diff --git a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool.rs b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool.rs
index 42f54b12..37d985c0 100644
--- a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool.rs
+++ b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 pub type AddTransactionCallType = u32;
 pub type AddTransactionReturnType = usize;
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait MempoolTrait {
-    async fn add_transaction(&mut self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType;
+    async fn add_transaction(&self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType;
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Mempool {
-    transactions: Vec<u32>,
+    transactions: Mutex<Vec<u32>>,
 }
 
 impl Mempool {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            transactions: vec![],
+            transactions: Mutex::new(vec![]),
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl MempoolTrait for Mempool {
-    async fn add_transaction(&mut self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType {
-        self.transactions.push(tx);
-        self.transactions.len()
+    async fn add_transaction(&self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType {
+        let mut guarded_transactions = self.transactions.lock().await;
+        guarded_transactions.push(tx);
+        guarded_transactions.len()
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy.rs b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy.rs
index 60666d3d..c8d6726d 100644
--- a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy.rs
+++ b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::mempool::{AddTransactionCallType, AddTransactionReturnType, Mempool, MempoolTrait};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use tokio::task;
 
 enum ProxyFunc {
@@ -14,48 +14,57 @@ enum ProxyRetValue {
     AddTransaction(AddTransactionReturnType),
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MempoolProxy {
-    tx_call: Sender<ProxyFunc>,
-    rx_ret_value: Receiver<ProxyRetValue>,
+    tx_call: Sender<(ProxyFunc, Sender<ProxyRetValue>)>,
+}
+
+impl Default for MempoolProxy {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
 }
 
 impl MempoolProxy {
-    pub fn new(mempool: Arc<Mutex<Mempool>>) -> Self {
-        let (tx_call, mut rx_call) = channel(32);
-        let (tx_ret_value, rx_ret_value) = channel(32);
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let (tx_call, mut rx_call) = channel::<(ProxyFunc, Sender<ProxyRetValue>)>(32);
 
         task::spawn(async move {
+            let mempool = Arc::new(Mempool::default());
             while let Some(call) = rx_call.recv().await {
                 match call {
-                    ProxyFunc::AddTransaction(tx) => {
-                        let ret_value = mempool.lock().await.add_transaction(tx).await;
-                        tx_ret_value
-                            .send(ProxyRetValue::AddTransaction(ret_value))
-                            .await
-                            .expect("Sender of the func call is expecting a return value");
+                    (ProxyFunc::AddTransaction(tx), tx_response) => {
+                        let mempool = mempool.clone();
+                        task::spawn(async move {
+                            let ret_value = mempool.add_transaction(tx).await;
+                            tx_response
+                                .send(ProxyRetValue::AddTransaction(ret_value))
+                                .await
+                                .expect("Receiver should be listening.");
+                        });
                     }
                 }
             }
         });
 
-        MempoolProxy {
-            tx_call,
-            rx_ret_value,
-        }
+        MempoolProxy { tx_call }
     }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl MempoolTrait for MempoolProxy {
-    async fn add_transaction(&mut self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType {
+    async fn add_transaction(&self, tx: AddTransactionCallType) -> AddTransactionReturnType {
+        let (tx_response, mut rx_response) = channel(32);
         self.tx_call
-            .send(ProxyFunc::AddTransaction(tx))
+            .send((ProxyFunc::AddTransaction(tx), tx_response))
             .await
-            .expect("Receiver is always listening in a dedicated task");
+            .expect("Receiver should be listening.");
 
-        match self.rx_ret_value.recv().await.expect(
-            "Receiver of the function call always returns a return value after sending a func call",
-        ) {
+        match rx_response
+            .recv()
+            .await
+            .expect("Sender should be responding.")
+        {
             ProxyRetValue::AddTransaction(ret_value) => ret_value,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy_test.rs b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy_test.rs
index 2441b842..5751a54b 100644
--- a/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy_test.rs
+++ b/crates/mempool_node/src/mempool_proxy_test.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,77 @@
 mod tests {
+
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
-    use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+    use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 
     use crate::{
-        mempool::{Mempool, MempoolTrait},
+        mempool::{AddTransactionCallType, AddTransactionReturnType, Mempool, MempoolTrait},
         mempool_proxy::MempoolProxy,
     };
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_proxy_add_transaction() {
-        let mempool = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Mempool::new()));
-        let mut proxy = MempoolProxy::new(mempool);
-        assert_eq!(proxy.add_transaction(1).await, 1);
-        assert_eq!(proxy.add_transaction(1).await, 2);
+    async fn test_mempool_simple_add_transaction() {
+        let mempool = Mempool::default();
+        let tx: AddTransactionCallType = 1;
+        let expected_result: AddTransactionReturnType = 1;
+        assert_eq!(mempool.add_transaction(tx).await, expected_result);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_proxy_simple_add_transaction() {
+        let proxy = MempoolProxy::default();
+        let tx: AddTransactionCallType = 1;
+        let expected_result: AddTransactionReturnType = 1;
+        assert_eq!(proxy.add_transaction(tx).await, expected_result);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_mempool_concurrent_add_transaction() {
+        let mempool = Arc::new(Mempool::default());
+
+        let mut tasks: JoinSet<_> = (0..5)
+            .map(|_| {
+                let mempool = mempool.clone();
+                async move {
+                    let tx: AddTransactionCallType = 1;
+                    mempool.add_transaction(tx).await
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut results: Vec<AddTransactionReturnType> = vec![];
+        while let Some(result) = tasks.join_next().await {
+            results.push(result.unwrap());
+        }
+
+        results.sort();
+
+        let expected_results: Vec<AddTransactionReturnType> = (1..=5).collect();
+        assert_eq!(results, expected_results);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_proxy_concurrent_add_transaction() {
+        let proxy = MempoolProxy::default();
+
+        let mut tasks: JoinSet<_> = (0..5)
+            .map(|_| {
+                let proxy = proxy.clone();
+                async move {
+                    let tx: AddTransactionCallType = 1;
+                    proxy.add_transaction(tx).await
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut results: Vec<AddTransactionReturnType> = vec![];
+        while let Some(result) = tasks.join_next().await {
+            results.push(result.unwrap());
+        }
+
+        results.sort();
+
+        let expected_results: Vec<AddTransactionReturnType> = (1..=5).collect();
+        assert_eq!(results, expected_results);
     }
 }