diff --git a/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/comms/delivery/EmbraceDeliveryCacheManager.kt b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/comms/delivery/EmbraceDeliveryCacheManager.kt
index 955ad3ec34..7a2bf1f411 100644
--- a/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/comms/delivery/EmbraceDeliveryCacheManager.kt
+++ b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/comms/delivery/EmbraceDeliveryCacheManager.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.EmbraceSerializer
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.clock.Clock
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.utils.Uuid
+import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.utils.threadLocal
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.logging.InternalEmbraceLogger
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.payload.BackgroundActivityMessage
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.payload.EventMessage
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ internal class EmbraceDeliveryCacheManager(
         private const val TAG = "DeliveryCacheManager"
     }
 
-    private val sessionMessageSerializer by lazy {
+    private val sessionMessageSerializer by threadLocal {
         SessionMessageSerializer(serializer)
     }
 
diff --git a/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/EmbraceSerializer.kt b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/EmbraceSerializer.kt
index a87b1a51a5..05bbcea803 100644
--- a/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/EmbraceSerializer.kt
+++ b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/EmbraceSerializer.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal
 
-import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
 import com.google.gson.JsonIOException
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.comms.api.EmbraceUrl
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.comms.api.EmbraceUrlAdapter
+import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.utils.threadLocal
 import io.embrace.android.embracesdk.logging.InternalStaticEmbraceLogger
 import java.io.BufferedWriter
 import java.lang.reflect.Type
@@ -17,34 +17,32 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset
  */
 internal class EmbraceSerializer {
 
-    private val gson: ThreadLocal<Gson> = object : ThreadLocal<Gson>() {
-        override fun initialValue(): Gson {
-            return GsonBuilder()
-                .registerTypeAdapter(EmbraceUrl::class.java, EmbraceUrlAdapter())
-                .create()
-        }
+    private val gson by threadLocal {
+        GsonBuilder()
+            .registerTypeAdapter(EmbraceUrl::class.java, EmbraceUrlAdapter())
+            .create()
     }
 
     fun <T> toJson(src: T): String {
-        return gson.get()?.toJson(src) ?: throw JsonIOException("Failed converting object to JSON.")
+        return gson.toJson(src) ?: throw JsonIOException("Failed converting object to JSON.")
     }
 
     fun <T> toJson(src: T, type: Type): String {
-        return gson.get()?.toJson(src, type)
+        return gson.toJson(src, type)
             ?: throw JsonIOException("Failed converting object to JSON.")
     }
 
     fun <T> fromJson(json: String, type: Type): T? {
-        return gson.get()?.fromJson(json, type)
+        return gson.fromJson(json, type)
     }
 
     fun <T> fromJson(json: String, clz: Class<T>): T? {
-        return gson.get()?.fromJson(json, clz)
+        return gson.fromJson(json, clz)
     }
 
     fun <T> writeToFile(any: T, clazz: Class<T>, bw: BufferedWriter): Boolean {
         return try {
-            gson.get()?.toJson(any, clazz, JsonWriter(bw))
+            gson.toJson(any, clazz, JsonWriter(bw))
             true
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             InternalStaticEmbraceLogger.logDebug("cannot write to bufferedWriter", e)
@@ -53,11 +51,11 @@ internal class EmbraceSerializer {
     }
 
     fun <T> loadObject(jsonReader: JsonReader, clazz: Class<T>): T? {
-        return gson.get()?.fromJson(jsonReader, clazz)
+        return gson.fromJson(jsonReader, clazz)
     }
 
     fun <T> bytesFromPayload(payload: T, clazz: Class<T>): ByteArray? {
-        val json: String? = gson.get()?.toJson(payload, clazz.genericSuperclass)
+        val json: String? = gson.toJson(payload, clazz.genericSuperclass)
         return json?.toByteArray(Charset.forName("UTF-8"))
     }
 }
diff --git a/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensions.kt b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7d94f9223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embrace-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.utils
+
+import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+/**
+ * Syntactic sugar that makes it easier to define a property in Kotlin whose value is backed by
+ * a ThreadLocal.
+ */
+internal inline fun <reified T> threadLocal(
+    noinline provider: () -> T
+): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T> = ThreadLocalDelegate(provider)
+
+internal class ThreadLocalDelegate<T>(
+    provider: () -> T
+) : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T> {
+
+    private val threadLocal: ThreadLocal<T> = object : ThreadLocal<T>() {
+        override fun initialValue(): T = provider()
+    }
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T {
+        return checkNotNull(threadLocal.get())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/embrace-android-sdk/src/test/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensionsTest.kt b/embrace-android-sdk/src/test/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensionsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5552aa375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embrace-android-sdk/src/test/java/io/embrace/android/embracesdk/internal/utils/ThreadLocalExtensionsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package io.embrace.android.embracesdk.internal.utils
+
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+internal class ThreadLocalExtensionsTest {
+
+    private val id: Long by threadLocal {
+        Thread.currentThread().id
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testThreadLocalProperties() {
+        val testThreadId = Thread.currentThread().id
+        assertEquals(id, testThreadId)
+
+        val latch = CountDownLatch(1)
+        Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor().submit {
+            assertEquals(id, Thread.currentThread().id)
+            assertNotEquals(id, testThreadId)
+            latch.countDown()
+        }
+        latch.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+    }
+}