diff --git a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
index 81a70ca..90d3510 100644
--- a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     ipmi_req request{};
     request.addr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&systemAddress);
     request.addr_len = sizeof(systemAddress);
-    request.msgid = sequence++;
+    request.msgid = sequence.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     request.msg.data = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(data.data());
     request.msg.data_len = data.size();
     request.msg.netfn = netfn;