diff --git a/channel/read.go b/channel/read.go
index 5ce07cc..283060b 100644
--- a/channel/read.go
+++ b/channel/read.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (c *Channel) ReadAll() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // ReadUntilFuzzy reads until a fuzzy match of the input is found.
-func (c *Channel) ReadUntilFuzzy(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *Channel) ReadUntilFuzzy(ctx context.Context, b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ func (c *Channel) ReadUntilFuzzy(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var rb []byte
 
 	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+
 		nb, err := c.Read()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -193,10 +199,16 @@ func (c *Channel) ReadUntilFuzzy(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // ReadUntilExplicit reads bytes out of the channel Q object until the bytes b are seen in the
 // output. Once the bytes are seen all read bytes are returned.
-func (c *Channel) ReadUntilExplicit(b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *Channel) ReadUntilExplicit(ctx context.Context, b []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var rb []byte
 
 	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+
 		nb, err := c.Read()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/channel/sendinput.go b/channel/sendinput.go
index 9019cdc..d84a1e7 100644
--- a/channel/sendinput.go
+++ b/channel/sendinput.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *Channel) SendInputB(input []byte, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error)
 			return
 		}
 
-		_, err = readUntilF(input)
+		_, err = readUntilF(ctx, input)
 		if err != nil {
 			cr <- &result{b: b, err: err}
 
@@ -85,30 +85,21 @@ func (c *Channel) SendInputB(input []byte, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error)
 		}
 	}()
 
-	select {
-	case r := <-cr:
-		if r.err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(r.err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-				c.l.Critical("channel timeout sending input to device")
+	r := <-cr
+	if r.err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(r.err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			c.l.Critical("channel timeout sending input to device")
 
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-					"%w: channel timeout sending input to device",
-					util.ErrTimeoutError,
-				)
-			}
-
-			return nil, r.err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"%w: channel timeout sending input to device",
+				util.ErrTimeoutError,
+			)
 		}
 
-		return r.b, nil
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		c.l.Critical("channel timeout sending input to device")
-
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"%w: channel timeout sending input to device",
-			util.ErrTimeoutError,
-		)
+		return nil, r.err
 	}
+
+	return r.b, nil
 }
 
 // SendInput sends the input string to the target device. Any bytes output is returned.
diff --git a/channel/sendinteractive.go b/channel/sendinteractive.go
index b20dd40..771aef3 100644
--- a/channel/sendinteractive.go
+++ b/channel/sendinteractive.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (c *Channel) sendInteractive(
 	cr chan *result,
 	events []*SendInteractiveEvent,
 	op *OperationOptions,
-	readUntilF func(b []byte) ([]byte, error),
+	readUntilF func(ctx context.Context, b []byte) ([]byte, error),
 ) {
 	defer close(cr)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *Channel) sendInteractive(
 		if e.ChannelResponse != "" && !e.HideInput {
 			var nb []byte
 
-			nb, err = readUntilF([]byte(e.ChannelInput))
+			nb, err = readUntilF(ctx, []byte(e.ChannelInput))
 			if err != nil {
 				cr <- &result{b: nil, err: err}