diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 1bf4ecb..5cfbcad 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@ import { Method } from './endpoint';
 import { formDataFromObject, isFunction, urlSearchParamsFromObject } from './misc';
 
 export interface ClientConfig {
-    baseUrl: string,
+    readonly baseUrl: string,
 }
 
 export interface PrepareRequestProps {
-    url: string,
-    method: Method,
-    headers: Record<string, string>,
-    variables: Record<string, any> | FormData,
+    readonly url: string,
+    readonly method: Method,
+    readonly headers: Record<string, string>,
+    readonly variables: Record<string, any> | FormData,
 }
 
-export type RequestProps<R> = PrepareRequestProps & {
-    transformResponseData?: (data: unknown) => R,
+export interface RequestProps<R> extends PrepareRequestProps {
+    readonly transformResponseData?: (data: unknown) => R,
+    readonly abortSignal: AbortSignal,
 }
 
 export type ResponseWithError =
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ export type ClientResponse<Data extends Record<string, any>> =
     & Readonly<{ data: Data }>
 
 export class Client {
-    private controller = new AbortController();
-
     constructor(private readonly config: ClientConfig) {}
 
     prepareRequest(props: PrepareRequestProps) {
@@ -82,12 +81,13 @@ export class Client {
     request<Data extends Record<string, any>>(
         {
             transformResponseData,
+            abortSignal,
             ...restProps
         }: RequestProps<Data>
     ): Promise<ClientResponse<Data>> {
         const req = this.prepareRequest(restProps);
 
-        return fetch(req, { signal: this.controller.signal })
+        return fetch(req, { signal: abortSignal })
             // TODO: need to check response headers and parse json only if content-type header is application/json
             .then(
                 (res) => Promise.all([res, res.json()]),
@@ -131,9 +131,4 @@ export class Client {
                 return res;
             });
     }
-
-    cancelRequest() {
-        this.controller.abort();
-        this.controller = new AbortController();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy_request_hook.ts b/src/lazy_request_hook.ts
index 6fae4a3..87acc67 100644
--- a/src/lazy_request_hook.ts
+++ b/src/lazy_request_hook.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export function useLazyRequest<E extends AnyEndpoint>(
     );
     const [prevHandlerConfig, setPrevHandlerConfig] = React.useState<LazyRequestHandlerConfig<E> | null>(null);
 
+    const abortControllerRef = React.useRef(new AbortController());
+
     const transformResponseData = React.useCallback(
         (data: unknown): ExtractEndpointResponse<E> => {
             return isFunction(endpoint.transformResponseData) ?
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ export function useLazyRequest<E extends AnyEndpoint>(
             return client
                 .request<ExtractEndpointResponse<E>>({
                     ...endpoint,
+                    abortSignal: abortControllerRef.current.signal,
                     url: endpointUrl,
                     headers,
                     variables,
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ export function useLazyRequest<E extends AnyEndpoint>(
         [state, config, client, endpoint, defaultHeaders, transformResponseData]
     );
 
-    const refetch = React.useCallback(
+    const refetchRequest = React.useCallback(
         () => {
             if (prevHandlerConfig != null) {
                 handler({
@@ -153,14 +156,15 @@ export function useLazyRequest<E extends AnyEndpoint>(
         [handler, prevHandlerConfig]
     );
 
+    const cancelRequest = React.useCallback(() => {
+        dispatch({ type: 'cancel' });
+        abortControllerRef.current.abort();
+        abortControllerRef.current = new AbortController();
+    }, []);
+
     React.useEffect(
-        () => {
-            return () => {
-                dispatch({ type: 'cancel' });
-                client.cancelRequest();
-            };
-        },
-        [client]
+        () => cancelRequest,
+        [cancelRequest]
     );
 
     return [
@@ -171,8 +175,8 @@ export function useLazyRequest<E extends AnyEndpoint>(
             isCalled: state.isCalled,
             isCanceled: state.isCanceled,
             fetchError: state.fetchError,
-            refetch,
-            cancel: client.cancelRequest.bind(client),
+            refetch: refetchRequest,
+            cancel: cancelRequest,
         },
     ];
 }
diff --git a/target/client.d.ts b/target/client.d.ts
index 7966a3a..da10bd2 100644
--- a/target/client.d.ts
+++ b/target/client.d.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import { Method } from './endpoint';
 export interface ClientConfig {
-    baseUrl: string;
+    readonly baseUrl: string;
 }
 export interface PrepareRequestProps {
-    url: string;
-    method: Method;
-    headers: Record<string, string>;
-    variables: Record<string, any> | FormData;
+    readonly url: string;
+    readonly method: Method;
+    readonly headers: Record<string, string>;
+    readonly variables: Record<string, any> | FormData;
+}
+export interface RequestProps<R> extends PrepareRequestProps {
+    readonly transformResponseData?: (data: unknown) => R;
+    readonly abortSignal: AbortSignal;
 }
-export declare type RequestProps<R> = PrepareRequestProps & {
-    transformResponseData?: (data: unknown) => R;
-};
 export declare type ResponseWithError = Pick<Response, 'ok' | 'redirected' | 'status' | 'statusText' | 'type' | 'headers' | 'url'> & Readonly<{
     error?: Error;
     canceled?: boolean;
@@ -20,9 +21,7 @@ export declare type ClientResponse<Data extends Record<string, any>> = ResponseW
 }>;
 export declare class Client {
     private readonly config;
-    private controller;
     constructor(config: ClientConfig);
     prepareRequest(props: PrepareRequestProps): Request;
-    request<Data extends Record<string, any>>({ transformResponseData, ...restProps }: RequestProps<Data>): Promise<ClientResponse<Data>>;
-    cancelRequest(): void;
+    request<Data extends Record<string, any>>({ transformResponseData, abortSignal, ...restProps }: RequestProps<Data>): Promise<ClientResponse<Data>>;
 }
diff --git a/target/client.js b/target/client.js
index daf2d90..1a7e251 100644
--- a/target/client.js
+++ b/target/client.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { formDataFromObject, isFunction, urlSearchParamsFromObject } from './mis
 export class Client {
     constructor(config) {
         this.config = config;
-        this.controller = new AbortController();
     }
     prepareRequest(props) {
         var _a;
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ export class Client {
         });
     }
     request(_a) {
-        var { transformResponseData } = _a, restProps = __rest(_a, ["transformResponseData"]);
+        var { transformResponseData, abortSignal } = _a, restProps = __rest(_a, ["transformResponseData", "abortSignal"]);
         const req = this.prepareRequest(restProps);
-        return fetch(req, { signal: this.controller.signal })
+        return fetch(req, { signal: abortSignal })
             // TODO: need to check response headers and parse json only if content-type header is application/json
             .then((res) => Promise.all([res, res.json()]), (err) => {
             const canceled = err.name === 'AbortError';
@@ -89,8 +88,4 @@ export class Client {
             return res;
         });
     }
-    cancelRequest() {
-        this.controller.abort();
-        this.controller = new AbortController();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/target/lazy_request_hook.js b/target/lazy_request_hook.js
index f5a5acb..42a7bfb 100644
--- a/target/lazy_request_hook.js
+++ b/target/lazy_request_hook.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function useLazyRequest(endpoint, config) {
         isCalled: false,
     });
     const [prevHandlerConfig, setPrevHandlerConfig] = React.useState(null);
+    const abortControllerRef = React.useRef(new AbortController());
     const transformResponseData = React.useCallback((data) => {
         return isFunction(endpoint.transformResponseData) ?
             endpoint.transformResponseData(data)
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export function useLazyRequest(endpoint, config) {
         dispatch({ type: 'call', headers, variables, params });
         setPrevHandlerConfig(handlerConfig !== null && handlerConfig !== void 0 ? handlerConfig : {});
         return client
-            .request(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, endpoint), { url: endpointUrl, headers,
+            .request(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, endpoint), { abortSignal: abortControllerRef.current.signal, url: endpointUrl, headers,
             variables,
             transformResponseData }))
             .then((response) => {
@@ -65,17 +66,17 @@ export function useLazyRequest(endpoint, config) {
             return null;
         });
     }, [state, config, client, endpoint, defaultHeaders, transformResponseData]);
-    const refetch = React.useCallback(() => {
+    const refetchRequest = React.useCallback(() => {
         if (prevHandlerConfig != null) {
             handler(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, prevHandlerConfig), { force: true }));
         }
     }, [handler, prevHandlerConfig]);
-    React.useEffect(() => {
-        return () => {
-            dispatch({ type: 'cancel' });
-            client.cancelRequest();
-        };
-    }, [client]);
+    const cancelRequest = React.useCallback(() => {
+        dispatch({ type: 'cancel' });
+        abortControllerRef.current.abort();
+        abortControllerRef.current = new AbortController();
+    }, []);
+    React.useEffect(() => cancelRequest, [cancelRequest]);
     return [
         handler,
         {
@@ -84,8 +85,8 @@ export function useLazyRequest(endpoint, config) {
             isCalled: state.isCalled,
             isCanceled: state.isCanceled,
             fetchError: state.fetchError,
-            refetch,
-            cancel: client.cancelRequest.bind(client),
+            refetch: refetchRequest,
+            cancel: cancelRequest,
         },
     ];
 }