diff --git a/src/Consumer.php b/src/Consumer.php
index bf93f69..00c40cd 100644
--- a/src/Consumer.php
+++ b/src/Consumer.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Amp\Promise;
 use Nsq\Config\ClientConfig;
 use Nsq\Exception\ConsumerException;
 use Nsq\Frame\Response;
+use Nsq\Stream\NullStream;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 use function Amp\asyncCall;
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ final class Consumer extends Connection implements ConsumerInterface
 
     public function connect(): Promise
     {
+        if (!$this->stream instanceof NullStream) {
+            return call(static function (): void {
+            });
+        }
+
         return call(function (): \Generator {
             yield parent::connect();
 
@@ -113,6 +119,8 @@ final class Consumer extends Connection implements ConsumerInterface
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                $this->stream = new NullStream();
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Producer.php b/src/Producer.php
index 48f62f1..d503cd4 100644
--- a/src/Producer.php
+++ b/src/Producer.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Nsq;
 use Amp\Promise;
 use Nsq\Config\ClientConfig;
 use Nsq\Exception\NsqException;
+use Nsq\Stream\NullStream;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 use function Amp\asyncCall;
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ final class Producer extends Connection
 
     public function connect(): Promise
     {
+        if (!$this->stream instanceof NullStream) {
+            return call(static function (): void {
+            });
+        }
+
         return call(function (): \Generator {
             yield parent::connect();
 
@@ -83,6 +89,8 @@ final class Producer extends Connection
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            $this->stream = new NullStream();
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Reader.php b/src/Reader.php
index 5b4e0e7..a823682 100644
--- a/src/Reader.php
+++ b/src/Reader.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Amp\Success;
 use Nsq\Config\ClientConfig;
 use Nsq\Exception\ConsumerException;
 use Nsq\Frame\Response;
+use Nsq\Stream\NullStream;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 use function Amp\asyncCall;
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ final class Reader extends Connection implements ConsumerInterface
      */
     public function connect(): Promise
     {
+        if (!$this->stream instanceof NullStream) {
+            return call(static function (): void {
+            });
+        }
+
         return call(function (): \Generator {
             yield parent::connect();
 
@@ -131,6 +137,8 @@ final class Reader extends Connection implements ConsumerInterface
                             }
                         }
                     }
+
+                    $this->stream = new NullStream();
                 }
             );
         });