diff --git a/Sources/JWT/JWTSigner.swift b/Sources/JWT/JWTSigner.swift
index 722eb03..5a9e15c 100644
--- a/Sources/JWT/JWTSigner.swift
+++ b/Sources/JWT/JWTSigner.swift
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ extension JWTSigner {
     }
 
     /// Creates an HMAC-based `CustomJWTAlgorithm` and `JWTSigner`.
-    private static func hmac(_ hmac: HMAC, name: String, key: LosslessDataConvertible) -> JWTSigner {
+    private static func hmac(_ hmac: @autoclosure @escaping () -> HMAC, name: String, key: LosslessDataConvertible) -> JWTSigner {
         let alg = CustomJWTAlgorithm(name: name, sign: { plaintext in
-            return try hmac.authenticate(plaintext, key: key)
+            return try hmac().authenticate(plaintext, key: key)
         }, verify: { signature, plaintext in
-            return try hmac.authenticate(plaintext, key: key) == signature.convertToData()
+            return try hmac().authenticate(plaintext, key: key) == signature.convertToData()
         })
         return .init(algorithm: alg)
     }
diff --git a/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift b/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
index 996cb95..610b135 100644
--- a/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,36 @@ class JWTTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(publicVerified.payload.name, "Foo")
         XCTAssertEqual(privateVerified.payload.name, "Foo")
     }
+
+    func testThreadSafety() throws {
+        let signer = JWTSigner.hs256(key: "test")
+
+        let start = DispatchGroup()
+        start.enter()
+        start.enter()
+
+        let done = DispatchGroup()
+        done.enter()
+        done.enter()
+
+        Thread.async {
+            start.leave()
+            start.wait()
+            for _ in 0..<100 {
+                _ = try? signer.verify("foo", header: "bar", payload: "baz")
+            }
+            done.leave()
+        }
+        Thread.async {
+            start.leave()
+            start.wait()
+            for _ in 0..<100 {
+                _ = try? signer.verify("foo", header: "bar", payload: "baz")
+            }
+            done.leave()
+        }
+        done.wait()
+    }
     
     static var allTests = [
         ("testParse", testParse),
@@ -87,6 +117,7 @@ class JWTTests: XCTestCase {
         ("testExpirationEncoding", testExpirationEncoding),
         ("testSigners", testSigners),
         ("testRSA", testRSA),
+        ("testThreadSafety", testThreadSafety),
     ]
 }