diff --git a/collector.c b/collector.c
index 4e9d882..f3f141c 100644
--- a/collector.c
+++ b/collector.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ send_history(History *observations, shm_mq_handle *mqh)
 	{
 		ereport(WARNING,
 				(errmsg("pg_wait_sampling collector: "
-						"receiver of message queue have been detached")));
+						"receiver of message queue has been detached")));
 		return;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ send_history(History *observations, shm_mq_handle *mqh)
 		{
 			ereport(WARNING,
 					(errmsg("pg_wait_sampling collector: "
-							"receiver of message queue have been detached")));
+							"receiver of message queue has been detached")));
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ send_profile(HTAB *profile_hash, shm_mq_handle *mqh)
 	{
 		ereport(WARNING,
 				(errmsg("pg_wait_sampling collector: "
-						"receiver of message queue have been detached")));
+						"receiver of message queue has been detached")));
 		return;
 	}
 	hash_seq_init(&scan_status, profile_hash);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ send_profile(HTAB *profile_hash, shm_mq_handle *mqh)
 			hash_seq_term(&scan_status);
 			ereport(WARNING,
 					(errmsg("pg_wait_sampling collector: "
-							"receiver of message queue have been detached")));
+							"receiver of message queue has been detached")));
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ collector_main(Datum main_arg)
 						case SHM_MQ_DETACHED:
 							ereport(WARNING,
 									(errmsg("pg_wait_sampling collector: "
-											"receiver of message queue have been "
+											"receiver of message queue has been "
 											"detached")));
 							break;
 						default:
diff --git a/pg_wait_sampling.c b/pg_wait_sampling.c
index 1bd5c76..dbe2959 100644
--- a/pg_wait_sampling.c
+++ b/pg_wait_sampling.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ shm_mq				   *collector_mq = NULL;
 uint64				   *proc_queryids = NULL;
 CollectorShmqHeader	   *collector_hdr = NULL;
 
+/* Receiver (backend) local shm_mq pointers and lock */
+shm_mq		   *recv_mq = NULL;
+shm_mq_handle  *recv_mqh = NULL;
+LOCKTAG			queueTag;
+
 static shmem_startup_hook_type prev_shmem_startup_hook = NULL;
 static PGPROC * search_proc(int backendPid);
 static PlannedStmt *pgws_planner_hook(Query *parse,
@@ -290,6 +295,14 @@ check_shmem(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+pgws_cleanup_callback(int code, Datum arg)
+{
+	elog(DEBUG3, "pg_wait_sampling cleanup: detaching shm_mq and releasing queue lock");
+	shm_mq_detach_compat(recv_mqh, recv_mq);
+	LockRelease(&queueTag, ExclusiveLock, false);
+}
+
 /*
  * Module load callback
  */
@@ -499,16 +512,14 @@ init_lock_tag(LOCKTAG *tag, uint32 lock)
 static void *
 receive_array(SHMRequest request, Size item_size, Size *count)
 {
-	LOCKTAG			queueTag;
 	LOCKTAG			collectorTag;
-	shm_mq		   *mq;
-	shm_mq_handle  *mqh;
 	shm_mq_result	res;
 	Size			len,
 					i;
 	void		   *data;
 	Pointer			result,
 					ptr;
+	MemoryContext	oldctx;
 
 	/* Ensure nobody else trying to send request to queue */
 	init_lock_tag(&queueTag, PGWS_QUEUE_LOCK);
@@ -519,7 +530,7 @@ receive_array(SHMRequest request, Size item_size, Size *count)
 	LockAcquire(&collectorTag, ExclusiveLock, false, false);
 	LockRelease(&collectorTag, ExclusiveLock, false);
 
-	mq = shm_mq_create(collector_mq, COLLECTOR_QUEUE_SIZE);
+	recv_mq = shm_mq_create(collector_mq, COLLECTOR_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	collector_hdr->request = request;
 
 	if (!collector_hdr->latch)
@@ -528,33 +539,55 @@ receive_array(SHMRequest request, Size item_size, Size *count)
 
 	SetLatch(collector_hdr->latch);
 
-	shm_mq_set_receiver(mq, MyProc);
-	mqh = shm_mq_attach(mq, NULL, NULL);
+	shm_mq_set_receiver(recv_mq, MyProc);
 
-	res = shm_mq_receive(mqh, &len, &data, false);
-	if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS || len != sizeof(*count))
-	{
-		shm_mq_detach_compat(mqh, mq);
-		elog(ERROR, "Error reading mq.");
-	}
-	memcpy(count, data, sizeof(*count));
-
-	result = palloc(item_size * (*count));
-	ptr = result;
+	/*
+	 * We switch to TopMemoryContext, so that recv_mqh is allocated there
+	 * and is guaranteed to survive until before_shmem_exit callbacks are
+	 * fired.  Anyway, shm_mq_detach() will free handler on its own.
+	 */
+	oldctx = MemoryContextSwitchTo(TopMemoryContext);
+	recv_mqh = shm_mq_attach(recv_mq, NULL, NULL);
+	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldctx);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < *count; i++)
+	/*
+	 * Now we surely attached to the shm_mq and got collector's attention.
+	 * If anything went wrong (e.g. Ctrl+C received from the client) we have
+	 * to cleanup some things, i.e. detach from the shm_mq, so collector was
+	 * able to continue responding to other requests.
+	 *
+	 * PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP() guaranties that cleanup callback will be
+	 * fired for both ERROR and FATAL.
+	 */
+	PG_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP(pgws_cleanup_callback, 0);
 	{
-		res = shm_mq_receive(mqh, &len, &data, false);
-		if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS || len != item_size)
+		res = shm_mq_receive(recv_mqh, &len, &data, false);
+		if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS || len != sizeof(*count))
 		{
-			shm_mq_detach_compat(mqh, mq);
+			shm_mq_detach_compat(recv_mqh, recv_mq);
 			elog(ERROR, "Error reading mq.");
 		}
-		memcpy(ptr, data, item_size);
-		ptr += item_size;
+		memcpy(count, data, sizeof(*count));
+
+		result = palloc(item_size * (*count));
+		ptr = result;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < *count; i++)
+		{
+			res = shm_mq_receive(recv_mqh, &len, &data, false);
+			if (res != SHM_MQ_SUCCESS || len != item_size)
+			{
+				shm_mq_detach_compat(recv_mqh, recv_mq);
+				elog(ERROR, "Error reading mq.");
+			}
+			memcpy(ptr, data, item_size);
+			ptr += item_size;
+		}
 	}
+	PG_END_ENSURE_ERROR_CLEANUP(pgws_cleanup_callback, 0);
 
-	shm_mq_detach_compat(mqh, mq);
+	/* We still have to detach and release lock during normal operation. */
+	shm_mq_detach_compat(recv_mqh, recv_mq);
 
 	LockRelease(&queueTag, ExclusiveLock, false);