diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
index 6c71614..d5bbb2e 100644
--- a/client/main.go
+++ b/client/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sqlrsync/sqlrsync.com/sync"
 )
 
-var VERSION = "0.0.8"
+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,