diff --git a/lua/outline/help.lua b/lua/outline/help.lua
index e08aa2b..62a8947 100644
--- a/lua/outline/help.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/help.lua
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function M.show_status(ctx)
     if p.get_status then
       table.insert(lines, 'Provider info:')
       table.insert(lines, '')
-      for _, line in ipairs(p.get_status()) do
+      for _, line in ipairs(p.get_status(ctx.provider_info)) do
         table.insert(lines, indent .. line)
       end
     end
diff --git a/lua/outline/init.lua b/lua/outline/init.lua
index 83d4b2d..4b1486c 100644
--- a/lua/outline/init.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/init.lua
@@ -252,19 +252,20 @@ end
 
 ---Open a floating window displaying debug information about outline
 function M.show_status()
-  local sidebar = M._get_sidebar(false)
+  local sidebar = M._get_sidebar()
   local buf, win = 0, 0
-  local is_open, provider
+  local is_open, provider, provider_info
 
   if sidebar then
     buf = sidebar.code.buf
     win = sidebar.code.win
     is_open = sidebar.view:is_open()
     provider = sidebar.provider
+    provider_info = sidebar.provider_info
   end
 
   if not is_open then
-    provider = providers.find_provider()
+    provider, provider_info = providers.find_provider()
   end
 
   ---@type outline.StatusContext
@@ -272,9 +273,10 @@ function M.show_status()
     priority = cfg.o.providers.priority,
     outline_open = is_open,
     provider = provider,
+    provider_info = provider_info,
   }
 
-  if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
+  if buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
     ctx.ft = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'ft')
     ctx.filter = cfg.o.symbols.user_config_filter[ctx.ft]
     -- 'else' is handled in help.lua
diff --git a/lua/outline/providers/init.lua b/lua/outline/providers/init.lua
index fb38a5b..517df51 100644
--- a/lua/outline/providers/init.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/providers/init.lua
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 local M = {}
 local import_prefix = 'outline/providers/'
 
----@return outline.Provider?
+---@return outline.Provider?, table?
 function M.find_provider()
   if not M.providers then
     M.providers = vim.tbl_map(function(p)
       return import_prefix .. p
     end, require('outline.config').get_providers())
   end
+
   for _, path in ipairs(M.providers) do
     local provider = require(path)
-    if provider.supports_buffer(0) then
-      return provider
+    local ok, info = provider.supports_buffer(0)
+    if ok then
+      return provider, info
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lua/outline/providers/nvim-lsp.lua b/lua/outline/providers/nvim-lsp.lua
index b93624b..3214429 100644
--- a/lua/outline/providers/nvim-lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/providers/nvim-lsp.lua
@@ -6,52 +6,70 @@ local l = vim.lsp
 
 local M = {
   name = 'lsp',
-  ---@type lsp.client
-  client = nil,
 }
 
 local request_timeout = 2000
 
-function M.get_status()
-  if not M.client then
+---@param info table? Must be the table received from `supports_buffer`
+function M.get_status(info)
+  if not info then
     return { 'No clients' }
   end
-  return { 'client: ' .. M.client.name }
+  return { 'client: ' .. info.client.name }
 end
 
-local function get_appropriate_client(bufnr, capability)
-  local clients = l.get_active_clients({ bufnr = bufnr })
-  local use_client
+---@param client lsp.client
+---@param capability string
+---@return boolean
+local function _check_client(client, capability)
+  if cfg.is_client_blacklisted(client) then
+    return false
+  end
+  return client.server_capabilities[capability]
+end
 
-  for _, client in ipairs(clients) do
-    if cfg.is_client_blacklisted(client) then
-      goto continue
-    else
-      if client.server_capabilities[capability] then
+---@param bufnr integer
+---@param capability string
+---@return lsp.client?
+local function get_appropriate_client(bufnr, capability)
+  local clients, use_client
+
+  if _G._outline_nvim_has[8] then
+    clients = l.get_active_clients({ bufnr = bufnr })
+    for _, client in ipairs(clients) do
+      if _check_client(client, capability) then
+        use_client = client
+        break
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    -- Returns client_id:client pairs
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line
+    clients = l.buf_get_clients(bufnr)
+    for _, client in pairs(clients) do
+      if _check_client(client, capability) then
         use_client = client
-        M.client = client
         break
       end
     end
-    ::continue::
   end
+
   return use_client
 end
 
----@return boolean
+---@return boolean, table?
 function M.supports_buffer(bufnr)
   local client = get_appropriate_client(bufnr, 'documentSymbolProvider')
   if not client then
     return false
   end
-  return true
+  return true, { client = client }
 end
 
----@param response outline.ProviderSymbol[]
+---Include JSX symbols if applicable, and merge it with existing symbols
+---@param symbols outline.ProviderSymbol[]
 ---@return outline.ProviderSymbol[]
-local function postprocess_symbols(response)
-  local symbols = lsp_utils.flatten_response(response)
-
+local function postprocess_symbols(symbols)
   local jsx_symbols = jsx.get_symbols()
 
   if #jsx_symbols > 0 then
@@ -61,16 +79,31 @@ local function postprocess_symbols(response)
   end
 end
 
+-- XXX: Only one LSP client is supported here, to prevent checking blacklisting
+-- over again
 ---@param on_symbols fun(symbols?:outline.ProviderSymbol[], opts?:table)
----@param opts table
-function M.request_symbols(on_symbols, opts)
+---@param opts table?
+---@param info table? Must be the table received from `supports_buffer`
+function M.request_symbols(on_symbols, opts, info)
+  if not info then
+    return on_symbols(nil, opts)
+  end
+
   local params = {
     textDocument = l.util.make_text_document_params(),
   }
-  l.buf_request_all(0, 'textDocument/documentSymbol', params, function(response)
-    response = postprocess_symbols(response)
-    on_symbols(response, opts)
-  end)
+  -- XXX: Is bufnr=0 ok here?
+  local status = info.client.request('textDocument/documentSymbol', params, function(err, response)
+    if err or not response then
+      on_symbols(response, opts)
+    else
+      response = postprocess_symbols(response)
+      on_symbols(response, opts)
+    end
+  end, 0)
+  if not status then
+    on_symbols(nil, opts)
+  end
 end
 
 -- No good way to update outline when LSP action complete for now
@@ -97,6 +130,7 @@ end
 
 ---@see rename_symbol
 ---@param sidebar outline.Sidebar
+---@param client lsp.client
 ---@param node outline.FlatSymbol
 ---@return boolean success
 local function legacy_rename(sidebar, client, node)
@@ -113,7 +147,7 @@ local function legacy_rename(sidebar, client, node)
     newName = new_name,
   }
   local status, err =
-    client.request_sync('textDocument/rename', params, request_timeout, sidebar.code.buf)
+      client.request_sync('textDocument/rename', params, request_timeout, sidebar.code.buf)
   if status == nil or status.err or err or status.result == nil then
     return false
   end
@@ -141,8 +175,8 @@ function M.rename_symbol(sidebar)
     sidebar:wrap_goto_location(function()
       -- Options table with filter key only added in nvim-0.8
       -- Use vim.lsp's function because it has better support.
-      l.buf.rename(nil, { filter = function (client)
-        return not cfg.is_client_blacklisted(client)
+      l.buf.rename(nil, { filter = function (cl)
+        return not cfg.is_client_blacklisted(cl)
       end })
     end)
     return true
diff --git a/lua/outline/sidebar.lua b/lua/outline/sidebar.lua
index 61b30a1..cd12337 100644
--- a/lua/outline/sidebar.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/sidebar.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local Sidebar = {}
 ---@field code outline.SidebarCodeState
 ---@field augroup integer
 ---@field provider outline.Provider?
+---@field provider_info table?
 ---@field preview outline.Preview|outline.LivePreview
 
 function Sidebar:new(id)
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ end
 ---@param opts outline.OutlineOpts?
 function Sidebar:initial_handler(response, opts)
   if response == nil or type(response) ~= 'table' or self.view:is_open() then
+    utils.echo("No response from provider when requesting symbols!")
     return
   end
 
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ end
 ---@param response outline.ProviderSymbol[]
 function Sidebar:refresh_handler(response)
   if response == nil or type(response) ~= 'table' then
+    utils.echo("No response from provider when requesting symbols!")
     return
   end
 
@@ -340,11 +343,11 @@ function Sidebar:__refresh()
   if ft == 'OutlineHelp' or not listed then
     return
   end
-  self.provider = providers.find_provider()
+  self.provider, self.provider_info = providers.find_provider()
   if self.provider then
     self.provider.request_symbols(function(res)
       self:refresh_handler(res)
-    end)
+    end, nil, self.provider_info)
     return
   end
   -- No provider
@@ -583,11 +586,11 @@ function Sidebar:open(opts)
 
   if not self.view:is_open() then
     self.preview.s = self
-    self.provider = providers.find_provider()
+    self.provider, self.provider_info = providers.find_provider()
     if self.provider then
       self.provider.request_symbols(function(...)
         self:initial_handler(...)
-      end, opts)
+      end, opts, self.provider_info)
       return
     else
       -- No provider
diff --git a/lua/outline/types/outline.lua b/lua/outline/types/outline.lua
index ecc8578..da94d82 100644
--- a/lua/outline/types/outline.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/types/outline.lua
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 
 ---@class outline.Provider
 ---@field name string
----@field get_status? fun():string[]
----@field supports_buffer fun(bufnr:integer):boolean
----@field request_symbols fun(on_symbols:fun(symbols?:outline.ProviderSymbol[], opts:table?), opts:table?)
+---@field get_status? fun(info:table?):string[]
+---@field supports_buffer fun(bufnr:integer):boolean,table?
+---@field request_symbols fun(on_symbols:fun(symbols?:outline.ProviderSymbol[], opts:table?, provider_info:table?), opts:table?)
 ---@field show_hover? fun(sidebar:outline.Sidebar):boolean
 ---@field rename_symbol? fun(sidebar:outline.Sidebar):boolean
 ---@field code_actions? fun(sidebar:outline.Sidebar):boolean
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
 ---@class outline.StatusContext
 ---@field provider outline.Provider?
+---@field provider_info table?
 ---@field outline_open boolean?
 ---@field code_win_active boolean?
 ---@field ft string?
diff --git a/lua/outline/utils/lsp.lua b/lua/outline/utils/lsp.lua
index ed800c4..092ddac 100644
--- a/lua/outline/utils/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/utils/lsp.lua
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ function M.is_buf_markdown(bufnr)
 end
 
 --- Merge all client token lists in an LSP response
-function M.flatten_response(response)
+-- Currentlhy unused because we are only supporting receiving symbols
+-- from 1 LSP client.
+function M.merge_responses(responses)
   local all_results = {}
 
   -- flatten results to one giant table of symbols
-  for client_id, client_response in pairs(response) do
+  for client_id, client_response in pairs(responses) do
     if config.is_client_blacklisted(client_id) then
-      print('skipping client ' .. client_id)
       goto continue
     end