diff --git a/load_test/lib/load_test/user/sse.ex b/load_test/lib/load_test/user/sse.ex
index 36f50ea..ec22c98 100644
--- a/load_test/lib/load_test/user/sse.ex
+++ b/load_test/lib/load_test/user/sse.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule SseUser do
   require Logger
 
+  alias SseUser.SseConnection
+
   defmodule SseState do
     defstruct [
       :user_name,
@@ -13,41 +15,9 @@ defmodule SseUser do
     ]
   end
 
-  defp build_headers(context, topic) do
-    iat = :os.system_time(:second)
-    exp = iat + context.sse_jwt_expiration
-
-    jwt = %{
-      "iss" => context.sse_jwt_issuer,
-      "exp" => exp,
-      "iat" => iat,
-      "aud" => context.sse_jwt_audience,
-      "sub" => topic
-    }
-
-    jws = %{
-      "alg" => "HS256"
-    }
-
-    signed = JOSE.JWT.sign(context.sse_jwt_secret, jws, jwt)
-    {%{alg: :jose_jws_alg_hmac}, compact_signed} = JOSE.JWS.compact(signed)
-
-    [{["Authorization"], "Bearer #{compact_signed}"}]
-  end
-
   def run(context, user_name, topic, expected_messages) do
     url = context.sse_url
 
-    Logger.debug(fn ->
-      "#{user_name}: Starting SSE client on url #{url}, topic #{topic}, expecting #{length(expected_messages)} messages"
-    end)
-
-    headers = build_headers(context, topic)
-    http_request_opts = []
-
-    {:ok, request_id} =
-      :httpc.request(:get, {url, headers}, http_request_opts, [{:sync, false}, {:stream, :self}])
-
     state = %SseState{
       user_name: user_name,
       start_time: :os.system_time(:millisecond),
@@ -60,42 +30,37 @@ defmodule SseUser do
       end
     }
 
-    # Adding a padding message for the connection message
-    wait_for_messages(state, request_id, ["" | expected_messages])
-  end
-
-  defp wait_for_messages(state, request_id, [first_message | remaining_messages]) do
-    Logger.debug(fn -> "#{header(state)} Waiting for message: #{first_message}" end)
+    SseConnection.start(context, fn -> header(state) end, url, topic)
 
     receive do
-      {:http, {_, {:error, msg}}} ->
-        Logger.error("#{header(state)} Http error: #{inspect(msg)}")
-        :ok = :httpc.cancel_request(request_id)
-        Stats.inc_msg_received_http_error()
-        raise("#{header(state)} Http error")
-
-      {:http, {_, :stream, msg}} ->
-        msg = String.trim(msg)
-        Logger.debug(fn -> "#{header(state)} Received message: #{inspect(msg)}" end)
-        check_message(state, msg, first_message)
-
-      {:http, {_, :stream_start, headers}} ->
-        {~c"x-sse-server", server} = List.keyfind(headers, ~c"x-sse-server", 0)
-
+      {:sse_connected, server, request_id} ->
         Logger.info(fn ->
-          "#{header(state)} Connected, waiting: #{length(remaining_messages) + 1} messages, url #{state.url}, remote server: #{server}"
+          "#{header(state)} Connected, waiting for messages, url #{state.url}, remote server: #{server}"
         end)
 
         state.start_publisher_callback.()
 
-      msg ->
-        Logger.error("#{header(state)} Unexpected message #{inspect(msg)}")
-        :ok = :httpc.cancel_request(request_id)
-        raise("#{header(state)} Unexpected message")
+        wait_for_messages(state, request_id, expected_messages)
+
+      {:dead} ->
+        Logger.error("#{header(state)} SSE connection died")
+
+      other_message ->
+        Logger.error("#{header(state)} Unexpected message: #{inspect(other_message)}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp wait_for_messages(state, request_id, [first_message | remaining_messages]) do
+    Logger.info(fn -> "#{header(state)} Waiting for message: #{first_message}" end)
+
+    receive do
+      {:sse_event, sse_event} ->
+        Logger.debug(fn -> "#{header(state)} Received message: #{inspect(sse_event)}" end)
+        check_message(state, sse_event, first_message)
     after
       state.sse_timeout ->
         Logger.error(
-          "#{header(state)} Timeout waiting for message (timeout=#{state.sse_timeout}ms), remaining: #{length(remaining_messages) + 1} messages, url #{state.url}"
+          "#{header(state)} Timeout waiting for message (timeout=#{state.sse_timeout}ms), url #{state.url}"
         )
 
         Stats.inc_msg_received_timeout()
@@ -120,31 +85,114 @@ defmodule SseUser do
   end
 
   defp check_message(state, received_message, expected_message) do
-    clean_received_message = String.replace(received_message, ~r"id: .*\nevent: .*\n", "")
+    delay = :os.system_time(:millisecond) - String.to_integer(received_message.id)
+    Stats.observe_propagation(delay)
 
-    try do
-      [_, ts, message, _, _] = String.split(clean_received_message, " ", parts: 5)
-      current_ts = :os.system_time(:millisecond)
-      delay = current_ts - String.to_integer(ts)
-      Stats.observe_propagation(delay)
+    Logger.info(fn ->
+      "#{header(state)} Propagation delay for message #{received_message.data} is #{delay}ms"
+    end)
 
-      Logger.debug(fn ->
-        "#{header(state)} Propagation delay for message #{message} is #{delay}ms"
-      end)
+    [_ts, message, _, _] = String.split(received_message.data, " ", parts: 5)
 
-      if message == expected_message do
-        Stats.inc_msg_received_ok()
-      else
-        Stats.inc_msg_received_unexpected_message()
+    if message == expected_message do
+      Stats.inc_msg_received_ok()
+    else
+      Stats.inc_msg_received_unexpected_message()
 
-        Logger.error(
-          "#{header(state)} Received unexpected message on url #{state.url}: #{inspect(received_message)} instead of #{expected_message}"
-        )
+      Logger.error(
+        "#{header(state)} Received unexpected message on url #{state.url}: #{inspect(received_message)} instead of #{expected_message}"
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  defmodule SseConnection do
+    # Start the SSE connection in a sub-process to intercept SSE events and only forward application events to the main process
+    def start(context, log_context, url, topic) do
+      sse_process = self()
+
+      {:ok, _task} =
+        Task.start_link(fn ->
+          Logger.info("Starting SSE client on url #{url}, topic #{topic}")
+          headers = build_http_headers(context, topic)
+
+          http_request_opts = []
+
+          {:ok, request_id} =
+            :httpc.request(:get, {url, headers}, http_request_opts, [
+              {:sync, false},
+              {:stream, :self}
+            ])
+
+          loop(log_context, request_id, sse_process)
+        end)
+    end
+
+    defp build_http_headers(context, topic) do
+      iat = :os.system_time(:second)
+      exp = iat + context.sse_jwt_expiration
+
+      jwt = %{
+        "iss" => context.sse_jwt_issuer,
+        "exp" => exp,
+        "iat" => iat,
+        "aud" => context.sse_jwt_audience,
+        "sub" => topic
+      }
+
+      jws = %{
+        "alg" => "HS256"
+      }
+
+      signed = JOSE.JWT.sign(context.sse_jwt_secret, jws, jwt)
+      {%{alg: :jose_jws_alg_hmac}, compact_signed} = JOSE.JWS.compact(signed)
+
+      [{["Authorization"], "Bearer #{compact_signed}"}]
+    end
+
+    defp loop(log_context, request_id, main_process) do
+      receive do
+        {:http, {_, {:error, msg}}} ->
+          Logger.error("#{log_context.()} Http error: #{inspect(msg)}")
+          :ok = :httpc.cancel_request(request_id)
+          Stats.inc_msg_received_http_error()
+          raise("#{log_context.()} Http error")
+
+        {:http, {_, :stream_start, headers}} ->
+          {~c"x-sse-server", server} = List.keyfind(headers, ~c"x-sse-server", 0)
+
+          send(main_process, {:sse_connected, server, request_id})
+
+        {:http, {_, :stream, msg}} ->
+          sse_event = parse_sse_event(msg)
+
+          case sse_event.event do
+            # Events not part of the application messages, they are filtered out
+            event_name when event_name in ["timeout", "ping", "reconnect"] ->
+              Logger.debug("Received technical SSE event: #{event_name}")
+
+            # Event part of the application messages, they are forwarded to the main process
+            _other_event ->
+              send(main_process, {:sse_event, sse_event})
+          end
+
+        other_message ->
+          Logger.error("#{log_context.()} Unexpected message #{inspect(other_message)}")
+          :ok = :httpc.cancel_request(request_id)
+          Stats.inc_msg_received_http_error()
+          send(main_process, {:dead})
       end
-    rescue
-      e ->
-        Logger.error("#{header(state)} #{inspect(e)}")
-        Stats.inc_msg_received_error()
+
+      loop(log_context, request_id, main_process)
+    end
+
+    defp parse_sse_event(sse_event_chunk) do
+      String.split(sse_event_chunk, "\n")
+      |> Enum.reject(fn line -> String.length(String.trim(line)) == 0 end)
+      |> Enum.map(fn line ->
+        [key, value] = String.split(line, ~r/\: ?/, parts: 2)
+        {String.to_atom(key), value}
+      end)
+      |> Enum.into(%{})
     end
   end
 end