diff --git a/dispatch/dispatch.go b/dispatch/dispatch.go
index 323f196d..ec5f1df4 100644
--- a/dispatch/dispatch.go
+++ b/dispatch/dispatch.go
@@ -180,11 +180,9 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) relayer() {
 				continue
 			}
 			for i := range pipes {
-				select {
-				case pipes[i] <- j.Data:
-				default:
-					// no receiver; don't wait. This limits complexity.
-				}
+				go func(p chan any) {
+					p <- j.Data
+				}(pipes[i])
 			}
 			d.rMtx.RUnlock()
 		case <-d.shutdown:
diff --git a/dispatch/dispatch_test.go b/dispatch/dispatch_test.go
index 81443ec1..472a8640 100644
--- a/dispatch/dispatch_test.go
+++ b/dispatch/dispatch_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package dispatch
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -485,78 +488,70 @@ func TestMuxPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	d := NewDispatcher()
 	err := d.start(0, 0)
-	if !errors.Is(err, nil) {
-		t.Fatalf("received: '%v' but expected: '%v'", err, nil)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "start should not error")
+
 	mux := GetNewMux(d)
 	itemID, err := mux.GetID()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "GetID should not error")
 
-	// demonstrate that jobs do not get published when the limit should be reached
-	// but there is no listener associated with job
-	for x := 0; x < 200; x++ {
-		err2 := mux.Publish("test", itemID)
-		if !errors.Is(err2, nil) {
-			err = err2
+	overloadCeiling := DefaultMaxWorkers * DefaultJobsLimit * 2
+
+	for i := 0; i < overloadCeiling; i++ {
+		err = mux.Publish("test", itemID)
+		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "Publish should not error when over limit but no listeners") {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, nil) {
-		t.Fatalf("received: '%v' but expected: '%v'", err, nil)
-	}
 
+	ready := make(chan any)
+	demux := make(chan any, 1)
 	pipe, err := mux.Subscribe(itemID)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Subscribe should not error")
 
-	go func(mux *Mux) {
+	// Subscribers must be actively selecting in order to receive anything
+	go func() {
+		close(ready)
+		i := <-pipe.c
+		demux <- i
+		close(demux)
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		<-ready // Ensure listener is ready before starting
 		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 			errMux := mux.Publish(i, itemID)
-			if errMux != nil {
-				t.Error(errMux)
+			if !assert.NoError(t, errMux, "Publish should not error within limits") {
+				return
 			}
 		}
-	}(mux)
+	}()
 
-	<-pipe.Channel()
+	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool { return len(demux) >= 1 }, time.Second, time.Millisecond*10, "Subscriber should eventually get at least one message")
 
 	// demonstrate that jobs can be limited when subscribed
-	for x := 0; x < 200; x++ {
-		err2 := mux.Publish("test", itemID)
-		if !errors.Is(err2, nil) {
-			err = err2
+	// Published data gets consumed from .jobs to the worker channels, so we're looking to push more than it's consumed and prevent the select reading them too quickly
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	for i := 0; i < overloadCeiling; i++ {
+		if err = mux.Publish("test", itemID); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, errDispatcherJobsAtLimit) {
-		t.Fatalf("received: '%v' but expected: '%v'", err, errDispatcherJobsAtLimit)
-	}
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, errDispatcherJobsAtLimit, "Publish should error when more published than expected")
+	runtime.UnlockOSThread()
 
-	// demonstrate that jobs go back to not being sent after unsubscribing
 	err = mux.Unsubscribe(itemID, pipe.c)
-	if !errors.Is(err, nil) {
-		t.Fatalf("received: '%v' but expected: '%v'", err, nil)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Unsubscribe should not error")
 
-	for x := 0; x < 200; x++ {
-		err2 := mux.Publish("test", itemID)
-		if !errors.Is(err2, nil) {
-			err = err2
+	for i := 0; i < overloadCeiling; i++ {
+		if err = mux.Publish("test", itemID); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, nil) {
-		t.Fatalf("received: '%v' but expected: '%v'", err, nil)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Publish should not error after Unsubscribe when over limit")
 
 	// Shut down dispatch system
 	err = d.stop()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "stop should not error")
 }
 
 // 13636467	        84.26 ns/op	     141 B/op	       1 allocs/op