diff --git a/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_receive.py b/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_receive.py
index 0c2c438..c15b458 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_receive.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_receive.py
@@ -76,18 +76,23 @@ class TwistedReceiver:
         # as coming from the "yield self._go" line, which wasn't very useful
         # for tracking it down.
         d = self._go(w)
-        d.addBoth(w.close)
+        @inlineCallbacks
+        def _close(res):
+            yield w.close()
+            returnValue(res)
+        d.addBoth(_close)
         yield d
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def _go(self, w):
         yield self._handle_code(w)
+        verifier = yield w.when_verifier()
         def on_slow_connection():
             print(u"Key established, waiting for confirmation...",
                   file=self.args.stderr)
         notify = self._reactor.callLater(VERIFY_TIMER, on_slow_connection)
         try:
-            verifier = yield w.when_verifier()
+            yield w.when_version()
         finally:
             if not notify.called:
                 notify.cancel()
@@ -143,8 +148,10 @@ class TwistedReceiver:
         if code:
             w.set_code(code)
         else:
+            raise NotImplemented
             yield w.input_code("Enter receive wormhole code: ", # TODO
                                self.args.code_length)
+        yield w.when_code()
 
     def _show_verifier(self, verifier):
         verifier_hex = bytes_to_hexstr(verifier)
diff --git a/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_send.py b/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_send.py
index 30436b8..337f314 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_send.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/cli/cmd_send.py
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ class Sender:
                             tor_manager=self._tor_manager,
                             timing=self._timing)
         d = self._go(w)
-        d.addBoth(w.close) # must wait for ack from close()
+        @inlineCallbacks
+        def _close(res):
+            yield w.close() # must wait for ack from close()
+            returnValue(res)
+        d.addBoth(_close)
         yield d
 
     def _send_data(self, data, w):
@@ -94,15 +98,20 @@ class Sender:
             args.stderr.flush()
         print(u"", file=args.stderr)
 
+        verifier_bytes = yield w.when_verifier()
+        # we've seen PAKE, but not yet VERSION, so we don't know if they got
+        # the right password or not
+
         def on_slow_connection():
             print(u"Key established, waiting for confirmation...",
                   file=args.stderr)
         notify = self._reactor.callLater(VERIFY_TIMER, on_slow_connection)
 
-        # TODO: maybe don't stall on verifier unless they want it
+        # TODO: maybe don't stall for VERSION, if they don't want
+        # verification, to save a roundtrip?
         try:
+            yield w.when_version()
             # this may raise WrongPasswordError
-            verifier_bytes = yield w.when_verifier()
         finally:
             if not notify.called:
                 notify.cancel()