diff --git a/pkg/graph/messages.go b/pkg/graph/messages.go
index 154f4d2b..7bdda25b 100644
--- a/pkg/graph/messages.go
+++ b/pkg/graph/messages.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type MessagesController struct {
 	log *zap.Logger
-	sync.Mutex
+	m   *sync.Mutex
 
 	db  driver.Database
 	col driver.Collection
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func NewMessagesController(logger *zap.Logger, db driver.Database) *MessagesCont
 		log: log,
 		db:  db,
 		col: col,
+		m:   &sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ func (c *MessagesController) Read(ctx context.Context, msg *cc.Message, reader s
 	log := c.log.Named("Read")
 	log.Debug("Req received")
 
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.m.Lock()
+	defer c.m.Unlock()
 	cur, err := c.db.Query(ctx, readMessageQuery, map[string]interface{}{
 		"message":   driver.NewDocumentID(MESSAGES_COLLECTION, msg.GetUuid()),
 		"reader":    reader,
diff --git a/pkg/stream/stream.go b/pkg/stream/stream.go
index 713f850c..b460a68e 100644
--- a/pkg/stream/stream.go
+++ b/pkg/stream/stream.go
@@ -117,8 +117,21 @@ start_stream:
 				newMessage, err := s.msgCtrl.Read(ctx, message, requestor)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("Failed to update readers", zap.Error(err))
+					return err
 				}
 				event.Item = &cc.Event_Msg{Msg: newMessage}
+
+				readEvent := &cc.Event{
+					Type: cc.EventType_CHAT_READ,
+					Item: &cc.Event_Msg{
+						Msg: newMessage,
+					},
+				}
+				err = serverStream.Send(readEvent)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error("Failed to send read event", zap.Error(err))
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 
 			err = serverStream.Send(event)