diff --git a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/CRT/CRTClientEngine.swift b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/CRT/CRTClientEngine.swift
index 0a1bc1d60..fd8a4e305 100644
--- a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/CRT/CRTClientEngine.swift
+++ b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/CRT/CRTClientEngine.swift
@@ -11,9 +11,67 @@ import Darwin
 #endif
 
 public class CRTClientEngine: HttpClientEngine {
+    actor SerialExecutor {
+        private var logger: LogAgent
+
+        private let windowSize: Int
+        private let maxConnectionsPerEndpoint: Int
+        private var connectionPools: [Endpoint: HttpClientConnectionManager] = [:]
+
+        init(config: CRTClientEngineConfig) {
+            self.windowSize = config.windowSize
+            self.maxConnectionsPerEndpoint = config.maxConnectionsPerEndpoint
+            self.logger = SwiftLogger(label: "SerialExecutor")
+        }
+
+        func getOrCreateConnectionPool(endpoint: Endpoint) -> HttpClientConnectionManager {
+            guard let connectionPool = connectionPools[endpoint] else {
+                let newConnectionPool = createConnectionPool(endpoint: endpoint)
+                connectionPools[endpoint] = newConnectionPool // save in dictionary
+                return newConnectionPool
+            }
+
+            return connectionPool
+        }
+
+        func closeAllPendingConnections() {
+            for (endpoint, value) in connectionPools {
+                logger.debug("Connection to endpoint: \(String(describing: endpoint.url?.absoluteString)) is closing")
+                value.closePendingConnections()
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func createConnectionPool(endpoint: Endpoint) -> HttpClientConnectionManager {
+            let tlsConnectionOptions = SDKDefaultIO.shared.tlsContext.newConnectionOptions()
+            do {
+                try tlsConnectionOptions.setServerName(endpoint.host)
+            } catch let err {
+                logger.error("Server name was not able to be set in TLS Connection Options. TLS Negotiation will fail.")
+                logger.error("Error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
+            }
+            let socketOptions = SocketOptions(socketType: .stream)
+    #if os(iOS) || os(watchOS)
+            socketOptions.connectTimeoutMs = 30_000
+    #endif
+            let options = HttpClientConnectionOptions(clientBootstrap: SDKDefaultIO.shared.clientBootstrap,
+                                                      hostName: endpoint.host,
+                                                      initialWindowSize: windowSize,
+                                                      port: UInt16(endpoint.port),
+                                                      proxyOptions: nil,
+                                                      socketOptions: socketOptions,
+                                                      tlsOptions: tlsConnectionOptions,
+                                                      monitoringOptions: nil,
+                                                      maxConnections: maxConnectionsPerEndpoint,
+                                                      enableManualWindowManagement: false) // not using backpressure yet
+            logger.debug("Creating connection pool for \(String(describing: endpoint.url?.absoluteString))" +
+                         "with max connections: \(maxConnectionsPerEndpoint)")
+            return HttpClientConnectionManager(options: options)
+        }
+    }
+
     public typealias StreamContinuation = CheckedContinuation<HttpResponse, Error>
     private var logger: LogAgent
-    private var connectionPools: [Endpoint: HttpClientConnectionManager] = [:]
+    private let serialExecutor: SerialExecutor
     private let CONTENT_LENGTH_HEADER = "Content-Length"
     private let AWS_COMMON_RUNTIME = "AwsCommonRuntime"
     private let DEFAULT_STREAM_WINDOW_SIZE = 16 * 1024 * 1024 // 16 MB
@@ -26,70 +84,33 @@ public class CRTClientEngine: HttpClientEngine {
         self.maxConnectionsPerEndpoint = config.maxConnectionsPerEndpoint
         self.windowSize = config.windowSize
         self.logger = SwiftLogger(label: "CRTClientEngine")
-    }
-    
-    private func createConnectionPool(endpoint: Endpoint) -> HttpClientConnectionManager {
-        let tlsConnectionOptions = SDKDefaultIO.shared.tlsContext.newConnectionOptions()
-        do {
-            try tlsConnectionOptions.setServerName(endpoint.host)
-        } catch let err {
-            logger.error("Server name was not able to be set in TLS Connection Options. TLS Negotiation will fail.")
-            logger.error("Error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
-        }
-        let socketOptions = SocketOptions(socketType: .stream)
-#if os(iOS) || os(watchOS)
-        socketOptions.connectTimeoutMs = 30_000
-#endif
-        let options = HttpClientConnectionOptions(clientBootstrap: SDKDefaultIO.shared.clientBootstrap,
-                                                  hostName: endpoint.host,
-                                                  initialWindowSize: windowSize,
-                                                  port: UInt16(endpoint.port),
-                                                  proxyOptions: nil,
-                                                  socketOptions: socketOptions,
-                                                  tlsOptions: tlsConnectionOptions,
-                                                  monitoringOptions: nil,
-                                                  maxConnections: maxConnectionsPerEndpoint,
-                                                  enableManualWindowManagement: false) // not using backpressure yet
-        logger.debug("Creating connection pool for \(String(describing: endpoint.url?.absoluteString))" +
-                     "with max connections: \(maxConnectionsPerEndpoint)")
-        return HttpClientConnectionManager(options: options)
-    }
-    
-    private func getOrCreateConnectionPool(endpoint: Endpoint) -> HttpClientConnectionManager {
-        
-        guard let connectionPool = connectionPools[endpoint] else {
-            let newConnectionPool = createConnectionPool(endpoint: endpoint)
-            connectionPools[endpoint] = newConnectionPool // save in dictionary
-            return newConnectionPool
-        }
-        
-        return connectionPool
+        self.serialExecutor = SerialExecutor(config: config)
     }
     
     public func execute(request: SdkHttpRequest) async throws -> HttpResponse {
-        let connectionMgr = getOrCreateConnectionPool(endpoint: request.endpoint)
+        let connectionMgr = await serialExecutor.getOrCreateConnectionPool(endpoint: request.endpoint)
         let connection = try await connectionMgr.acquireConnection()
         self.logger.debug("Connection was acquired to: \(String(describing: request.endpoint.url?.absoluteString))")
         return try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation({ (continuation: StreamContinuation) in
-            let requestOptions = makeHttpRequestStreamOptions(request, continuation)
-            let stream = connection.makeRequest(requestOptions: requestOptions)
-            stream.activate()
+            do {
+                let requestOptions = makeHttpRequestStreamOptions(request, continuation)
+                let stream = try connection.makeRequest(requestOptions: requestOptions)
+                try stream.activate()
+            } catch {
+                continuation.resume(throwing: error)
+            }
         })
-
     }
     
-    public func close() {
-        for (endpoint, value) in connectionPools {
-            logger.debug("Connection to endpoint: \(String(describing: endpoint.url?.absoluteString)) is closing")
-            value.closePendingConnections()
-        }
+    public func close() async {
+        await serialExecutor.closeAllPendingConnections()
     }
     
     public func makeHttpRequestStreamOptions(_ request: SdkHttpRequest, _ continuation: StreamContinuation) -> HttpRequestOptions {
         let response = HttpResponse()
         let crtRequest = request.toHttpRequest(bufferSize: windowSize)
         let streamReader: StreamReader = DataStreamReader()
-        
+
         let requestOptions = HttpRequestOptions(request: crtRequest) { [self] (stream, _, httpHeaders) in
             logger.debug("headers were received")
             response.statusCode = HttpStatusCode(rawValue: Int(stream.statusCode)) ?? HttpStatusCode.notFound
@@ -113,11 +134,11 @@ public class CRTClientEngine: HttpClientEngine {
                     return
                 }
             }
-            
+
             response.body = .stream(.reader(streamReader))
-           
+
             response.statusCode = HttpStatusCode(rawValue: Int(stream.statusCode)) ?? HttpStatusCode.notFound
-            
+
             continuation.resume(returning: response)
         }
         return requestOptions
diff --git a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/HttpClientEngine.swift b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/HttpClientEngine.swift
index 037db4ee2..c45867907 100644
--- a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/HttpClientEngine.swift
+++ b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/HttpClientEngine.swift
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ import AwsCommonRuntimeKit
 
 public protocol HttpClientEngine {
     func execute(request: SdkHttpRequest) async throws -> HttpResponse
-    func close()
+    func close() async
 }
diff --git a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/SdkHttpClient.swift b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/SdkHttpClient.swift
index 0b5472c54..089758db9 100644
--- a/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/SdkHttpClient.swift
+++ b/Packages/ClientRuntime/Sources/Networking/Http/SdkHttpClient.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ public class SdkHttpClient {
     }
     
     public func close() {
-        engine.close()
+        Task {
+            await self.engine.close()
+        }
     }
     
 }