diff --git a/pkg/git/libgit2/managed/ssh.go b/pkg/git/libgit2/managed/ssh.go
index 543d3ceb3..ee8f580b6 100644
--- a/pkg/git/libgit2/managed/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/git/libgit2/managed/ssh.go
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ package managed
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
@@ -83,16 +85,22 @@ func sshSmartSubtransportFactory(remote *git2go.Remote, transport *git2go.Transp
 type sshSmartSubtransport struct {
 	transport *git2go.Transport
 
-	lastAction    git2go.SmartServiceAction
+	lastAction git2go.SmartServiceAction
+	stdin      io.WriteCloser
+	stdout     io.Reader
+	addr       string
+	ctx        context.Context
+
+	con connection
+}
+
+type connection struct {
 	conn          net.Conn
 	client        *ssh.Client
 	session       *ssh.Session
-	stdin         io.WriteCloser
-	stdout        io.Reader
 	currentStream *sshSmartSubtransportStream
-	addr          string
 	connected     bool
-	ctx           context.Context
+	m             sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.SmartServiceAction) (git2go.SmartSubtransportStream, error) {
@@ -128,17 +136,17 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 	var cmd string
 	switch action {
 	case git2go.SmartServiceActionUploadpackLs, git2go.SmartServiceActionUploadpack:
-		if t.currentStream != nil {
+		if t.con.currentStream != nil {
 			if t.lastAction == git2go.SmartServiceActionUploadpackLs {
-				return t.currentStream, nil
+				return t.con.currentStream, nil
 			}
 		}
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("git-upload-pack '%s'", uPath)
 
 	case git2go.SmartServiceActionReceivepackLs, git2go.SmartServiceActionReceivepack:
-		if t.currentStream != nil {
+		if t.con.currentStream != nil {
 			if t.lastAction == git2go.SmartServiceActionReceivepackLs {
-				return t.currentStream, nil
+				return t.con.currentStream, nil
 			}
 		}
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("git-receive-pack '%s'", uPath)
@@ -147,7 +155,7 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected action: %v", action)
 	}
 
-	if t.connected {
+	if t.con.connected {
 		// Disregard errors from previous stream, futher details inside Close().
 		_ = t.Close()
 	}
@@ -185,21 +193,23 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	t.connected = true
+	t.con.m.Lock()
+	t.con.connected = true
+	t.con.m.Unlock()
 
 	traceLog.Info("[ssh]: creating new ssh session")
-	if t.session, err = t.client.NewSession(); err != nil {
+	if t.con.session, err = t.con.client.NewSession(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if t.stdin, err = t.session.StdinPipe(); err != nil {
+	if t.stdin, err = t.con.session.StdinPipe(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var w *io.PipeWriter
 	var reader io.Reader
 	t.stdout, w = io.Pipe()
-	if reader, err = t.session.StdoutPipe(); err != nil {
+	if reader, err = t.con.session.StdoutPipe(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +218,15 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 	//
 	// xref: https://github.com/golang/crypto/blob/eb4f295cb31f7fb5d52810411604a2638c9b19a2/ssh/session.go#L553-L558
 	go func() error {
-		defer w.Close()
+		defer func() {
+			w.Close()
+
+			// In case this goroutine panics, handle recovery.
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				traceLog.Error(errors.New(r.(string)),
+					"[ssh]: recovered from libgit2 ssh smart subtransport panic", "address", t.addr)
+			}
+		}()
 
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
 		ctx := t.ctx
@@ -226,9 +244,12 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 				return nil
 
 			default:
-				if !t.connected {
+				t.con.m.Lock()
+				if !t.con.connected {
+					t.con.m.Unlock()
 					return nil
 				}
+				t.con.m.Unlock()
 
 				_, err := io.Copy(w, reader)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -240,16 +261,16 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(transportOptionsURL string, action git2go.
 	}()
 
 	traceLog.Info("[ssh]: run on remote", "cmd", cmd)
-	if err := t.session.Start(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := t.con.session.Start(cmd); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	t.lastAction = action
-	t.currentStream = &sshSmartSubtransportStream{
+	t.con.currentStream = &sshSmartSubtransportStream{
 		owner: t,
 	}
 
-	return t.currentStream, nil
+	return t.con.currentStream, nil
 }
 
 func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) createConn(addr string, sshConfig *ssh.ClientConfig) error {
@@ -265,8 +286,8 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) createConn(addr string, sshConfig *ssh.ClientConf
 		return err
 	}
 
-	t.conn = conn
-	t.client = ssh.NewClient(c, chans, reqs)
+	t.con.conn = conn
+	t.con.client = ssh.NewClient(c, chans, reqs)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -282,31 +303,35 @@ func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) createConn(addr string, sshConfig *ssh.ClientConf
 // SmartSubTransport (i.e. unreleased resources, staled connections).
 func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Close() error {
 	traceLog.Info("[ssh]: sshSmartSubtransport.Close()", "server", t.addr)
-	t.currentStream = nil
-	if t.client != nil && t.stdin != nil {
+	t.con.m.Lock()
+	defer t.con.m.Unlock()
+	t.con.currentStream = nil
+	if t.con.client != nil && t.stdin != nil {
 		_ = t.stdin.Close()
 	}
-	t.client = nil
+	t.con.client = nil
 
-	if t.session != nil {
+	if t.con.session != nil {
 		traceLog.Info("[ssh]: session.Close()", "server", t.addr)
-		_ = t.session.Close()
+		_ = t.con.session.Close()
 	}
-	t.session = nil
+	t.con.session = nil
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Free() {
 	traceLog.Info("[ssh]: sshSmartSubtransport.Free()")
-	if t.client != nil {
-		_ = t.client.Close()
+	if t.con.client != nil {
+		_ = t.con.client.Close()
 	}
 
-	if t.conn != nil {
-		_ = t.conn.Close()
+	if t.con.conn != nil {
+		_ = t.con.conn.Close()
 	}
-	t.connected = false
+	t.con.m.Lock()
+	t.con.connected = false
+	t.con.m.Unlock()
 }
 
 type sshSmartSubtransportStream struct {