diff --git a/core/src/server/helpers.rs b/core/src/server/helpers.rs
index 55358a3a47..992a57fffb 100644
--- a/core/src/server/helpers.rs
+++ b/core/src/server/helpers.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl MethodSink {
 			}
 		};
 
-		if let Err(err) = self.tx.unbounded_send(json) {
+		if let Err(err) = self.send_raw(json) {
 			tracing::warn!("Error sending response {:?}", err);
 			false
 		} else {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl MethodSink {
 			}
 		};
 
-		if let Err(err) = self.tx.unbounded_send(json) {
+		if let Err(err) = self.send_raw(json) {
 			tracing::warn!("Error sending response {:?}", err);
 		}
 
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ impl MethodSink {
 	/// Send a raw JSON-RPC message to the client, `MethodSink` does not check verify the validity
 	/// of the JSON being sent.
 	pub fn send_raw(&self, raw_json: String) -> Result<(), mpsc::TrySendError<String>> {
+		tracing::trace!("send: {:?}", raw_json);
 		self.tx.unbounded_send(raw_json)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/server/rpc_module.rs b/core/src/server/rpc_module.rs
index 05165e2d08..12085d3076 100644
--- a/core/src/server/rpc_module.rs
+++ b/core/src/server/rpc_module.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub type AsyncMethod<'a> = Arc<
 	dyn Send + Sync + Fn(Id<'a>, Params<'a>, MethodSink, ConnectionId, Option<ResourceGuard>) -> BoxFuture<'a, bool>,
 >;
 /// Method callback for subscriptions.
-pub type SubscriptionMethod = Arc<dyn Send + Sync + Fn(Id, Params, &MethodSink, ConnState) -> bool>;
+pub type SubscriptionMethod = Arc<dyn Send + Sync + Fn(Id, Params, MethodSink, ConnState) -> bool>;
 // Method callback to unsubscribe.
 type UnsubscriptionMethod = Arc<dyn Send + Sync + Fn(Id, Params, &MethodSink, ConnectionId) -> bool>;
 
@@ -411,17 +411,19 @@ impl Methods {
 		let close_notify = bounded_subs.acquire().expect("u32::MAX permits is sufficient; qed");
 		let notify = bounded_subs.acquire().expect("u32::MAX permits is sufficient; qed");
 
-		let _result = match self.method(&req.method).map(|c| &c.callback) {
+		let result = match self.method(&req.method).map(|c| &c.callback) {
 			None => sink.send_error(req.id, ErrorCode::MethodNotFound.into()),
 			Some(MethodKind::Sync(cb)) => (cb)(id, params, &sink),
 			Some(MethodKind::Async(cb)) => (cb)(id.into_owned(), params.into_owned(), sink, 0, None).await,
 			Some(MethodKind::Subscription(cb)) => {
 				let conn_state = ConnState { conn_id: 0, close_notify, id_provider: &RandomIntegerIdProvider };
-				(cb)(id, params, &sink, conn_state)
+				(cb)(id, params, sink, conn_state)
 			}
 			Some(MethodKind::Unsubscription(cb)) => (cb)(id, params, &sink, 0),
 		};
 
+		tracing::trace!("[Methods::inner_call]: method: `{}` success: {}", req.method, result);
+
 		let resp = rx_sink.next().await.expect("tx and rx still alive; qed");
 
 		(resp, rx_sink, notify)
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ impl<Context: Send + Sync + 'static> RpcModule<Context> {
 					let sub_id = match params.one::<RpcSubscriptionId>() {
 						Ok(sub_id) => sub_id,
 						Err(_) => {
-							tracing::error!(
+							tracing::warn!(
 								"unsubscribe call '{}' failed: couldn't parse subscription id={:?} request id={:?}",
 								unsubscribe_method_name,
 								params,
@@ -736,11 +738,20 @@ impl<Context: Send + Sync + 'static> RpcModule<Context> {
 							return sink.send_response(id, false);
 						}
 					};
-					let sub_id = sub_id.into_owned();
+					let key = SubscriptionKey { conn_id, sub_id: sub_id.into_owned() };
+
+					let result = subscribers.lock().remove(&key).is_some();
 
-					let result = subscribers.lock().remove(&SubscriptionKey { conn_id, sub_id }).is_some();
+					if !result {
+						tracing::warn!(
+							"unsubscribe call `{}` subscription key={:?} not an active subscription",
+							unsubscribe_method_name,
+							key,
+						);
+					}
 
-					sink.send_response(id, result)
+					// if both the message was successful and the subscription was removed.
+					sink.send_response(id, result) && result
 				})),
 			);
 		}
@@ -1063,11 +1074,17 @@ impl Subscription {
 			n.handle().notify_one()
 		}
 	}
+
 	/// Get the subscription ID
 	pub fn subscription_id(&self) -> &RpcSubscriptionId {
 		&self.sub_id
 	}
 
+	/// Check whether the subscription is closed.
+	pub fn is_closed(&self) -> bool {
+		self.close_notify.is_none()
+	}
+
 	/// Returns `Some((val, sub_id))` for the next element of type T from the underlying stream,
 	/// otherwise `None` if the subscription was closed.
 	///
diff --git a/tests/tests/rpc_module.rs b/tests/tests/rpc_module.rs
index 5e8c9bf7a4..0c3ab78464 100644
--- a/tests/tests/rpc_module.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/rpc_module.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use jsonrpsee::core::error::{Error, SubscriptionClosed};
 use jsonrpsee::core::server::rpc_module::*;
 use jsonrpsee::types::error::{CallError, ErrorCode, ErrorObject};
 use jsonrpsee::types::{EmptyParams, Params};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::time::interval;
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream;
 
 // Helper macro to assert that a binding is of a specific type.
 macro_rules! assert_type {
@@ -311,3 +315,46 @@ async fn subscribing_without_server_bad_params() {
 		matches!(sub, Error::Call(CallError::Custom(e)) if e.message().contains("invalid length 0, expected an array of length 1 at line 1 column 2") && e.code() == ErrorCode::InvalidParams.code())
 	);
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn subscribe_unsubscribe_without_server() {
+	let mut module = RpcModule::new(());
+	module
+		.register_subscription("my_sub", "my_sub", "my_unsub", |_, pending, _| {
+			let mut sink = match pending.accept() {
+				Some(sink) => sink,
+				_ => return,
+			};
+
+			let interval = interval(Duration::from_millis(200));
+			let stream = IntervalStream::new(interval).map(move |_| 1);
+
+			tokio::spawn(async move {
+				sink.pipe_from_stream(stream).await;
+			});
+		})
+		.unwrap();
+
+	async fn subscribe_and_assert(module: &RpcModule<()>) {
+		let sub = module.subscribe("my_sub", EmptyParams::new()).await.unwrap();
+
+		let ser_id = serde_json::to_string(sub.subscription_id()).unwrap();
+
+		// Unsubscribe should be valid.
+		let unsub_req = format!("{{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"my_unsub\",\"params\":[{}],\"id\":1}}", ser_id);
+		let (response, _) = module.raw_json_request(&unsub_req).await.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(response, r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}"#);
+
+		// Unsubscribe already performed; should be error.
+		let unsub_req = format!("{{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"my_unsub\",\"params\":[{}],\"id\":1}}", ser_id);
+		let (response, _) = module.raw_json_request(&unsub_req).await.unwrap();
+
+		assert_eq!(response, r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":false,"id":1}"#);
+	}
+
+	let sub1 = subscribe_and_assert(&module);
+	let sub2 = subscribe_and_assert(&module);
+
+	futures::future::join(sub1, sub2).await;
+}
diff --git a/ws-server/src/server.rs b/ws-server/src/server.rs
index 961a86f828..34ac3dbbf5 100644
--- a/ws-server/src/server.rs
+++ b/ws-server/src/server.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ async fn background_task(
 									let result = if let Some(cn) = bounded_subscriptions.acquire() {
 										let conn_state =
 											ConnState { conn_id, close_notify: cn, id_provider: &*id_provider };
-										callback(id, params, &sink, conn_state)
+										callback(id, params, sink.clone(), conn_state)
 									} else {
 										sink.send_error(req.id, ErrorCode::ServerIsBusy.into());
 										false
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ async fn background_task(
 															close_notify: cn,
 															id_provider: &*id_provider,
 														};
-														callback(id, params, &sink_batch, conn_state)
+														callback(id, params, sink_batch.clone(), conn_state)
 													} else {
 														sink_batch.send_error(req.id, ErrorCode::ServerIsBusy.into());
 														false