diff --git a/src/subsonic.rs b/src/subsonic.rs
index b79137e..c8ec249 100644
--- a/src/subsonic.rs
+++ b/src/subsonic.rs
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ impl Client {
         &self,
         request: reqwest_middleware::RequestBuilder,
     ) -> Result<ByteResponse, Error> {
-        // FIXME: is an entire channel per request overkill? maybe pool them?
-        let (sender, receiver) = async_channel::bounded(1);
+        let (sender, receiver) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
 
         // let tokio take care of the request + further json parsing
         // this is because reqwest doesn't like the glib main loop
@@ -198,11 +197,10 @@ impl Client {
             // note that in general its fine not to cancel the tokio task when its corresponding
             // mainloop task is dropped, since eg for song thumbnails there's already a semaphore
             // limiting concurrent requests
-            let _ = sender.send(perform(future.await).await).await;
+            let _ = sender.send(perform(future.await).await);
         });
 
         receiver
-            .recv()
             .await
             .map_err(|_| Error::OtherError("failed to receive response from tokio loop"))?
     }