diff --git a/src/Protocols/Pusher/Http/Controllers/EventsController.php b/src/Protocols/Pusher/Http/Controllers/EventsController.php
index 381125ef..75b06f2c 100644
--- a/src/Protocols/Pusher/Http/Controllers/EventsController.php
+++ b/src/Protocols/Pusher/Http/Controllers/EventsController.php
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public function __invoke(RequestInterface $request, Connection $connection, stri
         }
 
         $channels = Arr::wrap($payload['channels'] ?? $payload['channel'] ?? []);
+        if ($except = $payload['socket_id'] ?? null) {
+            $except = $this->channels->connections()[$except] ?? null;
+        }
 
         EventDispatcher::dispatch(
             $this->application,
@@ -42,8 +45,7 @@ public function __invoke(RequestInterface $request, Connection $connection, stri
                 'channels' => $channels,
                 'data' => $payload['data'],
             ],
-            isset($payload['socket_id']) ? (!empty($this->channels?->connections()[$payload['socket_id']]) ?
-                $this->channels?->connections()[$payload['socket_id']]->connection() : null) : null
+            $except ? $except->connection() : null
         );
 
         if (isset($payload['info'])) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Protocols/Pusher/Reverb/EventsControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Protocols/Pusher/Reverb/EventsControllerTest.php
index 397d3e45..82373162 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Protocols/Pusher/Reverb/EventsControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Protocols/Pusher/Reverb/EventsControllerTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,27 @@
     expect($response->getBody()->getContents())->toBe('{}');
 });
 
+it('does not fail when ignoring an invalid subscriber', function () {
+    $connection = connect();
+    subscribe('test-channel-two', connection: $connection);
+    $response = await($this->signedPostRequest('events', [
+        'name' => 'NewEvent',
+        'channels' => ['test-channel-one', 'test-channel-two'],
+        'data' => json_encode(['some' => 'data']),
+    ]));
+
+    $response = await($this->signedPostRequest('events', [
+        'name' => 'NewEvent',
+        'channels' => ['test-channel-one', 'test-channel-two'],
+        'data' => json_encode(['some' => 'data']),
+        'socket_id' => 'invalid-socket-id',
+    ]));
+
+    $connection->assertReceived('{"event":"NewEvent","data":"{\"some\":\"data\"}","channel":"test-channel-two"}', 2);
+    expect($response->getStatusCode())->toBe(200);
+    expect($response->getBody()->getContents())->toBe('{}');
+});
+
 it('validates invalid data', function ($payload) {
     await($this->signedPostRequest('events', $payload));
 })