diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index d097ed4..14beb65 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export const makeSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		let onRecv: (json) => void
 		let onErr: (err) => void
 		try {
-			return await promiseTimeout<T>(timeoutMs,
+			const result = await promiseTimeout<T>(timeoutMs,
 				(resolve, reject) => {
 					onRecv = resolve
 					onErr = err => {
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ export const makeSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 					ws.off('error', onErr)
 				},
 			)
+
+			return result as any
 		} finally {
 			ws.off(`TAG:${msgId}`, onRecv!)
 			ws.off('close', onErr!) // if the socket closes, you'll never receive the message
@@ -213,11 +215,13 @@ export const makeSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		}
 
 		const msgId = node.attrs.id
-		const wait = waitForMessage(msgId, timeoutMs)
 
-		await sendNode(node)
+		const [result] = await Promise.all([
+			waitForMessage(msgId, timeoutMs),
+			await sendNode(node)
+		])
+
 
-		const result = await (wait as Promise<BinaryNode>)
 		if('tag' in result) {
 			assertNodeErrorFree(result)
 		}