From e17995d42742f6facc2a20f98b972092d5dc16a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fiatjaf <fiatjaf@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 16:52:53 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] authHandler bugfix from ben at
 nostr:nevent1qqsy9nka36av9ukvkyq42626t7gkyu4rdkgsu0c785kprup3a2694ngkkwvrk

---
 relay.go | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 247caf3..d9a5b29 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ func (r *Relay) handleMessage(message string) {
 		}
 		r.challenge = *env.Challenge
 		if r.authHandler != nil {
-			r.Auth(r.Context(), func(ctx context.Context, evt *Event) error {
-				return r.authHandler(ctx, r, evt)
-			})
+			go func() {
+				r.Auth(r.Context(), func(ctx context.Context, evt *Event) error {
+					return r.authHandler(ctx, r, evt)
+				})
+			}()
 		}
 	case *EventEnvelope:
 		// we already have the subscription from the pre-check above, so we can just reuse it