diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 1daa10d..ecdd7d9 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -159,9 +160,12 @@ func (br *MetaBridge) NewUser(dbUser *database.User) *User {
 		log:    br.ZLog.With().Stringer("user_id", dbUser.MXID).Logger(),
 
 		PermissionLevel: br.Config.Bridge.Permissions.Get(dbUser.MXID),
+
+		incomingTables: make(chan *table.LSTable, 8),
 	}
 	user.Admin = user.PermissionLevel >= bridgeconfig.PermissionLevelAdmin
 	user.BridgeState = br.NewBridgeStateQueue(user)
+	go user.handleTablesLoop()
 	return user
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +231,8 @@ type User struct {
 
 	InboxPagesFetched int
 
-	initialTable atomic.Pointer[table.LSTable]
+	initialTable   atomic.Pointer[table.LSTable]
+	incomingTables chan *table.LSTable
 
 	lastFullReconnect time.Time
 }
@@ -630,7 +635,26 @@ func (br *MetaBridge) StartUsers() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (user *User) handleTablesLoop() {
+	for tbl := range user.incomingTables {
+		if tbl == nil {
+			user.log.Debug().Msg("Received nil table, stopping table handling")
+			return
+		}
+		user.handleTable(tbl)
+	}
+}
+
 func (user *User) handleTable(tbl *table.LSTable) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err := recover(); err != nil {
+			user.log.Error().
+				Str("action", "handle table").
+				Bytes(zerolog.ErrorStackFieldName, debug.Stack()).
+				Any(zerolog.ErrorFieldName, err).
+				Msg("Panic in Meta table handler")
+		}
+	}()
 	log := user.log.With().Str("action", "handle table").Logger()
 	ctx := log.WithContext(context.TODO())
 	for _, contact := range tbl.LSDeleteThenInsertContact {
@@ -1043,14 +1067,21 @@ func (user *User) eventHandler(rawEvt any) {
 	switch evt := rawEvt.(type) {
 	case *messagix.Event_PublishResponse:
 		user.log.Trace().Any("table", &evt.Table).Msg("Got new event")
-		user.handleTable(evt.Table)
+		select {
+		case user.incomingTables <- evt.Table:
+		default:
+			user.log.Warn().Msg("Incoming tables channel full, event order not guaranteed")
+			go func() {
+				user.incomingTables <- evt.Table
+			}()
+		}
 	case *messagix.Event_Ready:
 		user.log.Debug().Msg("Initial connect to Meta socket completed")
 		user.metaState = status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateConnected}
 		user.BridgeState.Send(user.metaState)
 		if initTable := user.initialTable.Swap(nil); initTable != nil {
-			user.log.Debug().Msg("Handling cached initial table")
-			go user.handleTable(initTable)
+			user.log.Debug().Msg("Sending cached initial table to handler")
+			user.incomingTables <- initTable
 		}
 		if user.bridge.Config.Meta.Mode.IsMessenger() || user.bridge.Config.Meta.IGE2EE {
 			go func() {