diff --git a/betterproto/grpc/util/async_channel.py b/betterproto/grpc/util/async_channel.py
index 3a104ca..fd0ecc2 100644
--- a/betterproto/grpc/util/async_channel.py
+++ b/betterproto/grpc/util/async_channel.py
@@ -81,17 +81,10 @@ class AsyncChannel(AsyncIterable[T]):
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self,
-        source: Union[Iterable[T], AsyncIterable[T]] = tuple(),
-        *,
-        buffer_limit: int = 0,
-        close: bool = False,
+        self, *, buffer_limit: int = 0, close: bool = False,
     ):
         self._queue: asyncio.Queue[Union[T, object]] = asyncio.Queue(buffer_limit)
         self._closed = False
-        self._sending_task = (
-            asyncio.ensure_future(self.send_from(source, close)) if source else None
-        )
         self._waiting_recievers: int = 0
         # Track whether flush has been invoked so it can only happen once
         self._flushed = False
@@ -132,7 +125,7 @@ class AsyncChannel(AsyncIterable[T]):
 
     async def send_from(
         self, source: Union[Iterable[T], AsyncIterable[T]], close: bool = False
-    ):
+    ) -> "AsyncChannel[T]":
         """
         Iterates the given [Async]Iterable and sends all the resulting items.
         If close is set to True then subsequent send calls will be rejected with a
@@ -153,8 +146,9 @@ class AsyncChannel(AsyncIterable[T]):
         if close:
             # Complete the closing process
             self.close()
+        return self
 
-    async def send(self, item: T):
+    async def send(self, item: T) -> "AsyncChannel[T]":
         """
         Send a single item over this channel.
         :param item: The item to send
@@ -162,6 +156,7 @@ class AsyncChannel(AsyncIterable[T]):
         if self._closed:
             raise ChannelClosed("Cannot send through a closed channel")
         await self._queue.put(item)
+        return self
 
     async def recieve(self) -> Optional[T]:
         """
@@ -185,8 +180,6 @@ class AsyncChannel(AsyncIterable[T]):
         """
         Close this channel to new items
         """
-        if self._sending_task is not None:
-            self._sending_task.cancel()
         self._closed = True
         asyncio.ensure_future(self._flush_queue())
 
diff --git a/betterproto/tests/grpc/test_grpclib_client.py b/betterproto/tests/grpc/test_grpclib_client.py
index dc57fe4..6c34ece 100644
--- a/betterproto/tests/grpc/test_grpclib_client.py
+++ b/betterproto/tests/grpc/test_grpclib_client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from betterproto.tests.output_betterproto.service.service import (
     DoThingResponse,
     DoThingRequest,
@@ -129,7 +130,10 @@ async def test_async_gen_for_stream_stream_request():
         # Use an AsyncChannel to decouple sending and recieving, it'll send some_things
         # immediately and we'll use it to send more_things later, after recieving some
         # results
-        request_chan = AsyncChannel(GetThingRequest(name) for name in some_things)
+        request_chan = AsyncChannel()
+        send_initial_requests = asyncio.ensure_future(
+            request_chan.send_from(GetThingRequest(name) for name in some_things)
+        )
         response_index = 0
         async for response in client.get_different_things(request_chan):
             assert response.name == expected_things[response_index]
@@ -138,13 +142,13 @@ async def test_async_gen_for_stream_stream_request():
             if more_things:
                 # Send some more requests as we recieve reponses to be sure coordination of
                 # send/recieve events doesn't matter
-                another_response = await request_chan.send(
-                    GetThingRequest(more_things.pop(0))
-                )
-                if another_response is not None:
-                    assert another_response.name == expected_things[response_index]
-                    assert another_response.version == response_index
-                    response_index += 1
+                await request_chan.send(GetThingRequest(more_things.pop(0)))
+            elif not send_initial_requests.done():
+                # Make sure the sending task it completed
+                await send_initial_requests
             else:
                 # No more things to send make sure channel is closed
-                await request_chan.close()
+                request_chan.close()
+        assert response_index == len(
+            expected_things
+        ), "Didn't recieve all exptected responses"