diff --git a/src/replit_river/v2/session.py b/src/replit_river/v2/session.py
index 3fe948e8..99b30e82 100644
--- a/src/replit_river/v2/session.py
+++ b/src/replit_river/v2/session.py
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ class Session[HandshakeMetadata]:
 
     # Terminating
     _terminating_task: asyncio.Task[None] | None
-    _closing_waiter: asyncio.Event | None
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Terminating
         self._terminating_task = None
-        self._closing_waiter = None
 
         self._start_recv_from_ws()
         self._start_buffered_message_sender()
@@ -393,11 +391,11 @@ async def close(
         reason: Exception | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Close the session and all associated streams."""
-        if self._closing_waiter:
+        if self._terminating_task:
             try:
                 logger.debug("Session already closing, waiting...")
                 async with asyncio.timeout(SESSION_CLOSE_TIMEOUT_SEC):
-                    await self._closing_waiter.wait()
+                    await self._terminating_task
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 logger.warning(
                     f"Session took longer than {SESSION_CLOSE_TIMEOUT_SEC} "
@@ -436,7 +434,6 @@ async def do_close() -> None:
                 f"ws: {self._ws}"
             )
             self._state = SessionState.CLOSING
-            self._closing_waiter = asyncio.Event()
 
             # We're closing, so we need to wake up...
             # ... tasks waiting for connection to be established
@@ -502,14 +499,11 @@ async def do_close() -> None:
             # This will get us GC'd, so this should be the last thing.
             self._close_session_callback(self)
 
-            # Release waiters, then release the event
-            self._closing_waiter.set()
-            self._closing_waiter = None
-
         if self._terminating_task:
             return self._terminating_task
 
-        return asyncio.create_task(do_close())
+        self._terminating_task = asyncio.create_task(do_close())
+        return self._terminating_task
 
     def _start_buffered_message_sender(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/v2/test_v2_session_lifecycle.py b/tests/v2/test_v2_session_lifecycle.py
index fb5982cc..2fa8d0e2 100644
--- a/tests/v2/test_v2_session_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/v2/test_v2_session_lifecycle.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from websockets.asyncio.server import ServerConnection, serve
 from websockets.typing import Data
 
+from replit_river.common_session import SessionState
 from replit_river.messages import parse_transport_msg
 from replit_river.rate_limiter import RateLimiter
 from replit_river.rpc import TransportMessage
@@ -114,14 +115,20 @@ async def test_connect(ws_server: WsServerFixture) -> None:
     await connecting
 
 
-async def test_reconnect(ws_server: WsServerFixture) -> None:
+async def test_close_race(ws_server: WsServerFixture) -> None:
     (urimeta, recv, conn) = ws_server
 
+    callcount = 0
+
+    def close_session_callback(_session: Session) -> None:
+        nonlocal callcount
+        callcount += 1
+
     session = Session(
         server_id="SERVER",
         session_id="SESSION1",
         transport_options=TransportOptions(),
-        close_session_callback=lambda _: None,
+        close_session_callback=close_session_callback,
         client_id="CLIENT1",
         rate_limiter=_PermissiveRateLimiter(),
         uri_and_metadata_factory=urimeta,
@@ -132,4 +139,9 @@ async def test_reconnect(ws_server: WsServerFixture) -> None:
     assert isinstance(msg, TransportMessage)
     assert msg.payload["type"] == "HANDSHAKE_REQ"
     await session.close()
+    await session.close()
+    await session.close()
+    await session.close()
     await connecting
+    assert session._state == SessionState.CLOSED
+    assert callcount == 1