \\{\"type\":\"${KrpcProtocolMessage.Handshake.serializer().descriptor.serialName}\".*+".toRegex()
+
+    @Test
+    fun transportInitializedOnlyOnce() = runTest { logs ->
+        val localTransport = LocalTransport()
+        var transportInitialized = 0
+        var configInitialized = 0
+        val client = object : KrpcClient() {
+            override suspend fun initializeTransport(): KrpcTransport {
+                transportInitialized++
+                return localTransport.client
+            }
+
+            override fun initializeConfig(): KrpcConfig.Client {
+                configInitialized++
+                return clientConfig
+            }
+        }
+
+        val server = serverOf(localTransport)
+
+        server.registerServiceAndReturn<Echo, _> { EchoImpl() }
+        server.registerServiceAndReturn<Second, _> { SecondServer() }
+
+        client.withService<Echo>().apply { echo("foo"); echo("bar") }
+        client.withService<Second>().apply{ second("bar"); second("baz") }
+
+        assertEquals(1, transportInitialized)
+        assertEquals(1, configInitialized)
+        assertEquals(1, logs.count { it.matches(clientHandshake) })
+    }
+
     private inline fun <@Rpc reified Service : Any, reified Impl : Service> RpcServer.registerServiceAndReturn(
         crossinline body: () -> Impl,
     ): List<Impl> {