diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
index aaae9b0a..c5f5b4d8 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/client/client/net.py
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ async def connect(self: Client, reconnect: bool = False) -> None:
     if self._sender and not reconnect:
         return
 
+    if reconnect:
+        assert self._sender
+        await self._sender.disconnect()
+
     if session := await self._storage.load():
         self._session = session
 
diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
index 722e74d5..5da2bd18 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/mtsender/sender.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 import struct
 import time
 from abc import ABC
-from asyncio import FIRST_COMPLETED, Event, Future, Task
+from asyncio import FIRST_COMPLETED, Event, Future, Lock, Task
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Generic, Optional, Protocol, Type, TypeVar
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ class Sender:
     _requests: list[Request[object]]
     _request_event: Event
     _read_buffer: bytearray
-    _write_drain_pending: bool
-    _step_event: Event
+    _step_lock: Lock
+    _step_counter: int
     _recv_task: Optional[Task[bytes]] = None
     _send_task: Optional[Task[None]] = None
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Sender:
         ip, port = addr.split(":")
         reader, writer = await connector(ip, int(port))
 
-        sender = cls(
+        return cls(
             dc_id=dc_id,
             addr=addr,
             _logger=base_logger.getChild("mtsender"),
@@ -204,28 +204,15 @@ class Sender:
             _requests=[],
             _request_event=Event(),
             _read_buffer=bytearray(),
-            _write_drain_pending=False,
-            _step_event=Event(),
+            _step_lock=Lock(),
+            _step_counter=0,
         )
 
-        sender._recv_task = asyncio.create_task(sender._do_recv())
-        sender._send_task = asyncio.create_task(sender._do_send())
-        return sender
-
     async def disconnect(self) -> None:
-        assert self._recv_task and self._send_task
-
-        (
-            recv_task,
-            send_task,
-            self._recv_task,
-            self._send_task,
-        ) = (
-            self._recv_task,
-            self._send_task,
-            None,
-            None,
-        )
+        assert self._recv_task
+        assert self._send_task
+        recv_task, send_task = self._recv_task, self._send_task
+        self._recv_task, self._send_task = None, None
 
         recv_task.cancel()
         send_task.cancel()
@@ -253,10 +240,9 @@ class Sender:
         return oneshot
 
     async def _step_until_receive(self, rx: Future[bytes]) -> bytes:
-        while True:
+        while not rx.done():
             await self.step()
-            if rx.done():
-                return rx.result()
+        return rx.result()
 
     async def step_updates(self) -> list[Updates]:
         await self.step()
@@ -264,11 +250,22 @@ class Sender:
         return updates
 
     async def step(self) -> None:
-        if self._recv_task is None or self._send_task is None:
-            return
+        ticket_number = self._step_counter
+        async with self._step_lock:
+            if self._step_counter == ticket_number:
+                # We're the one to drive IO.
+                await self._step()
+                self._step_counter += 1
 
-        self._step_event.clear()
-        self._try_fill_write()
+    async def _step(self) -> None:
+        if self._step_counter == 0:
+            self._try_fill_write()
+            self._recv_task = asyncio.create_task(self._do_recv())
+            self._send_task = asyncio.create_task(self._do_send())
+
+        if self._recv_task is None or self._send_task is None:
+            # Disconnected
+            return
 
         await asyncio.wait(
             (self._recv_task, self._send_task), return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED
@@ -276,7 +273,7 @@ class Sender:
 
         if self._recv_task.done():
             try:
-                buff = await self._recv_task
+                buff = self._recv_task.result()
             except TimeoutError:
                 self._on_ping_timeout()
             else:
@@ -284,31 +281,24 @@ class Sender:
 
             self._recv_task = asyncio.create_task(self._do_recv())
         if self._send_task.done():
-            await self._send_task
+            self._send_task.result()
             self._on_net_write()
+
+            self._try_fill_write()
             self._send_task = asyncio.create_task(self._do_send())
 
-        await self._step_event.wait()
-
     async def _do_recv(self) -> bytes:
-        try:
-            async with asyncio.timeout(PING_DELAY):
-                return await self._reader.read(MAXIMUM_DATA)
-        finally:
-            self._step_event.set()
+        async with asyncio.timeout(PING_DELAY):
+            return await self._reader.read(MAXIMUM_DATA)
 
     async def _do_send(self) -> None:
-        try:
-            if self._write_drain_pending:
-                await self._writer.drain()
-                self._write_drain_pending = False
-            else:
-                await self._request_event.wait()
-        finally:
-            self._step_event.set()
+        await self._request_event.wait()
+        await self._writer.drain()
+        if not self._requests:
+            self._request_event.clear()
 
     def _try_fill_write(self) -> None:
-        if self._write_drain_pending:
+        if not self._requests:
             return
 
         for request in self._requests:
@@ -326,7 +316,6 @@ class Sender:
                     request.state.container_msg_id = container_msg_id
 
             self._transport.pack(mtp_buffer, self._writer.write)
-            self._write_drain_pending = True
 
     def _on_net_read(self, read_buffer: bytes) -> None:
         if not read_buffer: