diff --git a/client/service.go b/client/service.go
index 0eab4036..eb592357 100644
--- a/client/service.go
+++ b/client/service.go
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ func (svr *Service) ReloadConf(pxyCfgs map[string]config.ProxyConf, visitorCfgs
 	svr.visitorCfgs = visitorCfgs
 	svr.cfgMu.Unlock()
 
+	svr.ctlMu.RLock()
+	defer svr.ctlMu.RUnlock()
 	return svr.ctl.ReloadConf(pxyCfgs, visitorCfgs)
 }
 
@@ -365,8 +367,12 @@ func (svr *Service) Close() {
 
 func (svr *Service) GracefulClose(d time.Duration) {
 	atomic.StoreUint32(&svr.exit, 1)
+
+	svr.ctlMu.RLock()
 	if svr.ctl != nil {
 		svr.ctl.GracefulClose(d)
 	}
+	svr.ctlMu.RUnlock()
+
 	svr.cancel()
 }