diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 5143f33..1c3e13a 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	PublishStatusSucceeded Status = 1
 )
 
-var subscriptionIdCounter xsync.Counter
+var subscriptionIdCounter atomic.Int32
 
 func (s Status) String() string {
 	switch s {
@@ -403,9 +404,7 @@ func (r *Relay) QuerySync(ctx context.Context, filter Filter) ([]*Event, error)
 }
 
 func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(ctx context.Context) *Subscription {
-	current := subscriptionIdCounter.Value()
-	subscriptionIdCounter.Inc()
-
+	current := subscriptionIdCounter.Add(1)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	return &Subscription{
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@ func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(ctx context.Context) *Subscription {
 		Context:           ctx,
 		cancel:            cancel,
 		conn:              r.Connection,
-		counter:           current,
+		counter:           int(current),
 		Events:            make(chan *Event),
 		EndOfStoredEvents: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
diff --git a/subscription.go b/subscription.go
index 3c8db63..564569e 100644
--- a/subscription.go
+++ b/subscription.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type Subscription struct {
 	label   string
-	counter int64
+	counter int
 	conn    *Connection
 	mutex   sync.Mutex
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) SetLabel(label string) {
 
 // GetID return the Nostr subscription ID as given to the relay, it will be a sequential number, stringified.
 func (sub *Subscription) GetID() string {
-	return sub.label + ":" + strconv.FormatInt(sub.counter, 10)
+	return sub.label + ":" + strconv.Itoa(sub.counter)
 }
 
 // Unsub closes the subscription, sending "CLOSE" to relay as in NIP-01.