diff --git a/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/SendDoneStage.ts b/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/SendDoneStage.ts
index 95167e24..dcdeba3a 100644
--- a/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/SendDoneStage.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/SendDoneStage.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ import {VerificationEventType} from "../channel/types";
 export class SendDoneStage extends BaseSASVerificationStage {
     async completeStage() {
         await this.log.wrap("SendDoneStage.completeStage", async (log) => {
-            this.eventEmitter.emit("VerificationCompleted", this.otherUserDeviceId);
             await this.channel.send(VerificationEventType.Done, {}, log);
+            await this.channel.waitForEvent(VerificationEventType.Done);
+            this.eventEmitter.emit("VerificationCompleted", this.otherUserDeviceId);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/VerifyMacStage.ts b/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/VerifyMacStage.ts
index 7fa66cc5..a1ef5515 100644
--- a/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/VerifyMacStage.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/verification/SAS/stages/VerifyMacStage.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class VerifyMacStage extends BaseSASVerificationStage {
             const macMethod = acceptMessage.message_authentication_code;
             const calculateMAC = createCalculateMAC(this.olmSAS, macMethod);
             await this.checkMAC(calculateMAC, log);
-            await this.channel.waitForEvent(VerificationEventType.Done);
             this.setNextStage(new SendDoneStage(this.options));
         });
     }