diff --git a/router/gossip.go b/router/gossip.go
index 5c374221..1e50b707 100644
--- a/router/gossip.go
+++ b/router/gossip.go
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@ func deliverGossip(channel *GossipChannel, srcName PeerName, _ []byte, dec *gob.
 
 func (c *GossipChannel) SendGossipMsg(buf []byte) {
 	protocolMsg := c.gossipMsg(buf)
+	// Copy the connections so we don't hold a lock
+	connections := make([]Connection, 0)
 	c.ourself.ForEachConnection(func(_ PeerName, conn Connection) {
-		conn.(ProtocolSender).SendProtocolMsg(protocolMsg)
+		connections = append(connections, conn)
 	})
+	for _, conn := range connections {
+		conn.(ProtocolSender).SendProtocolMsg(protocolMsg)
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *GossipChannel) gossipMsg(buf []byte) ProtocolMsg {