diff --git a/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs b/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
index dfff437..02564a0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,16 @@ pub mod drtio {
         }
         let _lock = aux_mutex.async_lock().await;
         drtioaux_async::send(linkno, request).await.unwrap();
-        recv_aux_timeout(linkno, 200, timer).await
+        loop {
+            let reply = recv_aux_timeout(linkno, 200, timer).await;
+            match reply {
+                Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackStatus { id, destination, error, channel, timestamp }) => {
+                    remote_dma::playback_done(id, destination, error, channel, timestamp).await;
+                },
+                Ok(packet) => return Ok(packet),
+                Err(e) => return Err(e)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     async fn drain_buffer(linkno: u8, draining_time: Milliseconds, timer: GlobalTimer) {
@@ -458,25 +467,16 @@ pub mod drtio {
         timestamp: u64
     ) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
         let linkno = routing_table.0[destination as usize][0] - 1;
-        let _lock = aux_mutex.async_lock().await;
-        drtioaux_async::send(linkno, &Packet::DmaPlaybackRequest{
-                id: id, destination: destination, timestamp: timestamp }).await.unwrap();
-        loop {
-            let reply = recv_aux_timeout(linkno, 200, timer).await;
-            match reply {
-                Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackReply { succeeded: true }) => { return Ok(()) },
-                Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackReply { succeeded: false }) => {
-                        return Err("error on DMA playback request") },
-                // in case we received status from another destination
-                // but we want to get DmaPlaybackReply anyway, thus the loop
-                Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackStatus { id, destination, error, channel, timestamp }) => {
-                    remote_dma::playback_done(id, destination, error, channel, timestamp).await;
-                },
-                Ok(_) => { return Err("received unexpected aux packet while DMA playback") },
-                Err(_) => { return Err("aux error on DMA playback") }
-            }
+        let reply = aux_transact(aux_mutex, linkno, &Packet::DmaPlaybackRequest{
+            id: id, destination: destination, timestamp: timestamp }, timer).await;
+        match reply {
+            Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackReply { succeeded: true }) => Ok(()),
+            Ok(Packet::DmaPlaybackReply { succeeded: false }) => Err("error on DMA playback request"),
+            Ok(_) => Err("received unexpected aux packet while DMA playback"),
+            Err(_) => Err("aux error on DMA playback")
         }
     }
+
 }
 
 fn read_device_map(cfg: &Config) -> BTreeMap<u32, String> {