diff --git a/speculos/client.py b/speculos/client.py
index 73f59d5a..b4593c59 100644
--- a/speculos/client.py
+++ b/speculos/client.py
@@ -33,14 +33,31 @@ def check_status_code(response: requests.Response, url: str) -> None:
 
 class ApduResponse:
     def __init__(self, response: requests.Response) -> None:
-        self.response = response
+        self.__response = response
 
-    def receive(self) -> bytes:
-        check_status_code(self.response, "/apdu")
-        data, status = split_apdu(bytes.fromhex(self.response.json()["data"]))
-        if status != 0x9000:
-            raise ApduException(status, data)
-        return data
+    def __receive(self):
+        """ Get the response if not yet received and store it in `__data` and `__status` attributes """
+        if self.__response is not None:
+            check_status_code(self.__response, "/apdu")
+            apdu_message = bytes.fromhex(self.__response.json()["data"])
+            self.__data, self.__status = split_apdu(apdu_message)
+            self.__response = None
+
+    def data(self, expected_sw: int = 0x9000) -> bytes:
+        """
+        :return: Received data (status word stripped)
+        :param expected_sw: Expected status word value.
+        :raises ApduException: If received status word is different from `expected_sw` parameter.
+        """
+        self.__receive()
+        if self.__status != expected_sw:
+            raise ApduException(self.__status, self.__data)
+        return self.__data
+
+    def sw(self) -> int:
+        """ :return: Received status word """
+        self.__receive()
+        return self.__status
 
 
 def split_apdu(data: bytes) -> Tuple[bytes, int]:
@@ -118,13 +135,8 @@ def get_screenshot(self) -> bytes:
             check_status_code(response, "/screenshot")
             return response.content
 
-    def _apdu_exchange(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
-        with self.session.post(f"{self.api_url}/apdu", json={"data": data.hex()}) as response:
-            apdu_response = ApduResponse(response)
-            return apdu_response.receive()
-
-    def _apdu_exchange_nowait(self, data: bytes) -> requests.Response:
-        return self.session.post(f"{self.api_url}/apdu", json={"data": data.hex()}, stream=True)
+    def _apdu_exchange(self, data: bytes, stream: bool = False) -> requests.Response:
+        return self.session.post(f"{self.api_url}/apdu", json={"data": data.hex()}, stream=stream)
 
     def set_automation_rules(self, rules: dict) -> None:
         with self.session.post(f"{self.api_url}/automation", json=rules) as response:
@@ -195,9 +207,9 @@ def __init__(self, app: str, args: List[str] = [], api_url: str = "http://127.0.
         SpeculosInstance.start(self)
         Api.__init__(self, api_url)
 
-    def apdu_exchange(self, cla: int, ins: int, data: bytes = b"", p1: int = 0, p2: int = 0) -> bytes:
+    def apdu_exchange(self, cla: int, ins: int, data: bytes = b"", p1: int = 0, p2: int = 0) -> ApduResponse:
         apdu = bytes([cla, ins, p1, p2, len(data)]) + data
-        return Api._apdu_exchange(self, apdu)
+        return ApduResponse(Api._apdu_exchange(self, apdu))
 
     @contextmanager
     def apdu_exchange_nowait(
@@ -206,7 +218,7 @@ def apdu_exchange_nowait(
         apdu = bytes([cla, ins, p1, p2, len(data)]) + data
         response = None
         try:
-            response = Api._apdu_exchange_nowait(self, apdu)
+            response = Api._apdu_exchange(self, apdu, stream=True)
             yield ApduResponse(response)
         finally:
             if response:
diff --git a/tests/apps/test_btc.py b/tests/apps/test_btc.py
index 4dad60fd..c4ba2b59 100755
--- a/tests/apps/test_btc.py
+++ b/tests/apps/test_btc.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_btc_get_public_key_with_user_approval(client, app):
             client.press_and_release("both")
 
         with pytest.raises(speculos.client.ApduException) as e:
-            response.receive()
+            response.data()
         assert e.value.sw == 0x6985