diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/helpers/subscription_manager.rs b/rpc/src/v1/helpers/subscription_manager.rs
index 1cf067901..c5e4216f4 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/helpers/subscription_manager.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/helpers/subscription_manager.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 //! Generic poll manager for Pub-Sub.
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicBool};
 use util::Mutex;
 
 use jsonrpc_core::futures::future::{self, Either};
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ struct Subscription {
 	method: String,
 	params: core::Params,
 	sink: mpsc::Sender<Result<core::Value, core::Error>>,
-	last_result: Arc<Mutex<Option<core::Output>>>,
+	/// a flag if subscription is still active and last returned value
+	last_result: Arc<(AtomicBool, Mutex<Option<core::Output>>)>,
 }
 
 /// A struct managing all subscriptions.
@@ -68,10 +70,10 @@ impl<S: core::Middleware<Metadata>> GenericPollManager<S> {
 	{
 		let (sink, stream) = mpsc::channel(1);
 		let subscription = Subscription {
-			metadata: metadata,
-			method: method,
-			params: params,
-			sink: sink,
+			metadata,
+			method,
+			params,
+			sink,
 			last_result: Default::default(),
 		};
 		let id = self.subscribers.insert(subscription);
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ impl<S: core::Middleware<Metadata>> GenericPollManager<S> {
 
 	pub fn unsubscribe(&mut self, id: &SubscriptionId) -> bool {
 		debug!(target: "pubsub", "Removing subscription: {:?}", id);
-		self.subscribers.remove(id).is_some()
+		self.subscribers.remove(id).map(|subscription| {
+			subscription.last_result.0.store(true, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+		}).is_some()
 	}
 
 	pub fn tick(&self) -> BoxFuture<(), ()> {
@@ -100,7 +104,12 @@ impl<S: core::Middleware<Metadata>> GenericPollManager<S> {
 			let sender = subscription.sink.clone();
 
 			let result = result.and_then(move |response| {
-				let mut last_result = last_result.lock();
+				// quick check if the subscription is still valid
+				if last_result.0.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) {
+					return Either::B(future::ok(()))
+				}
+
+				let mut last_result = last_result.1.lock();
 				if *last_result != response && response.is_some() {
 					let output = response.expect("Existence proved by the condition.");
 					debug!(target: "pubsub", "Got new response, sending: {:?}", output);