diff --git a/src/broker/index.js b/src/broker/index.js
index 2fb6c5e4f..bb86cc5d5 100644
--- a/src/broker/index.js
+++ b/src/broker/index.js
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ module.exports = class Broker {
    * @returns {Promise}
    */
   async connect() {
+    await this.lock.acquire()
     try {
-      await this.lock.acquire()
       if (this.isConnected()) {
         return
       }
diff --git a/src/network/requestQueue/index.js b/src/network/requestQueue/index.js
index af417b342..eee14d66c 100644
--- a/src/network/requestQueue/index.js
+++ b/src/network/requestQueue/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const PRIVATE = {
 }
 
 const REQUEST_QUEUE_EMPTY = 'requestQueueEmpty'
+const CHECK_PENDING_REQUESTS_INTERVAL = 10
 
 module.exports = class RequestQueue extends EventEmitter {
   /**
@@ -102,23 +103,14 @@ module.exports = class RequestQueue extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   maybeThrottle(clientSideThrottleTime) {
-    if (clientSideThrottleTime) {
+    if (clientSideThrottleTime !== null && clientSideThrottleTime > 0) {
+      this.logger.debug(`Client side throttling in effect for ${clientSideThrottleTime}ms`)
       const minimumThrottledUntil = Date.now() + clientSideThrottleTime
       this.throttledUntil = Math.max(minimumThrottledUntil, this.throttledUntil)
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @typedef {Object} PushedRequest
-   * @property {import("./socketRequest").RequestEntry} entry
-   * @property {boolean} expectResponse
-   * @property {Function} sendRequest
-   * @property {number} [requestTimeout]
-   *
-   * @public
-   * @param {PushedRequest} pushedRequest
-   */
-  push(pushedRequest) {
+  createSocketRequest(pushedRequest) {
     const { correlationId } = pushedRequest.entry
     const defaultRequestTimeout = this.requestTimeout
     const customRequestTimeout = pushedRequest.requestTimeout
@@ -149,6 +141,23 @@ module.exports = class RequestQueue extends EventEmitter {
       },
     })
 
+    return socketRequest
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @typedef {Object} PushedRequest
+   * @property {import("./socketRequest").RequestEntry} entry
+   * @property {boolean} expectResponse
+   * @property {Function} sendRequest
+   * @property {number} [requestTimeout]
+   *
+   * @public
+   * @param {PushedRequest} pushedRequest
+   */
+  push(pushedRequest) {
+    const { correlationId } = pushedRequest.entry
+    const socketRequest = this.createSocketRequest(pushedRequest)
+
     if (this.canSendSocketRequestImmediately()) {
       this.sendSocketRequest(socketRequest)
       return
@@ -300,12 +309,15 @@ module.exports = class RequestQueue extends EventEmitter {
     // will be fine, and potentially fix up a new timeout if needed at that time.
     // Note that if we're merely "overloaded" by having too many inflight requests
     // we will anyways check the queue when one of them gets fulfilled.
-    const timeUntilUnthrottled = this.throttledUntil - Date.now()
-    if (timeUntilUnthrottled > 0 && !this.throttleCheckTimeoutId) {
+    let scheduleAt = this.throttledUntil - Date.now()
+    if (!this.throttleCheckTimeoutId) {
+      if (this.pending.length > 0) {
+        scheduleAt = scheduleAt > 0 ? scheduleAt : CHECK_PENDING_REQUESTS_INTERVAL
+      }
       this.throttleCheckTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
         this.throttleCheckTimeoutId = null
         this.checkPendingRequests()
-      }, timeUntilUnthrottled)
+      }, scheduleAt)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/network/requestQueue/index.spec.js b/src/network/requestQueue/index.spec.js
index 62e84587e..238fbf310 100644
--- a/src/network/requestQueue/index.spec.js
+++ b/src/network/requestQueue/index.spec.js
@@ -211,6 +211,28 @@ describe('Network > RequestQueue', () => {
       expect(sentAt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(before + clientSideThrottleTime)
     })
 
+    it('ensure request is sent when client-side throttling delay is marginal', async () => {
+      const sendDone = new Promise(resolve => {
+        request.sendRequest = () => {
+          resolve(Date.now())
+        }
+      })
+
+      expect(requestQueue.canSendSocketRequestImmediately()).toBe(true)
+      const socketRequest = requestQueue.createSocketRequest(request)
+      requestQueue.pending.push(socketRequest)
+
+      const before = Date.now()
+      const clientSideThrottleTime = 1
+      requestQueue.maybeThrottle(clientSideThrottleTime)
+      // Sleep until the marginal delay is passed before calling scheduleCheckPendingRequests()
+      await sleep(clientSideThrottleTime)
+      requestQueue.scheduleCheckPendingRequests()
+
+      const sentAt = await sendDone
+      expect(sentAt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(before + clientSideThrottleTime)
+    })
+
     it('does not allow for a inflight correlation ids collision', async () => {
       requestQueue.inflight.set(request.entry.correlationId, 'already existing inflight')
       expect(() => {