diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 93b3d0c..50e2891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: linux
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
             arch: x86_64
+          - os: linux-musl
+            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x86_64
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -48,6 +51,15 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev build-essential
 
+      - name: Install dependencies (Alpine/musl)
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux-musl'
+        run: |
+          # Use Alpine container for musl builds
+          docker run --rm -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace -w /workspace alpine:latest sh -c "
+            apk add --no-cache build-base sqlite-dev go curl git &&
+            echo 'Alpine dependencies installed'
+          "
+
       - name: Install dependencies (macOS)
         if: matrix.os == 'darwin'
         run: |
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           choco install sqlite
 
       - name: Build SQLite (Unix)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows'
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows' && matrix.os != 'linux-musl'
         run: |
           cd sqlite
           if [ ! -d "sqlite-latest" ]; then
@@ -73,6 +85,24 @@ jobs:
           make
           make install
 
+      - name: Build SQLite (Alpine/musl)
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux-musl'
+        run: |
+          # Build SQLite in Alpine container for musl compatibility
+          docker run --rm -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace -w /workspace alpine:latest sh -c "
+            apk add --no-cache build-base curl &&
+            cd sqlite &&
+            if [ ! -d 'sqlite-latest' ]; then
+              curl -O https://www.sqlite.org/2024/sqlite-autoconf-3450100.tar.gz
+              tar xzf sqlite-autoconf-3450100.tar.gz
+              mv sqlite-autoconf-3450100 sqlite-latest
+            fi &&
+            cd sqlite-latest &&
+            ./configure --prefix=\$(pwd)/../install --enable-static --disable-shared 'CFLAGS=-DSQLITE_ENABLE_DBPAGE_VTAB=1 -O2' &&
+            make &&
+            make install
+          "
+
       - name: Build SQLite (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows'
         run: |
@@ -89,10 +119,21 @@ jobs:
           bash -c "make install"
 
       - name: Build Bridge
+        if: matrix.os != 'linux-musl'
         run: |
           cd bridge
           make
 
+      - name: Build Bridge (Alpine/musl)
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux-musl'
+        run: |
+          # Build bridge in Alpine container
+          docker run --rm -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace -w /workspace alpine:latest sh -c "
+            apk add --no-cache build-base go &&
+            cd bridge &&
+            make
+          "
+
       - name: Set build environment (Darwin ARM64)
         if: matrix.os == 'darwin' && matrix.arch == 'arm64'
         run: |
@@ -114,6 +155,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "GOARCH=amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CGO_ENABLED=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Set build environment (Linux musl x86_64)
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux-musl' && matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
+        run: |
+          echo "GOOS=linux" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "GOARCH=amd64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CGO_ENABLED=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Set build environment (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows'
         run: |
@@ -122,11 +170,21 @@ jobs:
           echo "CGO_ENABLED=1" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Build Client (Unix)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows'
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows' && matrix.os != 'linux-musl'
         run: |
           cd client
           make build
 
+      - name: Build Client (Alpine/musl)
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux-musl'
+        run: |
+          # Build client in Alpine container
+          docker run --rm -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/workspace -w /workspace alpine:latest sh -c "
+            apk add --no-cache build-base go git &&
+            cd client &&
+            make build
+          "
+
       - name: Build Client (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows'
         run: |
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
index 2236700..d5bbb2e 100644
--- a/client/main.go
+++ b/client/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sqlrsync/sqlrsync.com/sync"
 )
 
-var VERSION = "0.0.6"
+var VERSION = "0.0.9"
 var (
 	serverURL          string
 	verbose            bool
diff --git a/client/remote/client.go b/client/remote/client.go
index c1ee4a6..4e1d997 100644
--- a/client/remote/client.go
+++ b/client/remote/client.go
@@ -1455,14 +1455,29 @@ func (c *Client) writeLoop() {
 			err := conn.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, data)
 			if err != nil {
 				c.logger.Error("WebSocket write error", zap.Error(err))
+
+				// If the error indicates we already sent a close, treat this as a normal
+				// closure for PUSH syncs and mark the sync completed so the caller can
+				// finish processing. This happens when the websocket library returns
+				// "websocket: close sent" while attempting to write after a close.
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "close sent") {
+					c.logger.Info("Write error contains 'close sent' - treating as normal closure")
+					c.logger.Info("Ending PUSH sync due to close-sent write error")
+					c.setSyncCompleted(true)
+				}
 				c.setError(err)
 				c.setConnected(false)
 
-				// Signal potential reconnection
-				select {
-				case c.reconnectChan <- struct{}{}:
-				default:
-				}
+				// Treat this as a true disconnection (do not trigger reconnect).
+				// Close the read queue so any readers observe EOF and stop.
+				func() {
+					defer func() {
+						if r := recover(); r != nil {
+							// ignore if already closed
+						}
+					}()
+					close(c.readQueue)
+				}()
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/client/sync/coordinator.go b/client/sync/coordinator.go
index 4c40637..6151280 100644
--- a/client/sync/coordinator.go
+++ b/client/sync/coordinator.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (c *Coordinator) executePull(isSubscription bool) error {
 		AuthKey:                 authResult.AccessKey,
 		ReplicaID:               authResult.ReplicaID,
 		Timeout:                 8000,
-		PingPong:                false, // No ping/pong needed for single sync
+		PingPong:                true, // Ping/pong enabled for subscription sync
 		Logger:                  c.logger.Named("remote"),
 		Subscribe:               false, // Subscription handled separately
 		EnableTrafficInspection: c.config.Verbose,