diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
index 9e70c658a5..1b1b1c1e92 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ actor AppSyncRealTimeClient: AppSyncRealTimeClientProtocol {
     }
 
     private func subscribeToWebSocketEvent() async {
-        await self.webSocketClient.publisher.sink { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] WebSocketClient terminated")
-        } receiveValue: { webSocketEvent in
-            Task { [weak self] in
+        await self.webSocketClient.publisher
+            .flatMap { [weak self] webSocketEvent in Future { [weak self] in
                 await self?.onWebSocketEvent(webSocketEvent)
-            }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &self.cancellables)
-        }
-        .store(in: &cancellables)
+            }}
+            .sink(receiveCompletion: { _ in
+                Self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] WebSocketClient terminated")
+            }, receiveValue: { _ in })
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
 
     private func resumeExistingSubscriptions() {
@@ -356,7 +356,11 @@ extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
             if self.state.value == .connectionDropped {
                 log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] reconnecting appSyncClient after connection drop")
                 Task { [weak self] in
-                    try? await self?.connect()
+                    do {
+                        try await self?.connect()
+                    } catch {
+                        Self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] failed to connect due to error \(error)")
+                    }
                 }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
             }
 
@@ -421,12 +425,11 @@ extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
         heartBeats.eraseToAnyPublisher()
             .debounce(for: .milliseconds(timeoutMs), scheduler: DispatchQueue.global())
             .first()
-            .sink(receiveValue: {
-                self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] KeepAlive timed out, disconnecting")
-                Task { [weak self] in
-                    await self?.reconnect()
-                }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &self.cancellables)
-            })
+            .flatMap { [weak self] in Future { [weak self] in
+                Self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] KeepAlive timed out, reconnecting")
+                await self?.reconnect()
+            }}
+            .sink(receiveValue: { })
             .store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
         // start counting down
         heartBeats.send(())
@@ -476,3 +479,13 @@ fileprivate extension Task {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fileprivate extension Future where Failure == Never {
+    convenience init(asyncTask: @escaping () async -> Output) {
+        self.init { promise in
+            Task {
+                promise(.success(await asyncTask()))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}