diff --git a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
index b7c7796fa8..5c56fdf77e 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -19,9 +20,17 @@ import (
 
 // Dialer is a shared fastdialer instance for host DNS resolution
 var (
-	Dialer *fastdialer.Dialer
+	muDialer sync.RWMutex
+	Dialer   *fastdialer.Dialer
 )
 
+func GetDialer() *fastdialer.Dialer {
+	muDialer.RLock()
+	defer muDialer.RUnlock()
+
+	return Dialer
+}
+
 func ShouldInit() bool {
 	return Dialer == nil
 }
@@ -210,10 +219,12 @@ func interfaceAddresses(interfaceName string) ([]net.Addr, error) {
 
 // Close closes the global shared fastdialer
 func Close() {
+	muDialer.Lock()
+	defer muDialer.Unlock()
+
 	if Dialer != nil {
 		Dialer.Close()
 		Dialer = nil
 	}
-	Dialer = nil
 	StopActiveMemGuardian()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/http/httpclientpool/clientpool.go b/pkg/protocols/http/httpclientpool/clientpool.go
index 5750d5aead..65879818f6 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/http/httpclientpool/clientpool.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/http/httpclientpool/clientpool.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func wrappedGet(options *types.Options, configuration *Configuration) (*retryabl
 
 	transport := &http.Transport{
 		ForceAttemptHTTP2: options.ForceAttemptHTTP2,
-		DialContext:       protocolstate.Dialer.Dial,
+		DialContext:       protocolstate.GetDialer().Dial,
 		DialTLSContext: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 			if options.TlsImpersonate {
 				return protocolstate.Dialer.DialTLSWithConfigImpersonate(ctx, network, addr, tlsConfig, impersonate.Random, nil)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func wrappedGet(options *types.Options, configuration *Configuration) (*retryabl
 			if options.HasClientCertificates() || options.ForceAttemptHTTP2 {
 				return protocolstate.Dialer.DialTLSWithConfig(ctx, network, addr, tlsConfig)
 			}
-			return protocolstate.Dialer.DialTLS(ctx, network, addr)
+			return protocolstate.GetDialer().DialTLS(ctx, network, addr)
 		},
 		MaxIdleConns:          maxIdleConns,
 		MaxIdleConnsPerHost:   maxIdleConnsPerHost,
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
index 3955325599..5a1219b83f 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
@@ -942,7 +942,11 @@ func (request *Request) executeRequest(input *contextargs.Context, generatedRequ
 		if input.MetaInput.CustomIP != "" {
 			outputEvent["ip"] = input.MetaInput.CustomIP
 		} else {
-			outputEvent["ip"] = protocolstate.Dialer.GetDialedIP(hostname)
+			dialer := protocolstate.GetDialer()
+			if dialer != nil {
+				outputEvent["ip"] = dialer.GetDialedIP(hostname)
+			}
+
 			// try getting cname
 			request.addCNameIfAvailable(hostname, outputEvent)
 		}