diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/upgrade/JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/upgrade/JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.java
index f898083b586..41427095e75 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/upgrade/JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/upgrade/JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.JettyWebSocketHandlerAdap
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.server.RequestUpgradeStrategy;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 
+
 /**
  * A {@link RequestUpgradeStrategy} for use with Jetty.
  * 
@@ -45,52 +46,58 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
  */
 public class JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy implements RequestUpgradeStrategy, Lifecycle {
 
-	private static final ThreadLocal<JettyWebSocketHandlerAdapter> wsContainerHolder =
-			new NamedThreadLocal<>("Jetty WebSocketHandler Adapter");
+	private static final ThreadLocal<JettyWebSocketHandlerAdapter> adapterHolder =
+			new NamedThreadLocal<>("JettyWebSocketHandlerAdapter");
 
 
 	private WebSocketServerFactory factory;
 
 	private ServletContext servletContext;
 
-	private volatile boolean running = false;
+	private boolean running = false;
+
+	private final Object lifecycleMonitor = new Object();
 
 
 	@Override
 	public void start() {
-		if (!isRunning() && this.servletContext != null) {
-			this.running = true;
-			try {
-				this.factory = new WebSocketServerFactory(this.servletContext);
-				this.factory.setCreator((request, response) -> {
-					JettyWebSocketHandlerAdapter adapter = wsContainerHolder.get();
-					Assert.state(adapter != null, "Expected JettyWebSocketHandlerAdapter");
-					return adapter;
-				});
-				this.factory.start();
-			}
-			catch (Exception ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to start Jetty WebSocketServerFactory", ex);
+		synchronized (this.lifecycleMonitor) {
+			if (!isRunning() && this.servletContext != null) {
+				this.running = true;
+				try {
+					this.factory = new WebSocketServerFactory(this.servletContext);
+					this.factory.setCreator((request, response) -> adapterHolder.get());
+					this.factory.start();
+				}
+				catch (Exception ex) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to start WebSocketServerFactory", ex);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void stop() {
-		if (isRunning()) {
-			this.running = false;
-			try {
-				this.factory.stop();
-			}
-			catch (Exception ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to stop Jetty WebSocketServerFactory", ex);
+		synchronized (this.lifecycleMonitor) {
+			if (isRunning()) {
+				try {
+					this.factory.stop();
+				}
+				catch (Exception ex) {
+					throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to stop WebSocketServerFactory", ex);
+				}
+				finally {
+					this.running = false;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isRunning() {
-		return this.running;
+		synchronized (this.lifecycleMonitor) {
+			return this.running;
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -103,25 +110,20 @@ public class JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy implements RequestUpgradeStrategy, Life
 		HttpServletRequest servletRequest = getHttpServletRequest(request);
 		HttpServletResponse servletResponse = getHttpServletResponse(response);
 
-		if (this.servletContext == null) {
-			this.servletContext = servletRequest.getServletContext();
-			this.servletContext.setAttribute(DecoratedObjectFactory.ATTR, new DecoratedObjectFactory());
-		}
-
-		try {
-			start();
+		startLazily(servletRequest);
 
-			Assert.isTrue(this.factory.isUpgradeRequest(
-					servletRequest, servletResponse), "Not a WebSocket handshake");
+		boolean isUpgrade = this.factory.isUpgradeRequest(servletRequest, servletResponse);
+		Assert.isTrue(isUpgrade, "Not a WebSocket handshake");
 
-			wsContainerHolder.set(adapter);
+		try {
+			adapterHolder.set(adapter);
 			this.factory.acceptWebSocket(servletRequest, servletResponse);
 		}
 		catch (IOException ex) {
 			return Mono.error(ex);
 		}
 		finally {
-			wsContainerHolder.remove();
+			adapterHolder.remove();
 		}
 
 		return Mono.empty();
@@ -137,4 +139,17 @@ public class JettyRequestUpgradeStrategy implements RequestUpgradeStrategy, Life
 		return ((ServletServerHttpResponse) response).getServletResponse();
 	}
 
+	private void startLazily(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		if (this.servletContext != null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		synchronized (this.lifecycleMonitor) {
+			if (this.servletContext == null) {
+				this.servletContext = request.getServletContext();
+				this.servletContext.setAttribute(DecoratedObjectFactory.ATTR,  new DecoratedObjectFactory());
+				start();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/AbstractWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/AbstractWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
index 17d7bb49702..ff46885195d 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/AbstractWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/AbstractWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests {
 	public Class<?> handlerAdapterConfigClass;
 
 
-	@Parameters
+	@Parameters(name = "server [{0}]")
 	public static Object[][] arguments() {
 		File base = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
 		return new Object[][] {
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/BasicWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/BasicWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
index 8ea6af72279..09264b54523 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/BasicWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/server/BasicWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.CloseWebSocketFrame;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.TextWebSocketFrame;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.WebSocketFrame;
 import io.reactivex.netty.protocol.http.client.HttpClient;
@@ -66,7 +65,11 @@ public class BasicWebSocketHandlerIntegrationTests extends AbstractWebSocketHand
 						.mergeWith(conn.getInput())
 				)
 				.take(10)
-				.map(frame -> frame.content().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+				.map(frame -> {
+					String text = frame.content().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+					frame.release();
+					return text;
+				})
 				.toList().toBlocking().first();
 		List<String> expected = messages.toList().toBlocking().first();
 		assertEquals(expected, actual);