diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index f53764d..28a5f52 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class Connection
             $body = json_encode($this->features, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_FORCE_OBJECT);
             $size = pack('N', \strlen($body));
 
-            $this->sendWithResponse('IDENTIFY '.PHP_EOL.$size.$body)->okOrFail();
+            $this->send('IDENTIFY '.PHP_EOL.$size.$body)->response()->okOrFail();
         });
     }
 
@@ -214,11 +214,9 @@ abstract class Connection
         return $response;
     }
 
-    protected function sendWithResponse(string $buffer): Response
+    protected function response(): Response
     {
-        return $this
-            ->send($buffer)
-            ->receive(1) ?? throw UnexpectedResponse::null();
+        return $this->receive(1) ?? throw UnexpectedResponse::null();
     }
 
     private function socket(): Socket
diff --git a/src/Consumer.php b/src/Consumer.php
index 495bb55..8488045 100644
--- a/src/Consumer.php
+++ b/src/Consumer.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ final class Consumer extends Connection
     {
         $buffer = sprintf('SUB %s %s', $topic, $channel).PHP_EOL;
 
-        $this->sendWithResponse($buffer)->okOrFail();
+        $this->send($buffer)->response()->okOrFail();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Producer.php b/src/Producer.php
index 3740938..fd74bb5 100644
--- a/src/Producer.php
+++ b/src/Producer.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ final class Producer extends Connection
 
         $buffer = 'PUB '.$topic.PHP_EOL.$size.$body;
 
-        $this->sendWithResponse($buffer)->okOrFail();
+        $this->send($buffer)->response()->okOrFail();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final class Producer extends Connection
 
         $buffer = 'MPUB '.$topic.PHP_EOL.$size.$num.$mb;
 
-        $this->sendWithResponse($buffer)->okOrFail();
+        $this->send($buffer)->response()->okOrFail();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ final class Producer extends Connection
 
         $buffer = sprintf('DPUB %s %s', $topic, $deferTime).PHP_EOL.$size.$body;
 
-        $this->sendWithResponse($buffer)->okOrFail();
+        $this->send($buffer)->response()->okOrFail();
     }
 }