diff --git a/client/internal/peer/status.go b/client/internal/peer/status.go
index 3e5c56dd2..9f73202bf 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/status.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/status.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ func (s *StatusChangeSubscription) Events() chan map[string]RouterState {
 // Pure read methods take RLock; anything that mutates state takes Lock.
 type Status struct {
 	mux                   sync.RWMutex
+	muxRelays             sync.RWMutex
 	peers                 map[string]State
 	ipToKey               map[string]string
 	changeNotify          map[string]map[string]*StatusChangeSubscription // map[peerID]map[subscriptionID]*StatusChangeSubscription
@@ -244,8 +245,8 @@ func NewRecorder(mgmAddress string) *Status {
 }
 
 func (d *Status) SetRelayMgr(manager *relayClient.Manager) {
-	d.mux.Lock()
-	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+	d.muxRelays.Lock()
+	defer d.muxRelays.Unlock()
 	d.relayMgr = manager
 }
 
@@ -906,8 +907,8 @@ func (d *Status) MarkSignalConnected() {
 }
 
 func (d *Status) UpdateRelayStates(relayResults []relay.ProbeResult) {
-	d.mux.Lock()
-	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+	d.muxRelays.Lock()
+	defer d.muxRelays.Unlock()
 	d.relayStates = relayResults
 }
 
@@ -1018,24 +1019,26 @@ func (d *Status) GetSignalState() SignalState {
 
 // GetRelayStates returns the stun/turn/permanent relay states
 func (d *Status) GetRelayStates() []relay.ProbeResult {
-	d.mux.RLock()
-	defer d.mux.RUnlock()
+	d.muxRelays.RLock()
 	if d.relayMgr == nil {
+		defer d.muxRelays.RUnlock()
 		return d.relayStates
 	}
 
+	relayMgr := d.relayMgr
 	// extend the list of stun, turn servers with the relay server connections
 	relayStates := slices.Clone(d.relayStates)
+	d.muxRelays.RUnlock()
 
-	states := d.relayMgr.RelayStates()
+	states := relayMgr.RelayStates()
 	if len(states) == 0 {
 		// no relay connection tracked yet; surface configured servers as
 		// unavailable with the real reconnect error when known
 		err := relayClient.ErrRelayClientNotConnected
-		if connErr := d.relayMgr.RelayConnectError(); connErr != nil {
+		if connErr := relayMgr.RelayConnectError(); connErr != nil {
 			err = connErr
 		}
-		for _, r := range d.relayMgr.ServerURLs() {
+		for _, r := range relayMgr.ServerURLs() {
 			relayStates = append(relayStates, relay.ProbeResult{
 				URI: r,
 				Err: err,