diff --git a/examples/testbot_instance.rs b/examples/testbot_instance.rs
index 99e3323..dd90f0e 100644
--- a/examples/testbot_instance.rs
+++ b/examples/testbot_instance.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async fn on_packet(packet: ParsedPacket, snapshot: Snapshot) -> Result<(), ()> {
                 // If you are not interested in the result, you can just
                 // throw away the future returned by the send function.
                 println!("Sending reply...");
-                let _ = snapshot.conn_tx.send(Send {
+                snapshot.conn_tx.send_only(Send {
                     content: reply,
                     parent: Some(event.0.id),
                 });
diff --git a/examples/testbot_instances.rs b/examples/testbot_instances.rs
index 1c0e5bf..4632597 100644
--- a/examples/testbot_instances.rs
+++ b/examples/testbot_instances.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async fn on_packet(packet: ParsedPacket, snapshot: Snapshot) -> Result<(), ()> {
                 // If you are not interested in the result, you can just
                 // throw away the future returned by the send function.
                 println!("Sending reply...");
-                let _ = snapshot.conn_tx.send(Send {
+                snapshot.conn_tx.send_only(Send {
                     content: reply,
                     parent: Some(event.0.id),
                 });
diff --git a/examples/testbot_manual.rs b/examples/testbot_manual.rs
index 10ac7a4..8a7afe0 100644
--- a/examples/testbot_manual.rs
+++ b/examples/testbot_manual.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ async fn on_packet(packet: ParsedPacket, conn_tx: &ConnTx, state: &State) -> Res
                 // If you are not interested in the result, you can just
                 // throw away the future returned by the send function.
                 println!("Sending reply...");
-                let _ = conn_tx.send(Send {
+                conn_tx.send_only(Send {
                     content: reply,
                     parent: Some(event.0.id),
                 });
diff --git a/src/bot/instance.rs b/src/bot/instance.rs
index c38c4d5..8abfe91 100644
--- a/src/bot/instance.rs
+++ b/src/bot/instance.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl Instance {
                         if config.force_username || snapshot.nick.is_none() {
                             debug!("{}: Setting nick to username {}", config.name, username);
                             let name = username.to_string();
-                            let _ = conn.tx().send(Nick { name });
+                            conn.tx().send_only(Nick { name });
                         } else if let Some(nick) = &snapshot.nick {
                             debug!("{}: Not setting nick, already set to {}", config.name, nick);
                         }
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ impl Instance {
                             r#type: AuthOption::Passcode,
                             passcode: Some(password.to_string()),
                         };
-                        let _ = conn.tx().send(cmd);
+                        conn.tx().send_only(cmd);
                     } else {
                         warn!("{}: Auth required but no password configured", config.name);
                         break;
diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index 07f636e..dcfc948 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ impl ConnTx {
         Self::finish_send::<C>(rx)
     }
 
+    /// Like [`Self::send`] but ignoring the server's reply.
+    pub fn send_only<C: Into<Data>>(&self, cmd: C) {
+        let (tx, _) = oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self.cmd_tx.send(ConnCommand::SendCmd(cmd.into(), tx));
+    }
+
     pub async fn state(&self) -> Result<State> {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
         self.cmd_tx