diff --git a/joycontrol/protocol.py b/joycontrol/protocol.py
index f260d2e..00d2bf7 100644
--- a/joycontrol/protocol.py
+++ b/joycontrol/protocol.py
@@ -27,19 +27,22 @@ class ControllerProtocol(BaseProtocol):
 
         self.transport = None
 
+        self._input_report_timer = 0x00
+
         self._data_received = asyncio.Event()
 
         self._controller_state = ControllerState(self, controller, spi_flash=spi_flash)
 
-        self._pending_write = None
-        self._pending_input_report = None
-
         self._0x30_input_report_sender = None
 
         self.sig_set_player_lights = asyncio.Event()
 
     async def write(self, input_report: InputReport):
-        # set button and stick data
+        """
+        Sets timer byte and current button state in the input report and sends it.
+        Fires sig_is_send event afterwards.
+        """
+        # set button and stick data of input report
         input_report.set_button_status(self._controller_state.button_state)
         if self._controller_state.l_stick_state is None:
             l_stick = [0x00, 0x00, 0x00]
@@ -51,6 +54,10 @@ class ControllerProtocol(BaseProtocol):
             r_stick = self._controller_state.r_stick_state
         input_report.set_stick_status(l_stick, r_stick)
 
+        # set timer byte of input report
+        input_report.set_timer(self._input_report_timer)
+        self._input_report_timer = (self._input_report_timer + 1) % 0x100
+
         await self.transport.write(input_report)
         self._controller_state.sig_is_send.set()
 
diff --git a/joycontrol/transport.py b/joycontrol/transport.py
index cac4ae9..d2e9c27 100644
--- a/joycontrol/transport.py
+++ b/joycontrol/transport.py
@@ -86,13 +86,8 @@ class L2CAP_Transport(asyncio.Transport):
     async def write(self, data: Any) -> None:
         if isinstance(data, bytes):
             _bytes = data
-        elif isinstance(data, InputReport):
-            # set timer byte of input report
-            data.set_timer(self._input_report_timer)
-            self._input_report_timer = (self._input_report_timer + 1) % 256
-            _bytes = bytes(data)
         else:
-            raise ValueError('data must be bytes or InputReport')
+            _bytes = bytes(data)
 
         if self._capture_file is not None:
             # write data to log file