diff --git a/.changeset/purple-socks-smash.md b/.changeset/purple-socks-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..117fd9923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-socks-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@powersync/web': minor
+---
+
+Introduced functionality for releasing the navigator lock.
+This resolves an issue related to sequential `connect()` calls breaking all syncing and never reaching a `connected` state. A typical error case was React's StrictMode which could trigger an `useEffect` which was calling `connect()` twice.
diff --git a/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WebDBAdapter.ts b/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WebDBAdapter.ts
index 2a78ca4aa..34bc5ce61 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WebDBAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WebDBAdapter.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ResolvedWebSQLOpenOptions } from './web-sql-flags';
 export type SharedConnectionWorker = {
   identifier: string;
   port: MessagePort;
+  release: () => void;
 };
 
 export interface WebDBAdapter extends DBAdapter {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection.ts b/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection.ts
index 5004ad9ea..21443edad 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/db/adapters/WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ResolvedWebSQLOpenOptions } from './web-sql-flags';
 export type SharedConnectionWorker = {
   identifier: string;
   port: MessagePort;
+  release: () => void;
 };
 
 export type WrappedWorkerConnectionOptions<Config extends ResolvedWebSQLOpenOptions = ResolvedWebSQLOpenOptions> = {
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ export class WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection<Config extends ResolvedWebSQLO
           },
           async () => {
             resolve();
-
             // Free the lock when the connection is already closed.
             if (this.lockAbortController.signal.aborted) {
               return;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection<Config extends ResolvedWebSQLO
     );
 
     const newPort = await remote[Comlink.createEndpoint]();
-    return { port: newPort, identifier };
+    return { port: newPort, identifier, release: () => this.lockAbortController.abort() };
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/web/src/db/sync/SharedWebStreamingSyncImplementation.ts b/packages/web/src/db/sync/SharedWebStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
index 916541d9f..68262f017 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/db/sync/SharedWebStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/db/sync/SharedWebStreamingSyncImplementation.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PowerSyncConnectionOptions, PowerSyncCredentials, SyncStatus, SyncStatusOptions } from '@powersync/common';
 import * as Comlink from 'comlink';
-import { AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider } from '../../worker/sync/AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider';
+import { SharedSyncClientProvider } from '../../worker/sync/SharedSyncClientProvider';
 import {
   ManualSharedSyncPayload,
   SharedSyncClientEvent,
@@ -17,20 +17,28 @@ import {
  * The shared worker will trigger methods on this side of the message port
  * via this client provider.
  */
-class SharedSyncClientProvider extends AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider {
+class SharedSyncClientProviderImplementation implements SharedSyncClientProvider {
+  protected release: (() => void) | null;
+
   constructor(
     protected options: WebStreamingSyncImplementationOptions,
     public statusChanged: (status: SyncStatusOptions) => void,
     protected webDB: WebDBAdapter
   ) {
-    super();
+    this.release = null;
   }
 
   async getDBWorkerPort(): Promise<MessagePort> {
-    const { port } = await this.webDB.shareConnection();
+    const { port, release } = await this.webDB.shareConnection();
+    this.release = release;
     return Comlink.transfer(port, [port]);
   }
 
+  async releaseSharedConnection() {
+    this.release?.();
+    this.release = null;
+  }
+
   async fetchCredentials(): Promise<PowerSyncCredentials | null> {
     const credentials = await this.options.remote.getCredentials();
     if (credentials == null) {
@@ -159,7 +167,7 @@ export class SharedWebStreamingSyncImplementation extends WebStreamingSyncImplem
     /**
      * Pass along any sync status updates to this listener
      */
-    this.clientProvider = new SharedSyncClientProvider(
+    this.clientProvider = new SharedSyncClientProviderImplementation(
       this.webOptions,
       (status) => {
         this.iterateListeners((l) => this.updateSyncStatus(status));
diff --git a/packages/web/src/worker/sync/AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider.ts b/packages/web/src/worker/sync/AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2713f13f8..000000000
--- a/packages/web/src/worker/sync/AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import type { PowerSyncCredentials, SyncStatusOptions } from '@powersync/common';
-
-/**
- * The client side port should provide these methods.
- */
-export abstract class AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider {
-  abstract fetchCredentials(): Promise<PowerSyncCredentials | null>;
-  abstract uploadCrud(): Promise<void>;
-  abstract statusChanged(status: SyncStatusOptions): void;
-  abstract getDBWorkerPort(): Promise<MessagePort>;
-
-  abstract trace(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract debug(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract info(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract log(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract warn(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract error(...x: any[]): void;
-  abstract time(label: string): void;
-  abstract timeEnd(label: string): void;
-}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncClientProvider.ts b/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncClientProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10f283fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncClientProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { PowerSyncCredentials, SyncStatusOptions } from '@powersync/common';
+
+/**
+ * The client side port should provide these methods.
+ */
+export interface SharedSyncClientProvider {
+  fetchCredentials(): Promise<PowerSyncCredentials | null>;
+  uploadCrud(): Promise<void>;
+  statusChanged(status: SyncStatusOptions): void;
+  getDBWorkerPort(): Promise<MessagePort>;
+  releaseSharedConnection(): void;
+
+  trace(...x: any[]): void;
+  debug(...x: any[]): void;
+  info(...x: any[]): void;
+  log(...x: any[]): void;
+  warn(...x: any[]): void;
+  error(...x: any[]): void;
+  time(label: string): void;
+  timeEnd(label: string): void;
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncImplementation.ts b/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncImplementation.ts
index f5c7c5bdc..ceb2b35ba 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncImplementation.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/worker/sync/SharedSyncImplementation.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { LockedAsyncDatabaseAdapter } from '../../db/adapters/LockedAsyncDatabas
 import { ResolvedWebSQLOpenOptions } from '../../db/adapters/web-sql-flags';
 import { WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection } from '../../db/adapters/WorkerWrappedAsyncDatabaseConnection';
 import { getNavigatorLocks } from '../../shared/navigator';
-import { AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider } from './AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider';
+import { SharedSyncClientProvider } from './SharedSyncClientProvider';
 import { BroadcastLogger } from './BroadcastLogger';
 
 /**
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export interface SharedSyncImplementationListener extends StreamingSyncImplement
  */
 export type WrappedSyncPort = {
   port: MessagePort;
-  clientProvider: Comlink.Remote<AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider>;
+  clientProvider: Comlink.Remote<SharedSyncClientProvider>;
   db?: DBAdapter;
 };
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class SharedSyncImplementation
   addPort(port: MessagePort) {
     const portProvider = {
       port,
-      clientProvider: Comlink.wrap<AbstractSharedSyncClientProvider>(port)
+      clientProvider: Comlink.wrap<SharedSyncClientProvider>(port)
     };
     this.ports.push(portProvider);
 
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ export class SharedSyncImplementation
       }
 
       // Clearing the adapter will result in a new one being opened in connect
+      await trackedPort.clientProvider.releaseSharedConnection();
       this.dbAdapter = null;
 
       if (shouldReconnect) {