diff --git a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/broadcast.py b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/broadcast.py
index 3612a1f7daf..707b5400347 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/broadcast.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/broadcast.py
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ async def read_stdin(broadcast_server):
                 if line.strip().startswith("{") or line.strip().startswith("[")
                 else line.strip()
             )
-            msg = (
-                "BROADCAST INFO:     Message received from parent process and relayed to active listeners ->"
-                + f" {json.dumps(command)}"
-            )
             await broadcast_server.broadcast(json.dumps(command))
-            broadcast_server.logger.info(msg)
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             broadcast_server.logger.error("Invalid JSON received from stdin")
 
@@ -270,10 +265,12 @@ def main():
             **kwargs,
         )
     except TypeError as e:
-        msg = f"Invalid keyword argument passed to unvicorn. -> {e.args[0]}\n"
+        msg = (
+            f"ERROR:     Invalid keyword argument passed to unvicorn. -> {e.args[0]}\n"
+        )
         broadcast_server.logger.error(msg)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        broadcast_server.logger.info("Broadcast server terminated.")
+        broadcast_server.logger.info("INFO:      Broadcast server terminated.")
     finally:
         sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
index e2ffbb0184c..a30de3bf6bf 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ def subscribe(self, symbol) -> None:
         import time
         from openbb_core.app.model.abstract.error import OpenBBError
 
+        if not self.is_running:
+            raise OpenBBError("Provider connection is not running.")
+
         ticker = symbol if isinstance(symbol, list) else symbol.split(",")
         msg = {"event": "subscribe", "symbol": ticker}
         self.send_message(json.dumps(msg))
@@ -492,15 +495,21 @@ def subscribe(self, symbol) -> None:
     def unsubscribe(self, symbol) -> None:
         """Unsubscribe from a symbol or list of symbols."""
         # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-        import json
+        import json  # noqa
+        import time
+        from openbb_core.app.model.abstract.error import OpenBBError
 
         if not self.symbol:
             self.logger.info("No subscribed symbols.")
             return
 
+        if not self.is_running:
+            raise OpenBBError("Provider connection is not running.")
+
         ticker = symbol if isinstance(symbol, list) else symbol.split(",")
         msg = {"event": "unsubscribe", "symbol": ticker}
         self.send_message(json.dumps(msg))
+        time.sleep(0.1)
         old_symbols = self.symbol.split(",")
         new_symbols = list(set(old_symbols) - set(ticker))
         self._symbol = ",".join(new_symbols)
@@ -782,22 +791,25 @@ def read_message_queue(
     """Read messages from the queue and send them to the WebSocketConnection process."""
     while not message_queue.empty():
         try:
-            if target == "provider":
-                while not client._stop_log_thread_event.is_set():
-                    message = message_queue.get(timeout=1)
-                    if message:
+            message = message_queue.get(timeout=1)
+            if message:
+                try:
+                    if (
+                        target == "provider"
+                        and not client._stop_log_thread_event.is_set()
+                    ):
                         send_message(client, message, target="provider")
-            elif target == "broadcast":
-                while not client._stop_broadcasting_event.is_set():
-                    message = message_queue.get(timeout=1)
-                    if message:
+                    elif (
+                        target == "broadcast"
+                        and not client._stop_broadcasting_event.is_set()
+                    ):
                         send_message(client, message, target="broadcast")
-        except Exception as e:
-            err = (
-                f"Error while attempting to transmit from the outgoing message queue: {e.__class__.__name__} "
-                f"-> {e} -> {message}"
-            )
-            client.logger.error(err)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    err = (
+                        f"Error while attempting to transmit from the outgoing message queue: {e.__class__.__name__} "
+                        f"-> {e} -> {message}"
+                    )
+                    client.logger.error(err)
         finally:
             break
 
diff --git a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/helpers.py b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/helpers.py
index 3c4ebed3a19..11a52cab71b 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/helpers.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/helpers.py
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ async def setup_database(results_path, table_name):
     import os  # noqa
     import aiosqlite
 
-    async with aiosqlite.connect(results_path) as conn:
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(results_path, check_same_thread=False) as conn:
         if os.path.exists(results_path):
             try:
                 await conn.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table';")
             except aiosqlite.DatabaseError:
                 os.remove(results_path)
 
-    async with aiosqlite.connect(results_path) as conn:
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(results_path, check_same_thread=False) as conn:
         await conn.execute(
             f"""
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {table_name} (
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async def write_to_db(message, results_path, table_name, limit):
     import json  # noqa
     import aiosqlite
 
-    conn = await aiosqlite.connect(results_path)
+    conn = await aiosqlite.connect(results_path, check_same_thread=False)
 
     # Check if the table exists and create it if it doesn't
     await conn.execute(