diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
index 46c89d9c..3c50ab8a 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import struct
+import sys
 import time
 from abc import ABC
 from asyncio import FIRST_COMPLETED, Event, Future, Lock
-from collections import deque
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Iterator
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import AsyncIterator, Deque, Generic, Optional, Protocol, Type, TypeVar
+from typing import (
+    Generic,
+    Optional,
+    Protocol,
+    Type,
+    TypeVar,
+)
 
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
@@ -32,6 +38,14 @@ from ..tl.mtproto.functions import ping_delay_disconnect
 from ..tl.types import UpdateDeleteMessages, UpdateShort
 from ..tl.types.messages import AffectedFoundMessages, AffectedHistory, AffectedMessages
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+    Y = TypeVar("Y")
+    S = TypeVar("S")
+
+    async def anext(it: AsyncGenerator[Y, S]) -> Y:
+        return await it.__anext__()
+
+
 MAXIMUM_DATA = (1024 * 1024) + (8 * 1024)
 
 PING_DELAY = 60
@@ -170,12 +184,12 @@ class Sender:
     _transport: Transport
     _mtp: Mtp
     _mtp_buffer: bytearray
-    _updates: Deque[Updates]
+    _updates: list[Updates]
     _requests: list[Request[object]]
     _request_event: Event
     _next_ping: float
     _read_buffer: bytearray
-    _step_iterator: AsyncIterator[None] | None = None
+    _step_generator: AsyncGenerator[None, None] | None = None
 
     @classmethod
     async def connect(
@@ -201,7 +215,7 @@ class Sender:
             _transport=transport,
             _mtp=mtp,
             _mtp_buffer=bytearray(),
-            _updates=deque(),
+            _updates=[],
             _requests=[],
             _request_event=Event(),
             _next_ping=asyncio.get_running_loop().time() + PING_DELAY,
@@ -209,6 +223,7 @@ class Sender:
         )
 
     async def disconnect(self) -> None:
+        await self.step.aclose()
         self._writer.close()
         await self._writer.wait_closed()
 
@@ -238,55 +253,59 @@ class Sender:
 
     async def get_updates(self) -> list[Updates]:
         await self.do_step()
-        return (
-            [self._updates.popleft() for _ in range(ulen)]
-            if (ulen := len(self._updates))
-            else []
-        )
+        result = self._updates.copy()
+        self._updates.clear()
+        return result
 
     async def do_step(self) -> None:
         async with self._lock:
             await self._do_step()
 
     async def _do_step(self) -> None:
-        await self.step.__anext__()
+        await anext(self.step)
 
     @property
-    def step(self) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
-        if self._step_iterator is None:
-            self._step_iterator = self._step()
-        return self._step_iterator
+    def step(self) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
+        if self._step_generator is None:
+            self._step_generator = self._step()
+        return self._step_generator
 
-    async def _step(self) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
+    async def _step(self) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
         self._try_fill_write()
 
         recv_req = asyncio.create_task(self._request_event.wait())
         recv_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_recv())
         send_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_send())
 
-        while True:
-            done, _ = await asyncio.wait(
-                (recv_req, recv_data, send_data),
-                timeout=self._next_ping - asyncio.get_running_loop().time(),
-                return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED,
-            )
+        try:
+            while True:
+                done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
+                    (recv_req, recv_data, send_data),
+                    timeout=self._next_ping - asyncio.get_running_loop().time(),
+                    return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED,
+                )
 
-            yield
+                yield
 
-            if recv_req in done:
-                self._request_event.clear()
-                recv_req = asyncio.create_task(self._request_event.wait())
-            if recv_data in done:
-                recv_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_recv())
-            if send_data in done:
-                send_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_send())
-            if not done:
-                self._on_ping_timeout()
+                if recv_req in done:
+                    self._request_event.clear()
+                    recv_req = asyncio.create_task(self._request_event.wait())
+                if recv_data in done:
+                    recv_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_recv())
+                if send_data in done:
+                    send_data = asyncio.create_task(self._step_send())
+                if not done:
+                    self._on_ping_timeout()
+        finally:
+            if pending:
+                for task in pending:
+                    task.cancel()
+                await asyncio.wait(pending)
 
     async def _step_recv(self) -> None:
         recv_data = await self._reader.read(MAXIMUM_DATA)
-        updates = self._on_net_read(recv_data)
-        self._updates.extend(updates)
+        result = self._on_net_read(recv_data)
+        self._updates.extend(result)
 
     async def _step_send(self) -> None:
         self._try_fill_write()