diff --git a/MQTTnet.Core/Client/MqttClient.cs b/MQTTnet.Core/Client/MqttClient.cs
index fa81e253..31d20daa 100644
--- a/MQTTnet.Core/Client/MqttClient.cs
+++ b/MQTTnet.Core/Client/MqttClient.cs
@@ -340,8 +340,9 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Core.Client
 
         private async Task<TResponsePacket> SendAndReceiveAsync<TResponsePacket>(MqttBasePacket requestPacket) where TResponsePacket : MqttBasePacket
         {
+            var wait = _packetDispatcher.WaitForPacketAsync(requestPacket, typeof(TResponsePacket), _options.DefaultCommunicationTimeout);
             await _adapter.SendPacketsAsync(_options.DefaultCommunicationTimeout, requestPacket).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            return (TResponsePacket)await _packetDispatcher.WaitForPacketAsync(requestPacket, typeof(TResponsePacket), _options.DefaultCommunicationTimeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return (TResponsePacket)await wait.ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         private ushort GetNewPacketIdentifier()