diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ceef3302..3ffd095f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13095,6 +13095,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/saslmechanisms": {
       "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/saslmechanisms/-/saslmechanisms-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pVlvK5ysevz8MzybRnDIa2YMxn0OJ7b9lDiWhMoaKPoJ7YkAg/7YtNjUgaYzElkwHxsw8dBMhaEn7UP6zxEwPg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
@@ -14565,7 +14567,8 @@
         "@xmpp/stream-management": "^0.13.2",
         "@xmpp/tcp": "^0.13.2",
         "@xmpp/tls": "^0.13.2",
-        "@xmpp/websocket": "^0.13.2"
+        "@xmpp/websocket": "^0.13.2",
+        "saslmechanisms": "^0.1.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 20"
@@ -14753,8 +14756,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@xmpp/base64": "^0.13.2",
         "@xmpp/error": "^0.13.2",
-        "@xmpp/xml": "^0.13.2",
-        "saslmechanisms": "^0.1.1"
+        "@xmpp/xml": "^0.13.2"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 20"
diff --git a/packages/client/index.js b/packages/client/index.js
index e944db40..36dbc494 100644
--- a/packages/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/client/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import _resourceBinding from "@xmpp/resource-binding";
 import _sessionEstablishment from "@xmpp/session-establishment";
 import _streamManagement from "@xmpp/stream-management";
 
+import SASLFactory from "saslmechanisms";
 import scramsha1 from "@xmpp/sasl-scram-sha-1";
 import plain from "@xmpp/sasl-plain";
 import anonymous from "@xmpp/sasl-anonymous";
@@ -41,9 +42,21 @@ function client(options = {}) {
   const iqCaller = _iqCaller({ middleware, entity });
   const iqCallee = _iqCallee({ middleware, entity });
   const resolve = _resolve({ entity });
+
+  // SASL mechanisms - order matters and define priority
+  const saslFactory = new SASLFactory();
+  const mechanisms = Object.entries({
+    scramsha1,
+    plain,
+    anonymous,
+  }).map(([k, v]) => ({ [k]: v(saslFactory) }));
+
   // Stream features - order matters and define priority
   const starttls = _starttls({ streamFeatures });
-  const sasl = _sasl({ streamFeatures }, credentials || { username, password });
+  const sasl = _sasl(
+    { streamFeatures, saslFactory },
+    credentials || { username, password },
+  );
   const streamManagement = _streamManagement({
     streamFeatures,
     entity,
@@ -57,12 +70,6 @@ function client(options = {}) {
     iqCaller,
     streamFeatures,
   });
-  // SASL mechanisms - order matters and define priority
-  const mechanisms = Object.entries({
-    scramsha1,
-    plain,
-    anonymous,
-  }).map(([k, v]) => ({ [k]: v(sasl) }));
 
   return Object.assign(entity, {
     entity,
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ function client(options = {}) {
     sessionEstablishment,
     streamManagement,
     mechanisms,
+    saslFactory,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 59b6cdfb..e63da41f 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     "@xmpp/stream-management": "^0.13.2",
     "@xmpp/tcp": "^0.13.2",
     "@xmpp/tls": "^0.13.2",
-    "@xmpp/websocket": "^0.13.2"
+    "@xmpp/websocket": "^0.13.2",
+    "saslmechanisms": "^0.1.1"
   },
   "browser": "./browser.js",
   "react-native": "./react-native.js",
diff --git a/packages/sasl/index.js b/packages/sasl/index.js
index 42f6297d..cbbfc37f 100644
--- a/packages/sasl/index.js
+++ b/packages/sasl/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { encode, decode } from "@xmpp/base64";
 import SASLError from "./lib/SASLError.js";
 import xml from "@xmpp/xml";
-import SASLFactory from "saslmechanisms";
 
 // https://xmpp.org/rfcs/rfc6120.html#sasl
 
@@ -74,12 +73,10 @@ async function authenticate(SASL, entity, mechname, credentials) {
   });
 }
 
-export default function sasl({ streamFeatures }, credentials) {
-  const SASL = new SASLFactory();
-
+export default function sasl({ streamFeatures, saslFactory }, credentials) {
   streamFeatures.use("mechanisms", NS, async ({ stanza, entity }) => {
     const offered = getMechanismNames(stanza);
-    const supported = SASL._mechs.map(({ name }) => name);
+    const supported = saslFactory._mechs.map(({ name }) => name);
     // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-array-find
     const intersection = supported.filter((mech) => {
       return offered.includes(mech);
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ export default function sasl({ streamFeatures }, credentials) {
 
     if (typeof credentials === "function") {
       await credentials(
-        (creds) => authenticate(SASL, entity, mech, creds, stanza),
+        (creds) => authenticate(saslFactory, entity, mech, creds, stanza),
         mech,
       );
     } else {
@@ -96,15 +93,9 @@ export default function sasl({ streamFeatures }, credentials) {
         mech = "ANONYMOUS";
       }
 
-      await authenticate(SASL, entity, mech, credentials, stanza);
+      await authenticate(saslFactory, entity, mech, credentials, stanza);
     }
 
     await entity.restart();
   });
-
-  return {
-    use(...args) {
-      return SASL.use(...args);
-    },
-  };
 }
diff --git a/packages/sasl/package.json b/packages/sasl/package.json
index 8bb5ef1b..ec63bb0b 100644
--- a/packages/sasl/package.json
+++ b/packages/sasl/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@xmpp/base64": "^0.13.2",
     "@xmpp/error": "^0.13.2",
-    "@xmpp/xml": "^0.13.2",
-    "saslmechanisms": "^0.1.1"
+    "@xmpp/xml": "^0.13.2"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 20"