diff --git a/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/DgsWebSocketHandler.kt b/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/DgsWebSocketHandler.kt
index d889665e1..6724a4a77 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/DgsWebSocketHandler.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/DgsWebSocketHandler.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import com.netflix.graphql.dgs.DgsQueryExecutor
 import com.netflix.graphql.types.subscription.*
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.slf4j.event.Level
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils
 import org.springframework.web.socket.CloseStatus
 import org.springframework.web.socket.SubProtocolCapable
 import org.springframework.web.socket.TextMessage
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ class DgsWebSocketHandler(dgsQueryExecutor: DgsQueryExecutor, connectionInitTime
     }
 
     public override fun handleTextMessage(session: WebSocketSession, message: TextMessage) {
+        loadSecurityContextFromSession(session)
         if (session.acceptedProtocol.equals(GRAPHQL_SUBSCRIPTIONS_WS_PROTOCOL, ignoreCase = true)) {
             return graphqlWSHandler.handleTextMessage(session, message)
         } else if (session.acceptedProtocol.equals(GRAPHQL_SUBSCRIPTIONS_TRANSPORT_WS_PROTOCOL, ignoreCase = true)) {
@@ -84,9 +88,25 @@ class DgsWebSocketHandler(dgsQueryExecutor: DgsQueryExecutor, connectionInitTime
         }
     }
 
+    private fun loadSecurityContextFromSession(session: WebSocketSession) {
+        if (springSecurityAvailable) {
+            val securityContext = session.attributes["SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT"] as? SecurityContext
+            if (securityContext != null) {
+                SecurityContextHolder.setContext(securityContext)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun getSubProtocols(): List<String> = listOf(GRAPHQL_SUBSCRIPTIONS_WS_PROTOCOL, GRAPHQL_SUBSCRIPTIONS_TRANSPORT_WS_PROTOCOL)
 
     private companion object {
         val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DgsWebSocketHandler::class.java)
+
+        private val springSecurityAvailable: Boolean by lazy {
+            ClassUtils.isPresent(
+                "org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder",
+                DgsWebSocketHandler::class.java.classLoader
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler.kt b/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler.kt
index a6071cf21..5d2516a02 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/subscriptions/websockets/WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler.kt
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscription
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.slf4j.event.Level
-import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext
-import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils
 import org.springframework.web.socket.TextMessage
 import org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketSession
 import org.springframework.web.socket.handler.TextWebSocketHandler
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ class WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler(private val dgsQueryExecutor: DgsQueryEx
 
     public override fun handleTextMessage(session: WebSocketSession, message: TextMessage) {
         val (type, payload, id) = objectMapper.readValue(message.payload, OperationMessage::class.java)
-        loadSecurityContextFromSession(session)
         when (type) {
             GQL_CONNECTION_INIT -> {
                 logger.info("Initialized connection for {}", session.id)
@@ -88,15 +84,6 @@ class WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler(private val dgsQueryExecutor: DgsQueryEx
         }
     }
 
-    private fun loadSecurityContextFromSession(session: WebSocketSession) {
-        if (springSecurityAvailable) {
-            val securityContext = session.attributes["SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT"] as? SecurityContext
-            if (securityContext != null) {
-                SecurityContextHolder.setContext(securityContext)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private fun cleanupSubscriptionsForSession(session: WebSocketSession) {
         logger.info("Cleaning up for session {}", session.id)
         subscriptions[session.id]?.values?.forEach { it.cancel() }
@@ -162,12 +149,5 @@ class WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler(private val dgsQueryExecutor: DgsQueryEx
     private companion object {
         val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler::class.java)
         val objectMapper = jacksonObjectMapper()
-
-        private val springSecurityAvailable: Boolean by lazy {
-            ClassUtils.isPresent(
-                "org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder",
-                WebsocketGraphQLWSProtocolHandler::class.java.classLoader
-            )
-        }
     }
 }