diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsBody/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsBody/index.js
index 818c7b511..41a7d6eee 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsBody/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsBody/index.js
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ const SingleWSMessage = ({
     );
   };
 
-  const onSend = async () => {
-    try {
-      await sendWsRequest(item, collection.uid, content);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error sending message:', error);
-    }
-  };
   const onSave = () => dispatch(saveRequest(item.uid, collection.uid));
 
   const onDeleteMessage = () => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsQueryUrl/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsQueryUrl/index.js
index 875033a0f..9a20c189c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsQueryUrl/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WsQueryUrl/index.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { IconWebSocket } from 'components/Icons/Grpc';
 import classnames from "classnames"
 import SingleLineEditor from 'components/SingleLineEditor/index';
 import { requestUrlChanged } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
-import { saveRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { wsConnectOnly, saveRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { useTheme } from 'providers/Theme';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { getPropertyFromDraftOrRequest } from 'utils/collections';
 import { isMacOS } from 'utils/common/platform';
-import { closeWsConnection, connectWS, isWsConnectionActive } from 'utils/network/index';
+import { closeWsConnection, isWsConnectionActive } from 'utils/network/index';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
 const WsQueryUrl = ({ item, collection, handleRun }) => {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const WsQueryUrl = ({ item, collection, handleRun }) => {
 
   const handleConnect = (e) => {
       setIsConnecting(true)
-      connectWS(item, collection, undefined, undefined, {connectOnly:true});
+      dispatch(wsConnectOnly(item, collection.uid));
   };
 
   const onSave = (finalValue) => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index 1fb200364..065b55342 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   transformRequestToSaveToFilesystem
 } from 'utils/collections';
 import { uuid, waitForNextTick } from 'utils/common';
-import { cancelNetworkRequest, sendGrpcRequest, sendNetworkRequest, sendWsRequest } from 'utils/network/index';
+import { cancelNetworkRequest, connectWS, sendGrpcRequest, sendNetworkRequest, sendWsRequest } from 'utils/network/index';
 import { callIpc } from 'utils/common/ipc';
 
 import {
@@ -242,6 +242,39 @@ export const sendCollectionOauth2Request = (collectionUid, itemUid) => (dispatch
   });
 };
 
+export const wsConnectOnly = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  const { globalEnvironments, activeGlobalEnvironmentUid } = state.globalEnvironments;
+  const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
+
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    if (!collection) {
+      return reject(new Error('Collection not found'));
+    }
+
+    let collectionCopy = cloneDeep(collection);
+
+    const itemCopy = cloneDeep(item);
+
+    const requestUid = uuid();
+    itemCopy.requestUid = requestUid;
+
+    const globalEnvironmentVariables = getGlobalEnvironmentVariables({
+      globalEnvironments,
+      activeGlobalEnvironmentUid
+    });
+    collectionCopy.globalEnvironmentVariables = globalEnvironmentVariables;
+
+    const environment = findEnvironmentInCollection(collectionCopy, collectionCopy.activeEnvironmentUid);
+
+    connectWS(itemCopy, collectionCopy, environment, collectionCopy.runtimeVariables, { connectOnly:true })
+        .then(resolve)
+        .catch((err) => {
+          toast.error(err.message);
+        });
+  })
+}
+
 export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
   const { globalEnvironments, activeGlobalEnvironmentUid } = state.globalEnvironments;