diff --git a/pkg/exchange/max/maxapi/websocket.go b/pkg/exchange/max/maxapi/websocket.go
index 19e9acb5b..f005416f2 100644
--- a/pkg/exchange/max/maxapi/websocket.go
+++ b/pkg/exchange/max/maxapi/websocket.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package max
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var WebSocketURL = "wss://max-stream.maicoin.com/ws"
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ var UnsubscribeAction = "unsubscribe"
 type WebSocketService struct {
 	baseURL, key, secret string
 
+	mu   sync.Mutex
 	conn *websocket.Conn
 
 	reconnectC chan struct{}
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := s.connect(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	go s.read(ctx)
+
+	go s.reconnector(ctx)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) Auth() error {
 }
 
 func (s *WebSocketService) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
 	conn, _, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, s.baseURL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,6 +123,8 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	s.conn = conn
 	s.EmitConnect(conn)
 
+	go s.read(ctx)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) emitReconnect() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *WebSocketService) read(ctx context.Context) {
+func (s *WebSocketService) reconnector(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -137,12 +146,29 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) read(ctx context.Context) {
 			if err := s.connect(ctx); err != nil {
 				s.emitReconnect()
 			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *WebSocketService) read(ctx context.Context) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
 
 		default:
+			s.mu.Lock()
 			mt, msg, err := s.conn.ReadMessage()
+			s.mu.Unlock()
 
 			if err != nil {
-				s.emitReconnect()
+				if websocket.IsUnexpectedCloseError(err, websocket.CloseNormalClosure) {
+					// emit reconnect to start a new connection
+					s.emitReconnect()
+					return
+				}
+
+				log.WithError(err).Error("websocket error")
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -219,9 +245,9 @@ func (s *WebSocketService) Reconnect() {
 // (Internal public method)
 func (s *WebSocketService) Subscribe(channel, market string, options SubscribeOptions) {
 	s.AddSubscription(Subscription{
-		Channel: channel,
-		Market:  market,
-		Depth: options.Depth,
+		Channel:    channel,
+		Market:     market,
+		Depth:      options.Depth,
 		Resolution: options.Resolution,
 	})
 }