diff --git a/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py b/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
index dc4c1a52..a9a38b8b 100644
--- a/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
+++ b/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ async def connect(
             ucxx.exceptions.UCXCloseError,
             ucxx.exceptions.UCXCanceledError,
             ucxx.exceptions.UCXConnectionResetError,
+            ucxx.exceptions.UCXMessageTruncatedError,
             ucxx.exceptions.UCXNotConnectedError,
             ucxx.exceptions.UCXUnreachableError,
         ):
diff --git a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_endpoint.py b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_endpoint.py
index 71a3f926..d56df10b 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_endpoint.py
+++ b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_endpoint.py
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ def _listener_handler(conn_request):
     while ep[0] is None:
         worker.progress()
 
-    wireup_msg = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
-    wireup_request = ep[0].tag_recv(wireup_msg, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0))
-    wait_requests(worker, "blocking", wireup_request)
+    wireup_msg_recv = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
+    wireup_msg_send = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
+    wireup_requests = [
+        ep[0].tag_recv(wireup_msg_recv, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0)),
+        ep[0].tag_send(wireup_msg_send, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0)),
+    ]
+    wait_requests(worker, "blocking", wireup_requests)
 
     if server_close_callback is True:
         while closed[0] is False:
@@ -72,13 +76,20 @@ def _client(port, server_close_callback):
         port,
         endpoint_error_handling=True,
     )
-    worker.progress()
-    wireup_msg = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
-    wireup_request = ep.tag_send(wireup_msg, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0))
-    wait_requests(worker, "blocking", wireup_request)
     if server_close_callback is False:
         closed = [False]
         ep.set_close_callback(_close_callback, cb_args=(closed,))
+    worker.progress()
+
+    wireup_msg_send = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
+    wireup_msg_recv = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
+    wireup_requests = [
+        ep.tag_send(wireup_msg_send, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0)),
+        ep.tag_recv(wireup_msg_recv, tag=ucx_api.UCXXTag(0)),
+    ]
+    wait_requests(worker, "blocking", wireup_requests)
+
+    if server_close_callback is False:
         while closed[0] is False:
             worker.progress()
 
diff --git a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_server_client.py b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_server_client.py
index 4970134d..b3665302 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_server_client.py
+++ b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib/tests/test_server_client.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def _echo_server(get_queue, put_queue, transfer_api, msg_size, progress_mode):
     we keep a reference to the listener's endpoint and execute transfers
     outside of the callback function.
     """
+    # TAG is always used for wireup
     feature_flags = [ucx_api.Feature.WAKEUP]
     if transfer_api == "am":
         feature_flags.append(ucx_api.Feature.AM)
@@ -75,9 +76,13 @@ def _listener_handler(conn_request):
         if progress_mode == "blocking":
             worker.progress()
 
-    wireup_msg = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
-    wireup_request = _recv(ep[0], transfer_api, wireup_msg)
-    wait_requests(worker, progress_mode, wireup_request)
+    wireup_msg_recv = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
+    wireup_msg_send = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
+    wireup_requests = [
+        _recv(ep[0], transfer_api, wireup_msg_recv),
+        _send(ep[0], transfer_api, wireup_msg_send),
+    ]
+    wait_requests(worker, progress_mode, wireup_requests)
 
     msg = Array(bytearray(msg_size))
 
@@ -110,10 +115,11 @@ def _listener_handler(conn_request):
 
 
 def _echo_client(transfer_api, msg_size, progress_mode, port):
+    # TAG is always used for wireup
     feature_flags = [ucx_api.Feature.WAKEUP]
     if transfer_api == "am":
         feature_flags.append(ucx_api.Feature.AM)
-    if transfer_api == "stream":
+    elif transfer_api == "stream":
         feature_flags.append(ucx_api.Feature.STREAM)
     else:
         feature_flags.append(ucx_api.Feature.TAG)
@@ -136,9 +142,13 @@ def _echo_client(transfer_api, msg_size, progress_mode, port):
     if progress_mode == "blocking":
         worker.progress()
 
-    wireup_msg = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
-    wireup_request = _send(ep, transfer_api, wireup_msg)
-    wait_requests(worker, progress_mode, wireup_request)
+    wireup_msg_send = Array(bytes(os.urandom(WireupMessageSize)))
+    wireup_msg_recv = Array(bytearray(WireupMessageSize))
+    wireup_requests = [
+        _send(ep, transfer_api, wireup_msg_send),
+        _recv(ep, transfer_api, wireup_msg_recv),
+    ]
+    wait_requests(worker, progress_mode, wireup_requests)
 
     send_msg = bytes(os.urandom(msg_size))
     recv_msg = bytearray(msg_size)
diff --git a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib_async/application_context.py b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib_async/application_context.py
index 555c9a01..dd94a112 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib_async/application_context.py
+++ b/python/ucxx/ucxx/_lib_async/application_context.py
@@ -365,11 +365,14 @@ async def create_endpoint(
                 listener=False,
                 stream_timeout=exchange_peer_info_timeout,
             )
-        except UCXMessageTruncatedError:
+        except UCXMessageTruncatedError as e:
             # A truncated message occurs if the remote endpoint closed before
             # exchanging peer info, in that case we should raise the endpoint
-            # error instead.
+            # error, if available.
             ucx_ep.raise_on_error()
+            # If no endpoint error is available, re-raise exception.
+            raise e
+
         tags = {
             "msg_send": peer_info["msg_tag"],
             "msg_recv": msg_tag,