diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/disposable_strategy.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/disposable_strategy.hpp
index 30db40c10..f47e4cf7c 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/disposable_strategy.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/disposable_strategy.hpp
@@ -103,4 +103,15 @@ namespace rpp::details::observers
 
         static void dispose() {}
     };
+
+    struct locally_disposable_strategy
+    {
+        static void add(const rpp::disposable_wrapper&) {}
+
+        bool is_disposed() const noexcept { return state; }
+
+        void dispose() const { state = true; }
+
+        mutable bool state{};
+    };
 } // namespace rpp::details::observers
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/fwd.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/fwd.hpp
index 377b9f295..327f873ae 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/fwd.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/observers/details/fwd.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ namespace rpp::details::observers
      */
     struct none_disposable_strategy;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Just bool over is_disposed/dispose logic with no any add logic
+     */
+    struct locally_disposable_strategy;
+
     /**
      * @brief Dynamic disposable logic based on pre-allocated vector
      */
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/concat.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/concat.hpp
index 053725378..be31d36f4 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/concat.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/concat.hpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observable TObservable, rpp::constraint::observer TObserver>
     struct concat_observer_strategy_base
     {
+
         concat_observer_strategy_base(std::shared_ptr<concat_state_t<TObservable, TObserver>> state, rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper refcounted)
             : state{std::move(state)}
             , refcounted{std::move(refcounted)}
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observable TObservable, rpp::constraint::observer TObserver>
     struct concat_inner_observer_strategy : public concat_observer_strategy_base<TObservable, TObserver>
     {
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
+
         using base = concat_observer_strategy_base<TObservable, TObserver>;
 
         using base::concat_observer_strategy_base;
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/delay.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/delay.hpp
index 612df5c35..e01797f8e 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/delay.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/delay.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observer Observer, typename Worker, bool ClearOnError>
     struct delay_observer_strategy
     {
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
+
         std::shared_ptr<delay_state<Observer, Worker>> state{};
 
         void set_upstream(const rpp::disposable_wrapper& d) const
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/details/combining_strategy.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/details/combining_strategy.hpp
index b07327b92..e36fec474 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/details/combining_strategy.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/details/combining_strategy.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<typename TState>
     struct combining_observer_strategy
     {
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
+
         std::shared_ptr<TState> state{};
 
         void set_upstream(const rpp::disposable_wrapper& d) const
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/merge.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/merge.hpp
index 72c1897a1..7ae88b988 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/merge.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/merge.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observer TObserver>
     struct merge_observer_base_strategy
     {
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
+
         merge_observer_base_strategy(std::shared_ptr<merge_state<TObserver>>&& state)
             : m_state{std::move(state)}
         {
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/retry.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/retry.hpp
index dbeb667f8..b0001b52d 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/retry.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/retry.hpp
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observer TObserver, typename TObservable>
     struct retry_observer_strategy
     {
-        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::none_disposable_strategy;
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
 
         std::shared_ptr<retry_state_t<TObserver, TObservable>> state;
-        mutable bool                                           locally_disposed{};
 
         template<typename T>
         void on_next(T&& v) const
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
 
         void on_error(const std::exception_ptr& err) const
         {
-            locally_disposed = true;
             if (state->count == 0)
             {
                 state->observer.on_error(err);
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
 
         void on_completed() const
         {
-            locally_disposed = true;
             state->observer.on_completed();
         }
 
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
             state->disposable.add(d);
         }
 
-        bool is_disposed() const { return locally_disposed || state->disposable.is_disposed(); }
+        bool is_disposed() const { return state->disposable.is_disposed(); }
     };
 
     template<rpp::constraint::observer TObserver, typename TObservable>
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/with_latest_from.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/with_latest_from.hpp
index c446ca27b..1d93135b9 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/operators/with_latest_from.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/operators/with_latest_from.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ namespace rpp::operators::details
     template<size_t I, rpp::constraint::observer Observer, typename TSelector, rpp::constraint::decayed_type... RestArgs>
     struct with_latest_from_inner_observer_strategy
     {
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
+
         std::shared_ptr<with_latest_from_state<Observer, TSelector, RestArgs...>> state{};
 
         void set_upstream(const rpp::disposable_wrapper& d) const
diff --git a/src/rpp/rpp/sources/concat.hpp b/src/rpp/rpp/sources/concat.hpp
index a3a661f40..ba5349161 100644
--- a/src/rpp/rpp/sources/concat.hpp
+++ b/src/rpp/rpp/sources/concat.hpp
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ namespace rpp::details
     template<rpp::constraint::observer TObserver, constraint::decayed_type PackedContainer>
     struct concat_source_observer_strategy
     {
-        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::none_disposable_strategy;
+        using preferred_disposable_strategy = rpp::details::observers::locally_disposable_strategy;
 
         std::shared_ptr<concat_state_t<TObserver, PackedContainer>> state{};
-        mutable bool                                                locally_disposed{};
 
         template<typename T>
         void on_next(T&& v) const
@@ -65,17 +64,15 @@ namespace rpp::details
 
         void on_error(const std::exception_ptr& err) const
         {
-            locally_disposed = true;
             state->observer.on_error(err);
         }
 
         void set_upstream(const disposable_wrapper& d) { state->disposable.add(d); }
 
-        bool is_disposed() const { return locally_disposed || state->disposable.is_disposed(); }
+        bool is_disposed() const { return state->disposable.is_disposed(); }
 
         void on_completed() const
         {
-            locally_disposed = true;
             state->disposable.clear();
 
             if (state->is_inside_drain.exchange(false, std::memory_order::seq_cst))
diff --git a/src/tests/rpp/test_delay.cpp b/src/tests/rpp/test_delay.cpp
index cafbbab05..1f3bf6fb8 100644
--- a/src/tests/rpp/test_delay.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/rpp/test_delay.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <rpp/subjects/publish_subject.hpp>
 
 #include "disposable_observable.hpp"
+#include "rpp_trompeloil.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -232,9 +233,32 @@ TEST_CASE("delay delays observable's emissions")
     }
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("delay is not disposing early")
+{
+    mock_observer<int>    mock{};
+    trompeloeil::sequence s{};
+
+    rpp::schedulers::test_scheduler scheduler{};
+
+    std::optional<rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper> d{};
+    rpp::source::create<int>([&d](auto&& obs) {
+        d = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
+        obs.set_upstream(d.value());
+        obs.on_completed();
+        CHECK(obs.is_disposed());
+    })
+        | rpp::ops::delay(std::chrono::seconds{1}, scheduler)
+        | rpp::ops::subscribe(mock);
+
+    CHECK(!d->is_disposed());
+    REQUIRE_CALL(*mock, on_completed()).LR_WITH(!d->is_disposed()).IN_SEQUENCE(s);
+    scheduler.time_advance(std::chrono::seconds{1});
+    CHECK(d->is_disposed());
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("delay satisfies disposable contracts")
 {
-    test_operator_with_disposable<int>(rpp::ops::delay(std::chrono::seconds{0}, manual_scheduler{}));
+    test_operator_with_disposable<int>(rpp::ops::delay(std::chrono::seconds{0}, rpp::schedulers::immediate{}));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("observe_on forward error immediately")
diff --git a/src/tests/rpp/test_merge.cpp b/src/tests/rpp/test_merge.cpp
index 8c982300c..11506846c 100644
--- a/src/tests/rpp/test_merge.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/rpp/test_merge.cpp
@@ -216,18 +216,21 @@ TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE("merge handles race condition", TestType, rpp::memory_model::
             extracted_obs.emplace(std::forward<decltype(obs)>(obs).as_dynamic());
         });
 
+
         auto test = [&](auto source) {
             SUBCASE("subscribe on it")
             {
                 SUBCASE("on_error can't interleave with on_next")
                 {
+                    std::mutex m{};
                     source
                         | rpp::ops::as_blocking()
                         | rpp::ops::subscribe([&](auto&&) {
                                     REQUIRE(extracted_obs.has_value());
                                     CHECK(!on_error_called);
-                                    std::thread{[extracted_obs]
+                                    std::thread{[extracted_obs,&m]
                                     {
+                                        std::lock_guard lock{m};
                                         extracted_obs->on_error(std::exception_ptr{});
                                     }}.detach();
                                     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds{1});
diff --git a/src/tests/utils/disposable_observable.hpp b/src/tests/utils/disposable_observable.hpp
index e5b527b95..933c9fdc2 100644
--- a/src/tests/utils/disposable_observable.hpp
+++ b/src/tests/utils/disposable_observable.hpp
@@ -115,22 +115,30 @@ void test_operator_over_observable_with_disposable(auto&& op)
 
     SUBCASE("operator disposes disposable on_error")
     {
-        op(rpp::source::create<T>([](auto&& obs) {
-            const auto d = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
-            obs.set_upstream(d);
+        std::optional<rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper> d{};
+        op(rpp::source::create<T>([&d](auto&& obs) {
+            d = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
+            obs.set_upstream(d.value());
             obs.on_error({});
-            CHECK(d.is_disposed());
+            CHECK(obs.is_disposed());
         })).subscribe([](const auto&) {}, [](const std::exception_ptr&) {});
+
+        CHECK(d);
+        CHECK(d->is_disposed());
     }
 
     SUBCASE("operator disposes disposable on_completed")
     {
-        op(rpp::source::create<T>([](auto&& obs) {
-            const auto d = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
-            obs.set_upstream(d);
+        std::optional<rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper> d{};
+        op(rpp::source::create<T>([&d](auto&& obs) {
+            d = rpp::composite_disposable_wrapper::make();
+            obs.set_upstream(d.value());
             obs.on_completed();
-            CHECK(d.is_disposed());
+            CHECK(obs.is_disposed());
         })).subscribe([](const auto&) {}, [](const std::exception_ptr&) {});
+
+        CHECK(d);
+        CHECK(d->is_disposed());
     }
 
     SUBCASE("set_upstream with fixed_disposable_strategy_selector<1>")