diff --git a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/Lambda+LocalServer.swift b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/Lambda+LocalServer.swift
index 64a9acb7..b0a7e162 100644
--- a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/Lambda+LocalServer.swift
+++ b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntimeCore/Lambda+LocalServer.swift
@@ -350,23 +350,25 @@ private struct LambdaHttpServer {
     private final class Pool<T>: AsyncSequence, AsyncIteratorProtocol, Sendable where T: Sendable {
         typealias Element = T
 
-        private let _buffer = Mutex<CircularBuffer<T>>(.init())
-        private let _continuation = Mutex<CheckedContinuation<T, any Error>?>(nil)
+        private let mutex = Mutex<(CircularBuffer<T>, CheckedContinuation<T, any Error>?)>((.init(), nil))
 
         /// retrieve the first element from the buffer
-        public func popFirst() async -> T? {
-            self._buffer.withLock { $0.popFirst() }
+        public func popFirst() -> T? {
+            self.mutex.withLock { $0.0.popFirst() }
         }
 
         /// enqueue an element, or give it back immediately to the iterator if it is waiting for an element
         public func push(_ invocation: T) async {
-            // if the iterator is waiting for an element, give it to it
-            // otherwise, enqueue the element
-            if let continuation = self._continuation.withLock({ $0 }) {
-                self._continuation.withLock { $0 = nil }
-                continuation.resume(returning: invocation)
-            } else {
-                self._buffer.withLock { $0.append(invocation) }
+            self.mutex.withLock { mutexContent in
+                var (_buffer, _continuation) = mutexContent
+                // if the iterator is waiting for an element, give it to it
+                // otherwise, enqueue the element
+                if let continuation = _continuation {
+                    continuation.resume(returning: invocation)
+                    _continuation = nil
+                } else {
+                    _buffer.append(invocation)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -377,15 +379,17 @@ private struct LambdaHttpServer {
                 return nil
             }
 
-            if let element = await self.popFirst() {
+            if let element = self.popFirst() {
+                // if there is an element in the buffer, dequeue it
                 return element
             } else {
                 // we can't return nil if there is nothing to dequeue otherwise the async for loop will stop
-                // wait for an element to be enqueued
-                return try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { (continuation: CheckedContinuation<T, any Error>) in
-                    // store the continuation for later, when an element is enqueued
-                    self._continuation.withLock {
-                        $0 = continuation
+                // so, wait for an element to be enqueued
+                return try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation {
+                    (continuation: CheckedContinuation<T, any Error>) in
+                    self.mutex.withLock { mutexContent in
+                        // store the continuation for later, when an element is enqueued
+                        mutexContent.1 = continuation
                     }
                 }
             }