diff --git a/telethon/network/mtproto_sender.py b/telethon/network/mtproto_sender.py
index 62e473f0..8fdfdc4f 100644
--- a/telethon/network/mtproto_sender.py
+++ b/telethon/network/mtproto_sender.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class MtProtoSender:
 
                     if self.logging_out:
                         self._logger.debug('Message ack confirmed a request')
-                        r.confirm_received = True
+                        r.confirm_received.set()
 
             return True
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class MtProtoSender:
                            if r.request_msg_id == received_msg_id)
 
             self._logger.debug('Pong confirmed a request')
-            request.confirm_received = True
+            request.confirm_received.set()
         except StopIteration: pass
 
         return True
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ class MtProtoSender:
         try:
             request = next(r for r in self._pending_receive
                            if r.request_msg_id == request_id)
-
-            request.confirm_received = True
         except StopIteration:
             request = None
 
@@ -333,13 +331,12 @@ class MtProtoSender:
             self._need_confirmation.append(request_id)
             self._send_acknowledges()
 
+            if request:
+                request.error = error
+                request.confirm_received.set()
+            # else TODO Where should this error be reported?
+            # Read may be async. Can an error not-belong to a request?
             self._logger.debug('Read RPC error: %s', str(error))
-            if isinstance(error, InvalidDCError):
-                # Must resend this request, if any
-                if request:
-                    request.confirm_received = False
-
-            raise error
         else:
             if request:
                 self._logger.debug('Reading request response')
@@ -351,6 +348,7 @@ class MtProtoSender:
                     reader.seek(-4)
                     request.on_response(reader)
 
+                request.confirm_received.set()
                 return True
             else:
                 # If it's really a result for RPC from previous connection
diff --git a/telethon/telegram_bare_client.py b/telethon/telegram_bare_client.py
index 7584e34c..418b8c09 100644
--- a/telethon/telegram_bare_client.py
+++ b/telethon/telegram_bare_client.py
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ class TelegramBareClient:
 
         try:
             self._sender.send(request)
-            while not request.confirm_received:
-                sleep(0.1)  # TODO Use a proper lock
+            request.confirm_received.wait()  # TODO Optional timeout here?
+            if request.rpc_error:
+                raise request.rpc_error
             return request.result
 
         except ConnectionResetError:
diff --git a/telethon/tl/tlobject.py b/telethon/tl/tlobject.py
index 4c201125..66ed825f 100644
--- a/telethon/tl/tlobject.py
+++ b/telethon/tl/tlobject.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from threading import Event
 
 
 class TLObject:
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ class TLObject:
 
         self.dirty = False
         self.send_time = None
-        self.confirm_received = False
+        self.confirm_received = Event()
+        self.rpc_error = None
 
         # These should be overrode
         self.constructor_id = 0
@@ -23,11 +25,11 @@ class TLObject:
         self.sent = True
 
     def on_confirm(self):
-        self.confirm_received = True
+        self.confirm_received.set()
 
     def need_resend(self):
         return self.dirty or (
-            self.content_related and not self.confirm_received and
+            self.content_related and not self.confirm_received.is_set() and
             datetime.now() - self.send_time > timedelta(seconds=3))
 
     @staticmethod