diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f130481..1f7d517b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "lmnr"
-version = "0.7.18"
+version = "0.7.19"
 description = "Python SDK for Laminar"
 authors = [
   { name = "lmnr.ai", email = "founders@lmnr.ai" }
diff --git a/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/exporter.py b/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/exporter.py
index 555fdaa3..4966cfe1 100644
--- a/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/exporter.py
+++ b/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/exporter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import grpc
 import re
+import threading
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SpanExporter, SpanExportResult
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import ReadableSpan
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.trace_exporter import (
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class LaminarSpanExporter(SpanExporter):
     headers: dict[str, str]
     timeout: float
     force_http: bool
+    _instance_lock: threading.RLock
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(
         timeout_seconds: int = 30,
         force_http: bool = False,
     ):
+        self._instance_lock = threading.RLock()
         url = base_url or from_env("LMNR_BASE_URL") or "https://api.lmnr.ai"
         url = url.rstrip("/")
         if match := re.search(r":(\d{1,5})$", url):
@@ -74,27 +77,45 @@ def __init__(
                 "- set the OTEL_ENDPOINT environment variable\n"
                 "- pass the base_url parameter to Laminar.initialize"
             )
+        self._init_instance()
 
+    def _init_instance(self):
+        # Create new instance first (outside critical section for performance)
         if self.force_http:
-            self.instance = HTTPOTLPSpanExporter(
+            new_instance = HTTPOTLPSpanExporter(
                 endpoint=self.endpoint,
                 headers=self.headers,
                 compression=HTTPCompression.Gzip,
                 timeout=self.timeout,
             )
         else:
-            self.instance = OTLPSpanExporter(
+            new_instance = OTLPSpanExporter(
                 endpoint=self.endpoint,
                 headers=self.headers,
                 timeout=self.timeout,
                 compression=grpc.Compression.Gzip,
             )
 
+        # Atomic swap with proper cleanup
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            old_instance: OTLPSpanExporter | HTTPOTLPSpanExporter | None = getattr(
+                self, "instance", None
+            )
+            if old_instance is not None:
+                try:
+                    old_instance.shutdown()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"Error shutting down old exporter instance: {e}")
+            self.instance = new_instance
+
     def export(self, spans: list[ReadableSpan]) -> SpanExportResult:
-        return self.instance.export(spans)
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            return self.instance.export(spans)
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
-        return self.instance.shutdown()
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            return self.instance.shutdown()
 
     def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: int = 30000) -> bool:
-        return self.instance.force_flush(timeout_millis)
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            return self.instance.force_flush(timeout_millis)
diff --git a/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/processor.py b/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/processor.py
index 58df725e..862790a9 100644
--- a/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/processor.py
+++ b/src/lmnr/opentelemetry_lib/tracing/processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import threading
 import uuid
 
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import (
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ class LaminarSpanProcessor(SpanProcessor):
     __span_id_to_path: dict[int, list[str]] = {}
     __span_id_lists: dict[int, list[str]] = {}
     max_export_batch_size: int
+    _instance_lock: threading.RLock
+    _paths_lock: threading.RLock
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ def __init__(
         disable_batch: bool = False,
         exporter: SpanExporter | None = None,
     ):
+        self._instance_lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._paths_lock = threading.RLock()
         self.logger = get_default_logger(__name__)
         self.max_export_batch_size = max_export_batch_size
         self.exporter = exporter or LaminarSpanExporter(
@@ -60,20 +65,25 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
     def on_start(self, span: Span, parent_context: Context | None = None):
-        parent_span_path = list(span.attributes.get(PARENT_SPAN_PATH, tuple())) or (
-            self.__span_id_to_path.get(span.parent.span_id) if span.parent else None
-        )
-        parent_span_ids_path = list(
-            span.attributes.get(PARENT_SPAN_IDS_PATH, tuple())
-        ) or (self.__span_id_lists.get(span.parent.span_id, []) if span.parent else [])
-        span_path = parent_span_path + [span.name] if parent_span_path else [span.name]
-        span_ids_path = parent_span_ids_path + [
-            str(uuid.UUID(int=span.get_span_context().span_id))
-        ]
-        span.set_attribute(SPAN_PATH, span_path)
-        span.set_attribute(SPAN_IDS_PATH, span_ids_path)
-        self.__span_id_to_path[span.get_span_context().span_id] = span_path
-        self.__span_id_lists[span.get_span_context().span_id] = span_ids_path
+        with self._paths_lock:
+            parent_span_path = list(span.attributes.get(PARENT_SPAN_PATH, tuple())) or (
+                self.__span_id_to_path.get(span.parent.span_id) if span.parent else None
+            )
+            parent_span_ids_path = list(
+                span.attributes.get(PARENT_SPAN_IDS_PATH, tuple())
+            ) or (
+                self.__span_id_lists.get(span.parent.span_id, []) if span.parent else []
+            )
+            span_path = (
+                parent_span_path + [span.name] if parent_span_path else [span.name]
+            )
+            span_ids_path = parent_span_ids_path + [
+                str(uuid.UUID(int=span.get_span_context().span_id))
+            ]
+            span.set_attribute(SPAN_PATH, span_path)
+            span.set_attribute(SPAN_IDS_PATH, span_ids_path)
+            self.__span_id_to_path[span.get_span_context().span_id] = span_path
+            self.__span_id_lists[span.get_span_context().span_id] = span_ids_path
 
         span.set_attribute(SPAN_INSTRUMENTATION_SOURCE, "python")
         span.set_attribute(SPAN_SDK_VERSION, __version__)
@@ -84,13 +94,16 @@ def on_start(self, span: Span, parent_context: Context | None = None):
             for key, value in graph_context.items():
                 span.set_attribute(f"lmnr.association.properties.{key}", value)
 
-        self.instance.on_start(span, parent_context)
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            self.instance.on_start(span, parent_context)
 
     def on_end(self, span: Span):
-        self.instance.on_end(span)
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            self.instance.on_end(span)
 
     def force_flush(self, timeout_millis: int = 30000) -> bool:
-        return self.instance.force_flush(timeout_millis)
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            return self.instance.force_flush(timeout_millis)
 
     def force_reinit(self):
         if not isinstance(self.exporter, LaminarSpanExporter):
@@ -98,23 +111,32 @@ def force_reinit(self):
                 "LaminarSpanProcessor is not using LaminarSpanExporter, cannot force reinit"
             )
             return
-        self.instance.shutdown()
-        disable_batch = isinstance(self.instance, SimpleSpanProcessor)
-        del self.exporter.instance
-        del self.instance
 
+        # Reinitialize exporter (thread-safe, handles its own locking)
         self.exporter._init_instance()
-        self.instance = (
-            SimpleSpanProcessor(self.exporter)
-            if disable_batch
-            else BatchSpanProcessor(
-                self.exporter, max_export_batch_size=self.max_export_batch_size
+
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            old_instance = self.instance
+            disable_batch = isinstance(old_instance, SimpleSpanProcessor)
+
+            try:
+                old_instance.shutdown()
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Error shutting down old processor instance: {e}")
+
+            self.instance = (
+                SimpleSpanProcessor(self.exporter)
+                if disable_batch
+                else BatchSpanProcessor(
+                    self.exporter, max_export_batch_size=self.max_export_batch_size
+                )
             )
-        )
 
     def shutdown(self):
-        self.instance.shutdown()
+        with self._instance_lock:
+            self.instance.shutdown()
 
     def clear(self):
-        self.__span_id_to_path = {}
-        self.__span_id_lists = {}
+        with self._paths_lock:
+            self.__span_id_to_path = {}
+            self.__span_id_lists = {}
diff --git a/src/lmnr/version.py b/src/lmnr/version.py
index 71936f76..077afb75 100644
--- a/src/lmnr/version.py
+++ b/src/lmnr/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from packaging import version
 
 
-__version__ = "0.7.18"
+__version__ = "0.7.19"
 PYTHON_VERSION = f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}"