diff --git a/openwisp_controller/connection/channels/consumers.py b/openwisp_controller/connection/channels/consumers.py
index ef19d16fc..6c47cbcac 100644
--- a/openwisp_controller/connection/channels/consumers.py
+++ b/openwisp_controller/connection/channels/consumers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from copy import deepcopy
 
 from swapper import load_model
 
@@ -9,5 +10,6 @@
 
 class CommandConsumer(BaseDeviceConsumer):
     def send_update(self, event):
-        event.pop('type')
-        self.send(json.dumps(event))
+        data = deepcopy(event)
+        data.pop('type')
+        self.send(json.dumps(data))
diff --git a/openwisp_controller/connection/tests/pytest.py b/openwisp_controller/connection/tests/pytest.py
index 63558d31e..4966e6337 100644
--- a/openwisp_controller/connection/tests/pytest.py
+++ b/openwisp_controller/connection/tests/pytest.py
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ async def _get_communicator(self, admin_client, device_id):
         assert connected is True
         return communicator
 
-    @mock.patch('paramiko.SSHClient.connect')
-    async def test_new_command_created(self, admin_user, admin_client):
-        device_conn = await database_sync_to_async(self._create_device_connection)()
-        communicator = await self._get_communicator(admin_client, device_conn.device_id)
-
+    async def _create_command(self, device_conn):
         command = Command(
             device_id=device_conn.device_id,
             connection=device_conn,
@@ -52,11 +48,12 @@ async def test_new_command_created(self, admin_user, admin_client):
             mocked_exec_command.return_value = self._exec_command_return_value(
                 stdout='test'
             )
-            await database_sync_to_async(command.save)()
-            await database_sync_to_async(command.refresh_from_db)()
+        await database_sync_to_async(command.save)()
+        await database_sync_to_async(command.refresh_from_db)()
+        return command
 
-        response = await communicator.receive_json_from()
-        expected_response = {
+    def _get_expected_response(self, command):
+        return {
             'model': 'Command',
             'data': {
                 'id': str(command.id),
@@ -70,5 +67,41 @@ async def test_new_command_created(self, admin_user, admin_client):
                 'connection': str(command.connection_id),
             },
         }
+
+    @mock.patch('paramiko.SSHClient.connect')
+    async def test_new_command_created(self, admin_user, admin_client):
+        device_conn = await database_sync_to_async(self._create_device_connection)()
+        communicator = await self._get_communicator(admin_client, device_conn.device_id)
+        command = await self._create_command(device_conn)
+        response = await communicator.receive_json_from()
+        expected_response = self._get_expected_response(command)
         assert response == expected_response
         await communicator.disconnect()
+
+    async def test_multiple_connections_receive_updates_with_redis(
+        self, admin_user, admin_client, settings
+    ):
+        settings.CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+            'default': {
+                'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
+                'CONFIG': {
+                    'hosts': [('localhost', 6379)],
+                },
+            },
+        }
+
+        device_conn = await database_sync_to_async(self._create_device_connection)()
+        communicator1 = await self._get_communicator(
+            admin_client, device_conn.device_id
+        )
+        communicator2 = await self._get_communicator(
+            admin_client, device_conn.device_id
+        )
+        command = await self._create_command(device_conn)
+        response1 = await communicator1.receive_json_from()
+        response2 = await communicator2.receive_json_from()
+        expected_response = self._get_expected_response(command)
+        assert response1 == expected_response
+        assert response2 == expected_response
+        await communicator1.disconnect()
+        await communicator2.disconnect()