diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 821c392..088a669 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/packet-ipc/"
 repository = "https://github.com/protectwise/packet-ipc"
 
 [dependencies]
+blocking = "0.5"
 bincode = "1"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.3"
 ipc-channel = "0.14"
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ thiserror = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.7"
+tokio-test = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 6986cdf..9db5ce1 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Bincode(#[from] bincode::Error),
     #[error("Error receiving: {0:?}")]
     Recv(#[from] crossbeam_channel::RecvError),
+    #[error("Mutex was poisoned")]
+    Mutex(),
 }
 
 unsafe impl Sync for Error {}
diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index 65dc35a..4dec6d6 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 pub trait AsIpcPacket {
     fn timestamp(&self) -> &std::time::SystemTime;
-    fn data(&self) -> &[u8];
+    fn data(&self) -> Vec<u8>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-pub struct IpcPacket<'a> {
+pub struct IpcPacket {
     timestamp: std::time::SystemTime,
     #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
-    data: &'a [u8],
+    data: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: AsIpcPacket> From<&'a T> for IpcPacket<'a> {
-    fn from(v: &'a T) -> Self {
+impl<T: AsIpcPacket> From<&T> for IpcPacket {
+    fn from(v: &T) -> Self {
         IpcPacket {
             timestamp: v.timestamp().clone(),
             data: v.data(),
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ impl<'a, T: AsIpcPacket> From<&'a T> for IpcPacket<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<IpcPacket<'a>> for Packet {
-    fn from(v: IpcPacket<'a>) -> Self {
+impl From<IpcPacket> for Packet {
+    fn from(v: IpcPacket) -> Self {
         Packet {
             ts: v.timestamp.clone(),
             data: v.data.to_vec(),
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ impl AsIpcPacket for Packet {
     fn timestamp(&self) -> &std::time::SystemTime {
         &self.ts
     }
-    fn data(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        self.data.as_ref()
+    fn data(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.data.clone()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index f33c9a4..e144dad 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -3,21 +3,22 @@ use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::packet::{AsIpcPacket, IpcPacket};
 use ipc_channel::ipc::{IpcOneShotServer, IpcSender};
 use log::*;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-pub type SenderMessage<'a> = Option<Vec<IpcPacket<'a>>>;
-pub type Sender<'a> = IpcSender<SenderMessage<'a>>;
+pub type SenderMessage = Option<Vec<IpcPacket>>;
+pub type Sender = IpcSender<SenderMessage>;
 
-pub struct Server<'a> {
-    server: IpcOneShotServer<Sender<'a>>,
+pub struct Server {
+    server: IpcOneShotServer<Sender>,
     name: String,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Server<'a> {
+impl Server {
     pub fn name(&self) -> &String {
         &self.name
     }
 
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Server<'a>, Error> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Server, Error> {
         let (server, server_name) = IpcOneShotServer::new().map_err(Error::Io)?;
 
         Ok(Server {
@@ -26,30 +27,44 @@ impl<'a> Server<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn accept(self) -> Result<ConnectedIpc<'a>, Error> {
+    pub fn accept(self) -> Result<ConnectedIpc, Error> {
         let (_, tx) = self.server.accept().map_err(Error::Bincode)?;
 
         info!("Accepted connection from {:?}", tx);
 
+        let tx = Arc::new(Mutex::new(tx));
+
         Ok(ConnectedIpc { connection: tx })
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ConnectedIpc<'a> {
-    connection: Sender<'a>,
+
+pub struct ConnectedIpc {
+    connection: Arc<Mutex<Sender>>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> ConnectedIpc<'a> {
-    pub fn send<T: AsIpcPacket>(&'a self, packets: &'a [T]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+impl ConnectedIpc {
+    pub async fn send<T: AsIpcPacket>(&self, packets:Vec<T>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let ipc_packets: Vec<_> = packets.iter().map(IpcPacket::from).collect();
-        self.connection.send(Some(ipc_packets)).map_err(|e| {
-            error!("Failed to send {:?}", e);
-            Error::Bincode(e)
-        })
+        Self::internal_send(Arc::clone(&self.connection), ipc_packets).await
+    }
+
+    async fn internal_send(sender: Arc<Mutex<Sender>>, ipc_packets: Vec<IpcPacket>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        blocking::Unblock::new(()).with_mut(move |_| {
+            let sender = Arc::clone(&sender);
+            let sender = sender.lock().map_err(|_| Error::Mutex())?;
+            sender.send(Some(ipc_packets)).map_err(|e| {
+                error!("Failed to send {:?}", e);
+                Error::Bincode(e)
+            })
+        }).await
+
     }
 
     pub fn close(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.connection.send(None).map_err(Error::Bincode)?;
+        let connection = Arc::clone(&self.connection);
+        let connection = connection.lock().map_err(|_| Error::Mutex())?;
+        connection.send(None).map_err(Error::Bincode)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.rs b/tests/integration_test.rs
index 4d60a54..ec03bbe 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use packet_ipc::{AsIpcPacket, Client, Error, IpcPacket, Packet, Server};
+use tokio_test::block_on;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_roundtrip() {
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ fn test_packet_receive() {
     });
 
     let mut server_tx = server.accept().expect("Failed to accept connection");
-
+    block_on(
     server_tx
-        .send(&vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![3u8])])
+        .send(vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![3u8])]))
         .expect("Failed to send");
 
     server_tx.close().expect("Failed to close");
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ fn test_multiple_packet_receive() {
 
     let mut server_tx = server.accept().expect("Failed to accept connection");
 
-    server_tx
-        .send(&vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![3u8])])
+    block_on(server_tx
+        .send(vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![3u8])]))
         .expect("Failed to send");
-    server_tx
-        .send(&vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![4u8])])
+    block_on(server_tx
+        .send(vec![Packet::new(std::time::SystemTime::now(), vec![4u8])]))
         .expect("Failed to send");
 
     server_tx.close().expect("Failed to close");