diff --git a/bc.lua b/bc.lua
index ad4c89cc4717..86fbf242f9e5 100644
--- a/bc.lua
+++ b/bc.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function Network:pull(filter, timeout)
     last_msg = serialization.unserialize(msg)
     return filter(addr_remote, last_msg)
   end)
-  if ev ~= "nil" then
+  if ev ~= nil then
     return last_msg
   else
     return nil, "timeout"
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ function BaseControl:get(noun, timeout)
       if remote ~= self.remote_nouns[noun] then return false end
       if msg.ty ~= Message.NounResponse then return false end
       if msg.noun ~= noun then return false end
+      return true
     end, timeout)
     if answer == nil then
       return nil, err
@@ -262,9 +263,10 @@ function BaseControl:call_sync(verb, ...)
       sync=true,
     })
     local answer, err = self.network:pull(function(remote, msg)
-      if remote ~= self.remote_nouns[noun] then return false end
-      if msg.ty ~= Message.NounResponse then return false end
-      if msg.noun ~= noun then return false end
+      if remote ~= self.remote_verbs[verb] then return false end
+      if msg.ty ~= Message.VerbResponse then return false end
+      if msg.verb ~= verb then return false end
+      return true
     end, timeout)
     if answer ~= nil then
       return table.unpack(answer.ret)