diff --git a/integration/text.test.tsx b/integration/text.test.tsx
index 90484e0..1bb0c94 100644
--- a/integration/text.test.tsx
+++ b/integration/text.test.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test("state", async (t) => {
   await assertSomeMessageHasContent(t, initialMessage)
 
   setMessage!(newMessage)
-  await root.awaitActions()
+  await root.completion()
 
   await assertSomeMessageHasContent(t, newMessage)
 
diff --git a/src/container.ts b/src/container.ts
index f712c6a..99959c2 100644
--- a/src/container.ts
+++ b/src/container.ts
@@ -5,56 +5,45 @@ type Action =
   | { type: "deleteMessage" }
 
 export class ReacordContainer {
-  channel: TextBasedChannels
-  message?: Message
-  actions: Action[] = []
-  runningPromise?: Promise<void>
+  private channel: TextBasedChannels
+  private message?: Message
+  private actions: Action[] = []
+  private runningPromise?: Promise<void>
 
   constructor(channel: TextBasedChannels) {
     this.channel = channel
   }
 
-  async render(instances: string[]) {
+  render(instances: string[]) {
     const messageOptions: MessageOptions = {
       content: instances.join("") || undefined, // empty strings are not allowed
     }
 
     const hasContent = messageOptions.content !== undefined
 
-    await this.addAction(
+    this.addAction(
       hasContent
         ? { type: "updateMessage", options: messageOptions }
         : { type: "deleteMessage" },
     )
   }
 
-  private async addAction(action: Action) {
+  completion() {
+    return this.runningPromise ?? Promise.resolve()
+  }
+
+  private addAction(action: Action) {
     const lastAction = this.actions[this.actions.length - 1]
     if (lastAction?.type === action.type) {
       this.actions[this.actions.length - 1] = action
     } else {
       this.actions.push(action)
     }
-    await this.runActions()
+    this.runActions()
   }
 
-  private async runActions() {
-    if (this.runningPromise) {
-      return this.runningPromise
-    }
-
-    const runAction = async (action: Action) => {
-      if (action.type === "updateMessage") {
-        this.message = await (this.message
-          ? this.message.edit(action.options)
-          : this.channel.send(action.options))
-      }
-
-      if (action.type === "deleteMessage") {
-        await this.message?.delete()
-        this.message = undefined
-      }
-    }
+  private runActions() {
+    if (this.runningPromise) return
 
     this.runningPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
       // using a microtask to allow multiple actions to be added synchronously
@@ -62,21 +51,28 @@ export class ReacordContainer {
         let action: Action | undefined
         while ((action = this.actions.shift())) {
           try {
-            await runAction(action)
+            await this.runAction(action)
           } catch (error) {
             console.error(`Failed to run action:`, action)
             console.error(error)
           }
         }
         resolve()
+        this.runningPromise = undefined
       })
     })
-
-    await this.runningPromise
-    this.runningPromise = undefined
   }
 
-  awaitActions() {
-    return this.runningPromise ?? Promise.resolve()
+  private async runAction(action: Action) {
+    if (action.type === "updateMessage") {
+      this.message = await (this.message
+        ? this.message.edit(action.options)
+        : this.channel.send(action.options))
+    }
+
+    if (action.type === "deleteMessage") {
+      await this.message?.delete()
+      this.message = undefined
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/root.ts b/src/root.ts
index cfa6b7a..4658f9a 100644
--- a/src/root.ts
+++ b/src/root.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ export function createRoot(target: ReacordRenderTarget) {
   return {
     render: (content: ReactNode) => {
       reconciler.updateContainer(content, containerId)
-      return container.awaitActions()
+      return container.completion()
     },
     destroy: () => {
       reconciler.updateContainer(null, containerId)
-      return container.awaitActions()
+      return container.completion()
     },
-    awaitActions: () => container.awaitActions(),
+    completion: () => container.completion(),
   }
 }