diff --git a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttClient.cs b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttClient.cs
index f71ada1..ffdc7f2 100644
--- a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttClient.cs
+++ b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttClient.cs
@@ -335,7 +335,13 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
 
         private async Task<TResponsePacket> SendAndReceiveAsync<TResponsePacket>(MqttBasePacket requestPacket) where TResponsePacket : MqttBasePacket
         {
-            var packetAwaiter = _packetDispatcher.WaitForPacketAsync(requestPacket, typeof(TResponsePacket), _options.CommunicationTimeout);
+            ushort identifier = 0;
+            if (requestPacket is IMqttPacketWithIdentifier requestPacketWithIdentifier)
+            {
+                identifier = requestPacketWithIdentifier.PacketIdentifier;
+            }
+
+            var packetAwaiter = _packetDispatcher.WaitForPacketAsync(typeof(TResponsePacket), identifier, _options.CommunicationTimeout);
             await _adapter.SendPacketsAsync(_options.CommunicationTimeout, _cancellationTokenSource.Token, requestPacket).ConfigureAwait(false);
             return (TResponsePacket)await packetAwaiter.ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
diff --git a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttPacketDispatcher.cs b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttPacketDispatcher.cs
index 2404bb6..ca75931 100644
--- a/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttPacketDispatcher.cs
+++ b/Frameworks/MQTTnet.NetStandard/Client/MqttPacketDispatcher.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
 {
     public class MqttPacketDispatcher
     {
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>> _packetByResponseType = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>();
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>> _packetByResponseTypeAndIdentifier = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>>();
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>> _awaiters = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>>();
         private readonly IMqttNetLogger _logger;
 
         public MqttPacketDispatcher(IMqttNetLogger logger)
@@ -19,11 +18,9 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
             _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
         }
 
-        public async Task<MqttBasePacket> WaitForPacketAsync(MqttBasePacket request, Type responseType, TimeSpan timeout)
+        public async Task<MqttBasePacket> WaitForPacketAsync(Type responseType, ushort identifier, TimeSpan timeout)
         {
-            if (request == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(request));
-
-            var packetAwaiter = AddPacketAwaiter(request, responseType);
+            var packetAwaiter = AddPacketAwaiter(responseType, identifier);
             try
             {
                 return await packetAwaiter.Task.TimeoutAfter(timeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
             }
             finally
             {
-                RemovePacketAwaiter(request, responseType);
+                RemovePacketAwaiter(responseType, identifier);
             }
         }
 
@@ -44,21 +41,20 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
             if (packet == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(packet));
 
             var type = packet.GetType();
-            if (packet is IMqttPacketWithIdentifier withIdentifier)
+
+            if (_awaiters.TryGetValue(type, out var byId))
             {
-                if (_packetByResponseTypeAndIdentifier.TryGetValue(type, out var byid))
+                ushort identifier = 0;
+                if (packet is IMqttPacketWithIdentifier packetWithIdentifier)
                 {
-                    if (byid.TryRemove(withIdentifier.PacketIdentifier, out var tcs))
-                    {
-                        tcs.TrySetResult(packet);
-                        return;
-                    }
+                    identifier = packetWithIdentifier.PacketIdentifier;
+                }
+
+                if (byId.TryRemove(identifier, out var tcs))
+                {
+                    tcs.TrySetResult(packet);
+                    return;
                 }
-            }
-            else if (_packetByResponseType.TryRemove(type, out var tcs))
-            {
-                tcs.TrySetResult(packet);
-                return;
             }
 
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"Packet of type '{type.Name}' not handled or dispatched.");
@@ -66,38 +62,26 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Client
 
         public void Reset()
         {
-            _packetByResponseTypeAndIdentifier.Clear();
-            _packetByResponseType.Clear();
+            _awaiters.Clear();
         }
 
-        private TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket> AddPacketAwaiter(MqttBasePacket request, Type responseType)
+        private TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket> AddPacketAwaiter(Type responseType, ushort identifier)
         {
             var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>();
 
-            if (request is IMqttPacketWithIdentifier requestWithIdentifier)
+            var byId = _awaiters.GetOrAdd(responseType, key => new ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>());
+            if (!byId.TryAdd(identifier, tcs))
             {
-                var byId = _packetByResponseTypeAndIdentifier.GetOrAdd(responseType, key => new ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>());
-                byId[requestWithIdentifier.PacketIdentifier] = tcs;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"The packet dispatcher already has an awaiter for packet of type '{responseType}' with identifier {identifier}.");
             }
-            else
-            {
-                _packetByResponseType[responseType] = tcs;
-            }
-            
+
             return tcs;
         }
 
-        private void RemovePacketAwaiter(MqttBasePacket request, Type responseType)
+        private void RemovePacketAwaiter(Type responseType, ushort identifier)
         {
-            if (request is IMqttPacketWithIdentifier requestWithIdentifier)
-            {
-                var byId = _packetByResponseTypeAndIdentifier.GetOrAdd(responseType, key => new ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>());
-                byId.TryRemove(requestWithIdentifier.PacketIdentifier, out var _);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _packetByResponseType.TryRemove(responseType, out var _);
-            }
+            var byId = _awaiters.GetOrAdd(responseType, key => new ConcurrentDictionary<ushort, TaskCompletionSource<MqttBasePacket>>());
+            byId.TryRemove(identifier, out var _);
         }
     }
 }
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