diff --git a/test/src/realtime/test_chat.cpp b/test/src/realtime/test_chat.cpp
index 4f1420a7..d4c782bd 100644
--- a/test/src/realtime/test_chat.cpp
+++ b/test/src/realtime/test_chat.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Nakama {
             NSessionPtr session = test.client->authenticateCustomAsync(TestGuid::newGuid(), std::string(), true).get();
             bool createStatus = false;
             test.rtClient->connectAsync(session, createStatus, NTest::RtProtocol).get();
-            const NGroup group = test.client->createGroupAsync(session, "group chat " + session->getAuthToken(), "a group for chatting", "", "", false, {}).get();
+            const NGroup group = test.client->createGroupAsync(session, TestGuid::newGuid(), "a group for chatting", "", "", false, {}).get();
             const NChannelPtr channelPtr = test.rtClient->joinChatAsync(group.id, NChannelType::GROUP, {}, {}).get();
             test.stopTest(true);
         }
diff --git a/test/src/realtime/test_lifecycle.cpp b/test/src/realtime/test_lifecycle.cpp
index 7c92af9d..4741e254 100644
--- a/test/src/realtime/test_lifecycle.cpp
+++ b/test/src/realtime/test_lifecycle.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,51 @@ namespace Nakama {
             test.stopTest(connected);
         }
 
+        // requires session.single_socket to be true.
+        void test_rt_simultaneous_connect()
+        {
+            bool threadedTick = true;
+
+            NTest test(__func__, threadedTick);
+            test.runTest();
+
+            NSessionPtr session = test.client->authenticateCustomAsync(TestGuid::newGuid(), std::string(), true).get();
+
+            test.rtClient->connectAsync(session, true).get();
+
+            bool disconnected = false;
+            std::mutex disconnectedMtx;
+            std::condition_variable disconnectedCV;
+
+            test.listener.setDisconnectCallback([&](const NRtClientDisconnectInfo& info) {
+                std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(disconnectedMtx);
+                disconnected = true;
+                disconnectedCV.notify_one();
+            });
+
+            std::atomic<bool> rtClient2Tick(true);
+            auto rtClient2 = test.client->createRtClient();
+            rtClient2->connect(session, true);
+
+            std::thread tickThread([&]() {
+                while (rtClient2Tick.load()) {
+                    rtClient2->tick();
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+                }
+            });
+
+            {
+                std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(disconnectedMtx);
+                disconnectedCV.wait(lock, [&](){ return disconnected; }); // Wait until rtClient1 disconnects due to new connect.
+            }
+
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(2000)); // see if any tick() from rtClient2 causes exceptions to get thrown.
+            rtClient2Tick.store(false);
+            tickThread.join();
+
+            test.stopTest(true);
+        }
+
         void test_connectivity_loss()
         {
             bool threadedTick = true;
diff --git a/test/src/realtime/test_realtime.cpp b/test/src/realtime/test_realtime.cpp
index d323bfe0..5eb29669 100644
--- a/test/src/realtime/test_realtime.cpp
+++ b/test/src/realtime/test_realtime.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ void test_rt_reconnect();
 void test_rt_connect_callback();
 void test_rt_double_connect();
 void test_rt_double_connect_async();
+void test_rt_simultaneous_connect();
+
 void test_connectivity_loss();
 
 void run_realtime_tests()
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ void test_realtime()
     test_rt_connect_callback();
     test_rt_double_connect();
     test_rt_double_connect_async();
+    // optional test. requires session.single_socket to be true in server configuration.
+    // test_rt_simultaneous_connect();
 
     // optional "test". run websocket for a full minute. useful for testing connection loss with network link conditioner.
     // test_connectivity_loss();