diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index e00ffc3..5f6a391 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 	PublishStatusSucceeded Status = 1
 )
 
-var subscriptionIdCounter = 0
+var subscriptionIdCounter xsync.Counter
 
 func (s Status) String() string {
 	switch s {
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ func (r *Relay) QuerySync(ctx context.Context, filter Filter) ([]*Event, error)
 }
 
 func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(ctx context.Context) *Subscription {
-	current := subscriptionIdCounter
-	subscriptionIdCounter++
+	current := subscriptionIdCounter.Value()
+	subscriptionIdCounter.Inc()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
diff --git a/subscription.go b/subscription.go
index d2b9388..3df922b 100644
--- a/subscription.go
+++ b/subscription.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type Subscription struct {
 	label   string
-	counter int
+	counter int64
 	conn    *Connection
 	mutex   sync.Mutex
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) SetLabel(label string) {
 
 // GetID return the Nostr subscription ID as given to the relay, it will be a sequential number, stringified.
 func (sub *Subscription) GetID() string {
-	return sub.label + ":" + strconv.Itoa(sub.counter)
+	return sub.label + ":" + strconv.FormatInt(sub.counter, 10)
 }
 
 // Unsub closes the subscription, sending "CLOSE" to relay as in NIP-01.