diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b04b423..b1c24fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ It enables you to set and query its data or use its PubSub topics to react to in
     * [RedisClient](#redisclient)
         * [__construct()](#__construct)
         * [__call()](#__call)
+        * [callAsync()](#callasync)
         * [end()](#end)
         * [close()](#close)
         * [error event](#error-event)
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ Each method call matches the respective [Redis command](https://redis.io/command
 For example, the `$redis->get()` method will invoke the [`GET` command](https://redis.io/commands/get).
 
 All [Redis commands](https://redis.io/commands) are automatically available as
-public methods via the magic [`__call()` method](#__call).
+public methods via the magic [`__call()` method](#__call) or through the more
+explicit [`callAsync()` method].
 Listing all available commands is out of scope here, please refer to the
 [Redis command reference](https://redis.io/commands).
 
@@ -432,6 +434,8 @@ $redis->get($key)->then(function (?string $value) {
 
 All [Redis commands](https://redis.io/commands) are automatically available as
 public methods via this magic `__call()` method.
+Note that some static analysis tools may not understand this magic method, so
+you may also the [`callAsync()` method](#callasync) as a more explicit alternative.
 Listing all available commands is out of scope here, please refer to the
 [Redis command reference](https://redis.io/commands).
 
@@ -445,6 +449,43 @@ Each of these commands supports async operation and returns a [Promise](#promise
 that eventually *fulfills* with its *results* on success or *rejects* with an
 `Exception` on error. See also [promises](#promises) for more details.
 
+#### callAsync()
+
+The `callAsync(string $command, string ...$args): PromiseInterface<mixed>` method can be used to
+invoke a Redis command.
+
+```php
+$redis->callAsync('GET', 'name')->then(function (?string $name): void {
+    echo 'Name: ' . ($name ?? 'Unknown') . PHP_EOL;
+}, function (Throwable $e): void {
+    echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+});
+```
+
+The `string $command` parameter can be any valid Redis command. All
+[Redis commands](https://redis.io/commands/) are available through this
+method. As an alternative, you may also use the magic
+[`__call()` method](#__call), but note that not all static analysis tools
+may understand this magic method. Listing all available commands is out
+of scope here, please refer to the
+[Redis command reference](https://redis.io/commands).
+
+The optional `string ...$args` parameter can be used to pass any
+additional arguments to the Redis command. Some commands may require or
+support additional arguments that this method will simply forward as is.
+Internally, Redis requires all arguments to be coerced to `string` values,
+but you may also rely on PHP's type-juggling semantics and pass `int` or
+`float` values:
+
+```php
+$redis->callAsync('SET', 'name', 'Alice', 'EX', 600);
+```
+
+This method supports async operation and returns a [Promise](#promises)
+that eventually *fulfills* with its *results* on success or *rejects*
+with an `Exception` on error. See also [promises](#promises) for more
+details.
+
 #### end()
 
 The `end():void` method can be used to
diff --git a/examples/cli.php b/examples/cli.php
index 23c9e55..195c737 100644
--- a/examples/cli.php
+++ b/examples/cli.php
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    $params = explode(' ', $line);
-    $method = array_shift($params);
-
-    assert(is_callable([$redis, $method]));
-    $promise = $redis->$method(...$params);
+    $args = explode(' ', $line);
+    $command = strtolower(array_shift($args));
 
     // special method such as end() / close() called
-    if (!$promise instanceof React\Promise\PromiseInterface) {
+    if (in_array($command, ['end', 'close'])) {
+        $redis->$command();
         return;
     }
 
-    $promise->then(function ($data) {
+    $promise = $redis->callAsync($command, ...$args);
+
+    $promise->then(function ($data): void {
         echo '# reply: ' . json_encode($data) . PHP_EOL;
-    }, function ($e) {
+    }, function (Throwable $e): void {
         echo '# error reply: ' . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
     });
 });
diff --git a/phpstan.neon.dist b/phpstan.neon.dist
index be4a66a..f61b9e6 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon.dist
+++ b/phpstan.neon.dist
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ parameters:
     ignoreErrors:
         # ignore undefined methods due to magic `__call()` method
         - '/^Call to an undefined method Clue\\React\\Redis\\RedisClient::.+\(\)\.$/'
-        - '/^Call to an undefined method Clue\\React\\Redis\\Io\\StreamingClient::.+\(\)\.$/'
diff --git a/src/Io/Factory.php b/src/Io/Factory.php
index b66e30d..5a3d692 100644
--- a/src/Io/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Io/Factory.php
@@ -96,12 +96,13 @@ public function createClient(string $uri): PromiseInterface
         // use `?password=secret` query or `user:secret@host` password form URL
         if (isset($args['password']) || isset($parts['pass'])) {
             $pass = $args['password'] ?? rawurldecode($parts['pass']); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+            \assert(\is_string($pass));
             $promise = $promise->then(function (StreamingClient $redis) use ($pass, $uri) {
-                return $redis->auth($pass)->then(
+                return $redis->callAsync('auth', $pass)->then(
                     function () use ($redis) {
                         return $redis;
                     },
-                    function (\Exception $e) use ($redis, $uri) {
+                    function (\Throwable $e) use ($redis, $uri) {
                         $redis->close();
 
                         $const = '';
@@ -124,12 +125,13 @@ function (\Exception $e) use ($redis, $uri) {
         // use `?db=1` query or `/1` path (skip first slash)
         if (isset($args['db']) || (isset($parts['path']) && $parts['path'] !== '/')) {
             $db = $args['db'] ?? substr($parts['path'], 1); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+            \assert(\is_string($db));
             $promise = $promise->then(function (StreamingClient $redis) use ($db, $uri) {
-                return $redis->select($db)->then(
+                return $redis->callAsync('select', $db)->then(
                     function () use ($redis) {
                         return $redis;
                     },
-                    function (\Exception $e) use ($redis, $uri) {
+                    function (\Throwable $e) use ($redis, $uri) {
                         $redis->close();
 
                         $const = '';
diff --git a/src/Io/StreamingClient.php b/src/Io/StreamingClient.php
index bb7689f..0d5b2f7 100644
--- a/src/Io/StreamingClient.php
+++ b/src/Io/StreamingClient.php
@@ -72,15 +72,14 @@ public function __construct(DuplexStreamInterface $stream, ParserInterface $pars
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string[] $args
      * @return PromiseInterface<mixed>
      */
-    public function __call(string $name, array $args): PromiseInterface
+    public function callAsync(string $command, string ...$args): PromiseInterface
     {
         $request = new Deferred();
         $promise = $request->promise();
 
-        $name = strtolower($name);
+        $command = strtolower($command);
 
         // special (p)(un)subscribe commands only accept a single parameter and have custom response logic applied
         static $pubsubs = ['subscribe', 'unsubscribe', 'psubscribe', 'punsubscribe'];
@@ -90,22 +89,22 @@ public function __call(string $name, array $args): PromiseInterface
                 'Connection ' . ($this->closed ? 'closed' : 'closing'). ' (ENOTCONN)',
                 defined('SOCKET_ENOTCONN') ? SOCKET_ENOTCONN : 107
             ));
-        } elseif (count($args) !== 1 && in_array($name, $pubsubs)) {
+        } elseif (count($args) !== 1 && in_array($command, $pubsubs)) {
             $request->reject(new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 'PubSub commands limited to single argument (EINVAL)',
                 defined('SOCKET_EINVAL') ? SOCKET_EINVAL : 22
             ));
-        } elseif ($name === 'monitor') {
+        } elseif ($command === 'monitor') {
             $request->reject(new \BadMethodCallException(
                 'MONITOR command explicitly not supported (ENOTSUP)',
                 defined('SOCKET_ENOTSUP') ? SOCKET_ENOTSUP : (defined('SOCKET_EOPNOTSUPP') ? SOCKET_EOPNOTSUPP : 95)
             ));
         } else {
-            $this->stream->write($this->serializer->getRequestMessage($name, $args));
+            $this->stream->write($this->serializer->getRequestMessage($command, $args));
             $this->requests []= $request;
         }
 
-        if (in_array($name, $pubsubs)) {
+        if (in_array($command, $pubsubs)) {
             $promise->then(function (array $array) {
                 $first = array_shift($array);
 
diff --git a/src/RedisClient.php b/src/RedisClient.php
index df4ebf5..29d4854 100644
--- a/src/RedisClient.php
+++ b/src/RedisClient.php
@@ -160,16 +160,65 @@ private function client(): PromiseInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invoke the given command and return a Promise that will be resolved when the request has been replied to
+     * Invoke the given command and return a Promise that will be resolved when the command has been replied to
      *
      * This is a magic method that will be invoked when calling any redis
-     * command on this instance.
+     * command on this instance. See also `RedisClient::callAsync()`.
      *
      * @param string   $name
      * @param string[] $args
      * @return PromiseInterface<mixed>
+     * @see self::callAsync()
      */
     public function __call(string $name, array $args): PromiseInterface
+    {
+        return $this->callAsync($name, ...$args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Invoke a Redis command.
+     *
+     * For example, the [`GET` command](https://redis.io/commands/get) can be invoked
+     * like this:
+     *
+     * ```php
+     * $redis->callAsync('GET', 'name')->then(function (?string $name): void {
+     *     echo 'Name: ' . ($name ?? 'Unknown') . PHP_EOL;
+     * }, function (Throwable $e): void {
+     *     echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+     * });
+     * ```
+     *
+     * The `string $command` parameter can be any valid Redis command. All
+     * [Redis commands](https://redis.io/commands/) are available through this
+     * method. As an alternative, you may also use the magic
+     * [`__call()` method](#__call), but note that not all static analysis tools
+     * may understand this magic method. Listing all available commands is out
+     * of scope here, please refer to the
+     * [Redis command reference](https://redis.io/commands).
+     *
+     * The optional `string ...$args` parameter can be used to pass any
+     * additional arguments to the Redis command. Some commands may require or
+     * support additional arguments that this method will simply forward as is.
+     * Internally, Redis requires all arguments to be coerced to `string` values,
+     * but you may also rely on PHP's type-juggling semantics and pass `int` or
+     * `float` values:
+     *
+     * ```php
+     * $redis->callAsync('SET', 'name', 'Alice', 'EX', 600);
+     * ```
+     *
+     * This method supports async operation and returns a [Promise](#promises)
+     * that eventually *fulfills* with its *results* on success or *rejects*
+     * with an `Exception` on error. See also [promises](#promises) for more
+     * details.
+     *
+     * @param string $command
+     * @param string ...$args
+     * @return PromiseInterface<mixed>
+     * @throws void
+     */
+    public function callAsync(string $command, string ...$args): PromiseInterface
     {
         if ($this->closed) {
             return reject(new \RuntimeException(
@@ -178,17 +227,17 @@ public function __call(string $name, array $args): PromiseInterface
             ));
         }
 
-        return $this->client()->then(function (StreamingClient $redis) use ($name, $args) {
+        return $this->client()->then(function (StreamingClient $redis) use ($command, $args): PromiseInterface {
             $this->awake();
-            assert(\is_callable([$redis, $name])); // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
-            return \call_user_func_array([$redis, $name], $args)->then(
+            return $redis->callAsync($command, ...$args)->then(
                 function ($result) {
                     $this->idle();
                     return $result;
                 },
-                function (\Exception $error) {
+                function (\Throwable $e) {
+                    \assert($e instanceof \Exception);
                     $this->idle();
-                    throw $error;
+                    throw $e;
                 }
             );
         });
diff --git a/tests/Io/StreamingClientTest.php b/tests/Io/StreamingClientTest.php
index 241a76d..3c550eb 100644
--- a/tests/Io/StreamingClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/Io/StreamingClientTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testSending(): void
         $this->serializer->expects($this->once())->method('getRequestMessage')->with($this->equalTo('ping'))->will($this->returnValue('message'));
         $this->stream->expects($this->once())->method('write')->with($this->equalTo('message'));
 
-        $this->redis->ping();
+        $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
     }
 
     public function testClosingClientEmitsEvent(): void
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function testPingPong(): void
     {
         $this->serializer->expects($this->once())->method('getRequestMessage')->with($this->equalTo('ping'));
 
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
 
         $this->redis->handleMessage(new BulkReply('PONG'));
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function testPingPong(): void
 
     public function testMonitorCommandIsNotSupported(): void
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->monitor();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('monitor');
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
             $this->logicalAnd(
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public function testMonitorCommandIsNotSupported(): void
 
     public function testErrorReply(): void
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->invalid();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('invalid');
 
         $err = new ErrorReply("ERR unknown command 'invalid'");
         $this->redis->handleMessage($err);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public function testErrorReply(): void
 
     public function testClosingClientRejectsAllRemainingRequests(): void
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
         $this->redis->close();
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function testClosingStreamRejectsAllRemainingRequests(): void
         assert($this->serializer instanceof SerializerInterface);
         $this->redis = new StreamingClient($stream, $this->parser, $this->serializer);
 
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
         $stream->close();
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ public function testClosingStreamRejectsAllRemainingRequests(): void
 
     public function testEndingClientRejectsAllNewRequests(): void
     {
-        $this->redis->ping();
+        $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
         $this->redis->end();
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
             $this->logicalAnd(
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public function testEndingClientRejectsAllNewRequests(): void
     public function testClosedClientRejectsAllNewRequests(): void
     {
         $this->redis->close();
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
             $this->logicalAnd(
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public function testEndingBusyClosesClientWhenNotBusyAnymore(): void
             ++$closed;
         });
 
-        $promise = $this->redis->ping();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('ping');
         $this->assertEquals(0, $closed);
 
         $this->redis->end();
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public function testReceivingUnexpectedMessageThrowsException(): void
 
     public function testPubsubSubscribe(): StreamingClient
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->subscribe('test');
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('subscribe', 'test');
         $this->expectPromiseResolve($promise);
 
         $this->redis->on('subscribe', $this->expectCallableOnce());
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public function testPubsubSubscribe(): StreamingClient
      */
     public function testPubsubPatternSubscribe(StreamingClient $client): StreamingClient
     {
-         $promise = $client->psubscribe('demo_*');
+         $promise = $client->callAsync('psubscribe', 'demo_*');
          $this->expectPromiseResolve($promise);
 
          $client->on('psubscribe', $this->expectCallableOnce());
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public function testPubsubMessage(StreamingClient $client): void
 
     public function testSubscribeWithMultipleArgumentsRejects(): void
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->subscribe('a', 'b');
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('subscribe', 'a', 'b');
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
             $this->logicalAnd(
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public function testSubscribeWithMultipleArgumentsRejects(): void
 
     public function testUnsubscribeWithoutArgumentsRejects(): void
     {
-        $promise = $this->redis->unsubscribe();
+        $promise = $this->redis->callAsync('unsubscribe');
 
         $promise->then(null, $this->expectCallableOnceWith(
             $this->logicalAnd(
diff --git a/tests/RedisClientTest.php b/tests/RedisClientTest.php
index 273c655..4fd77a6 100644
--- a/tests/RedisClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/RedisClientTest.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function testPingTwiceWillCreateOnceUnderlyingClient(): void
     public function testPingWillResolveWhenUnderlyingClientResolvesPingAndStartIdleTimer(): void
     {
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public function testPingWillResolveWhenUnderlyingClientResolvesPingAndStartIdleT
         $ref->setValue($this->redis, $this->factory);
 
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public function testPingWillResolveWhenUnderlyingClientResolvesPingAndNotStartId
         $ref->setValue($this->redis, $this->factory);
 
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public function testPingWillRejectWhenUnderlyingClientRejectsPingAndStartIdleTim
     {
         $error = new \RuntimeException();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\reject($error));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\reject($error));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public function testPingAfterPreviousUnderlyingClientAlreadyClosedWillCreateNewU
     {
         $closeHandler = null;
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->withConsecutive(
             ['close', $this->callback(function ($arg) use (&$closeHandler) {
                 $closeHandler = $arg;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public function testPingAfterPingWillNotStartIdleTimerWhenFirstPingResolves(): v
     {
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('__call')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls(
+        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('callAsync')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls(
             $deferred->promise(),
             new Promise(function () { })
         );
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public function testPingAfterPingWillStartAndCancelIdleTimerWhenSecondPingStarts
     {
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('__call')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls(
+        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('callAsync')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls(
             $deferred->promise(),
             new Promise(function () { })
         );
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public function testPingAfterPingWillStartAndCancelIdleTimerWhenSecondPingStarts
     public function testPingFollowedByIdleTimerWillCloseUnderlyingConnectionWithoutCloseEvent(): void
     {
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('close');
 
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve($client));
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ public function testCloseAfterPingWillEmitCloseWithoutErrorWhenUnderlyingClientC
     public function testCloseAfterPingWillCloseUnderlyingClientConnectionWhenAlreadyResolved(): void
     {
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('close');
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public function testCloseAfterPingWillCancelIdleTimerWhenPingIsAlreadyResolved()
     {
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('close');
 
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve($client));
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public function testCloseAfterPingRejectsWillEmitClose(): void
     {
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('close')->willReturnCallback(function () use ($client) {
             assert($client instanceof StreamingClient);
             $client->emit('close');
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ public function testEndWillCloseClientIfUnderlyingConnectionIsNotPending(): void
     public function testEndAfterPingWillEndUnderlyingClient(): void
     {
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('end');
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public function testEndAfterPingWillCloseClientWhenUnderlyingClientEmitsClose():
     {
         $closeHandler = null;
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('ping')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve('PONG'));
         $client->expects($this->once())->method('end');
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->willReturnCallback(function ($event, $callback) use (&$closeHandler) {
             if ($event === 'close') {
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ public function testEmitsNoErrorEventWhenUnderlyingClientEmitsError(): void
         $error = new \RuntimeException();
 
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public function testEmitsNoErrorEventWhenUnderlyingClientEmitsError(): void
     public function testEmitsNoCloseEventWhenUnderlyingClientEmitsClose(): void
     {
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
 
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())->method('createClient')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ public function testEmitsNoCloseEventButWillCancelIdleTimerWhenUnderlyingConnect
         $closeHandler = null;
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
         $deferred = new Deferred();
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->withConsecutive(
             ['close', $this->callback(function ($arg) use (&$closeHandler) {
                 $closeHandler = $arg;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public function testEmitsMessageEventWhenUnderlyingClientEmitsMessageForPubSubCh
     {
         $messageHandler = null;
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->willReturnCallback(function ($event, $callback) use (&$messageHandler) {
             if ($event === 'message') {
                 $messageHandler = $callback;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ public function testEmitsUnsubscribeAndPunsubscribeEventsWhenUnderlyingClientClo
     {
         $allHandler = null;
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->exactly(6))->method('__call')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
+        $client->expects($this->exactly(6))->method('callAsync')->willReturn(\React\Promise\resolve(null));
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->willReturnCallback(function ($event, $callback) use (&$allHandler) {
             if (!isset($allHandler[$event])) {
                 $allHandler[$event] = $callback;
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public function testSubscribeWillResolveWhenUnderlyingClientResolvesSubscribeAnd
         $subscribeHandler = null;
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('subscribe')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('subscribe')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->willReturnCallback(function ($event, $callback) use (&$subscribeHandler) {
             if ($event === 'subscribe' && $subscribeHandler === null) {
                 $subscribeHandler = $callback;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ public function testUnsubscribeAfterSubscribeWillResolveWhenUnderlyingClientReso
         $deferredSubscribe = new Deferred();
         $deferredUnsubscribe = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('__call')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls($deferredSubscribe->promise(), $deferredUnsubscribe->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('callAsync')->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls($deferredSubscribe->promise(), $deferredUnsubscribe->promise());
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->willReturnCallback(function ($event, $callback) use (&$subscribeHandler, &$unsubscribeHandler) {
             if ($event === 'subscribe' && $subscribeHandler === null) {
                 $subscribeHandler = $callback;
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ public function testBlpopWillRejectWhenUnderlyingClientClosesWhileWaitingForResp
         $closeHandler = null;
         $deferred = new Deferred();
         $client = $this->createMock(StreamingClient::class);
-        $client->expects($this->once())->method('__call')->with('blpop')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+        $client->expects($this->once())->method('callAsync')->with('blpop')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
         $client->expects($this->any())->method('on')->withConsecutive(
             ['close', $this->callback(function ($arg) use (&$closeHandler) {
                 $closeHandler = $arg;