diff --git a/src/Curl/Easy.jl b/src/Curl/Easy.jl
index 8128c24..8ad57fa 100644
--- a/src/Curl/Easy.jl
+++ b/src/Curl/Easy.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mutable struct Easy
     handle   :: Ptr{Cvoid}
     input    :: IO
-    ready    :: Threads.Event
+    done     :: Threads.Event
     seeker   :: Union{Function,Nothing}
     output   :: IO
     progress :: Function
diff --git a/src/Curl/Multi.jl b/src/Curl/Multi.jl
index 6b9d2aa..bc74955 100644
--- a/src/Curl/Multi.jl
+++ b/src/Curl/Multi.jl
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function check_multi_info(multi::Multi)
             easy = unsafe_pointer_to_objref(easy_p_ref[])::Easy
             @assert easy_handle == easy.handle
             easy.code = message.code
-            notify(easy.ready)
+            notify(easy.done)
         else
             @async @error("curl_multi_info_read: unknown message", message)
         end
diff --git a/src/Downloads.jl b/src/Downloads.jl
index d71e550..f6ec990 100644
--- a/src/Downloads.jl
+++ b/src/Downloads.jl
@@ -343,10 +343,8 @@ function request(
 
                 # do the request
                 add_handle(downloader.multi, easy)
-                try wait(easy.ready) # can this throw?
-                finally
-                    remove_handle(downloader.multi, easy)
-                end
+                wait(easy.done)
+                remove_handle(downloader.multi, easy)
 
                 # return the response or throw an error
                 response = Response(get_response_info(easy)...)