diff --git a/pyghmi/ipmi/private/session.py b/pyghmi/ipmi/private/session.py
index f1c9684c..2185a8ed 100644
--- a/pyghmi/ipmi/private/session.py
+++ b/pyghmi/ipmi/private/session.py
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class Session(object):
         self.incommand = False
         if retry and lastresponse is None:
             raise exc.IpmiException('Session no longer connected')
-        if self.evq:
+        while self.evq:
             self.evq.popleft().set()
         return lastresponse