diff --git a/.changes/fix-publisher-connection-negotiation b/.changes/fix-publisher-connection-negotiation
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b716bec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-publisher-connection-negotiation
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patch type="fixed" "Fix publisher connection causing redundant renegotiations on lower-end devices"
diff --git a/lib/src/constants.dart b/lib/src/constants.dart
index 3f2a2934..196f7518 100644
--- a/lib/src/constants.dart
+++ b/lib/src/constants.dart
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Timeouts {
 
   static const Timeouts defaultTimeouts = Timeouts(
     connection: Duration(seconds: 10),
-    debounce: Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+    debounce: Duration(milliseconds: 20),
     publish: Duration(seconds: 10),
     subscribe: Duration(seconds: 10),
     peerConnection: Duration(seconds: 10),
diff --git a/lib/src/core/engine.dart b/lib/src/core/engine.dart
index e667659d..2b1794d6 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/engine.dart
+++ b/lib/src/core/engine.dart
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Engine extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<EngineEvent> {
   final TTLMap<String, int> _reliableReceivedState = TTLMap<String, int>(30000);
   bool _isReconnecting = false;
 
-  Future<void>? _publisherConnectionFuture;
+  Completer<void>? _publisherConnectionCompleter;
 
   String? _reliableParticipantKey(lk_models.DataPacket packet) {
     if (packet.hasParticipantSid() && packet.participantSid.isNotEmpty) {
@@ -487,11 +487,12 @@ class Engine extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<EngineEvent> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _publisherEnsureConnected() async {
-    if ((await publisher?.pc.getConnectionState())?.isConnected() != true) {
+    final state = await publisher?.pc.getConnectionState();
+    if (state?.isConnected() != true) {
       logger.fine('Publisher is not connected...');
 
       // start negotiation
-      if (await publisher?.pc.getConnectionState() != rtc.RTCPeerConnectionState.RTCPeerConnectionStateConnecting) {
+      if (state != rtc.RTCPeerConnectionState.RTCPeerConnectionStateConnecting) {
         await negotiate();
       }
       if (!lkPlatformIsTest()) {
@@ -505,14 +506,41 @@ class Engine extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<EngineEvent> {
   }
 
   @internal
-  Future<void> ensurePublisherConnected() async {
-    _publisherConnectionFuture ??= _publisherEnsureConnected();
-    try {
-      await _publisherConnectionFuture;
-    } catch (_) {
-      _publisherConnectionFuture = null;
-      rethrow;
+  Future<void> ensurePublisherConnected() {
+    final existing = _publisherConnectionCompleter;
+    if (existing != null && !existing.isCompleted) {
+      return existing.future;
+    }
+
+    final completer = Completer<void>();
+    _publisherConnectionCompleter = completer;
+
+    unawaited(
+      _publisherEnsureConnected().then((_) {
+        if (!completer.isCompleted) {
+          completer.complete();
+        }
+      }, onError: (Object error, StackTrace stackTrace) {
+        if (!completer.isCompleted) {
+          completer.completeError(error, stackTrace);
+        }
+      }).whenComplete(() {
+        if (identical(_publisherConnectionCompleter, completer)) {
+          _publisherConnectionCompleter = null;
+        }
+      }),
+    );
+
+    return completer.future;
+  }
+
+  void _resetPublisherConnection() {
+    final completer = _publisherConnectionCompleter;
+    if (completer != null && !completer.isCompleted) {
+      completer
+          .completeError(ConnectException('Publisher connection reset', reason: ConnectionErrorReason.InternalError));
     }
+    _publisherConnectionCompleter = null;
   }
 
   lk_models.EncryptedPacketPayload? asEncryptablePacket(lk_models.DataPacket packet) {
@@ -652,7 +680,7 @@ class Engine extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<EngineEvent> {
         rtc.RTCPeerConnectionState.RTCPeerConnectionStateFailed,
         rtc.RTCPeerConnectionState.RTCPeerConnectionStateDisconnected
       ].contains(state)) {
-        _publisherConnectionFuture = null;
+        _resetPublisherConnection();
       }
       events.emit(EnginePublisherPeerStateUpdatedEvent(
         state: state,
@@ -1130,7 +1158,7 @@ class Engine extends Disposable with EventsEmittable<EngineEvent> {
       await publisher?.dispose();
       publisher = null;
 
-      _publisherConnectionFuture = null;
+      _resetPublisherConnection();
 
       await subscriber?.dispose();
       subscriber = null;