diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index 8f610c5..fac6a70 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -134,14 +134,24 @@ abstract class Connection
     public function receive(float $timeout = 0): ?Response
     {
         $socket = $this->socket();
+        $deadline = microtime(true) + $timeout;
 
         if (false === $socket->selectRead($timeout)) {
             return null;
         }
 
         $size = (new ByteBuffer($socket->read(Bytes::BYTES_SIZE)))->consumeUint32();
+        $response = new Response(new ByteBuffer($socket->read($size)));
 
-        return new Response(new ByteBuffer($socket->read($size)));
+        if ($response->isHeartBeat()) {
+            $this->send('NOP'.PHP_EOL);
+
+            return $this->receive(
+                ($currentTime = microtime(true)) > $deadline ? 0 : $deadline - $currentTime
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $response;
     }
 
     protected function sendWithResponse(string $buffer): Response
diff --git a/src/Consumer.php b/src/Consumer.php
index 54787e8..495bb55 100644
--- a/src/Consumer.php
+++ b/src/Consumer.php
@@ -34,22 +34,7 @@ final class Consumer extends Connection
 
     public function consume(float $timeout): ?Message
     {
-        $deadline = microtime(true) + $timeout;
-
-        $response = $this->receive($timeout);
-        if (null === $response) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($response->isHeartBeat()) {
-            $this->nop();
-
-            return $this->consume(
-                ($currentTime = microtime(true)) > $deadline ? 0 : $deadline - $currentTime
-            );
-        }
-
-        return $response->toMessage($this);
+        return $this->receive($timeout)?->toMessage($this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -82,9 +67,4 @@ final class Consumer extends Connection
     {
         $this->send('TOUCH '.$id.PHP_EOL);
     }
-
-    public function nop(): void
-    {
-        $this->send('NOP'.PHP_EOL);
-    }
 }