diff --git a/src/core/client_config/subchannel.c b/src/core/client_config/subchannel.c
index ddd129c5397..e8f308b6076 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/subchannel.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/subchannel.c
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ void grpc_connected_subchannel_ping(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   elem->filter->start_transport_op(exec_ctx, elem, &op);
 }
 
-static void publish_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel *c) {
+static void publish_transport_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                     grpc_subchannel *c) {
   size_t channel_stack_size;
   grpc_connected_subchannel *con;
   grpc_channel_stack *stk;
@@ -541,8 +542,6 @@ static void publish_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel *c) {
   grpc_closure_init(&sw_subchannel->closure, subchannel_on_child_state_changed,
                     sw_subchannel);
 
-  gpr_mu_lock(&c->mu);
-
   if (c->disconnected) {
     gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
     gpr_free(sw_subchannel);
@@ -575,7 +574,6 @@ static void publish_transport(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel *c) {
   grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &c->state_tracker, GRPC_CHANNEL_READY,
                               "connected");
 
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
   gpr_free((void *)filters);
 }
 
@@ -644,13 +642,11 @@ static void subchannel_connected(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                  bool iomgr_success) {
   grpc_subchannel *c = arg;
 
-  if (c->connecting_result.transport != NULL) {
-    publish_transport(exec_ctx, c);
-  }
-
   GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_WEAK_REF(c, "connected");
   gpr_mu_lock(&c->mu);
-  if (c->disconnected) {
+  if (c->connecting_result.transport != NULL) {
+    publish_transport_locked(exec_ctx, c);
+  } else if (c->disconnected) {
     GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_WEAK_UNREF(exec_ctx, c, "connecting");
   } else {
     gpr_timespec now = gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
diff --git a/test/core/surface/concurrent_connectivity_test.c b/test/core/surface/concurrent_connectivity_test.c
index cd1aead5e51..b380d4471fc 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/concurrent_connectivity_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/concurrent_connectivity_test.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void create_loop_destroy(void* actually_an_int) {
           grpc_channel_check_connectivity_state(chan, 1);
       grpc_channel_watch_connectivity_state(chan, state, later_time, cq, NULL);
       GPR_ASSERT(grpc_completion_queue_next(
-                     cq, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(30), NULL)
+                     cq, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(3), NULL)
                      .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
     }
     grpc_channel_destroy(channels[thread_index]);