diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 67705d8..6008dcb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ function requestAsEventEmitter(opts) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			ee.emit('response', typeof unzipResponse === 'function' ? unzipResponse(res) : res);
+			setImmediate(function () {
+				ee.emit('response', typeof unzipResponse === 'function' ? unzipResponse(res) : res);
+			});
 		}).once('error', function (err) {
 			if (retryCount < opts.retries) {
 				setTimeout(get, backoff(retryCount++), opts);
diff --git a/test/redirects.js b/test/redirects.js
index 529997c..d468d49 100644
--- a/test/redirects.js
+++ b/test/redirects.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test('redirects - redirect only GET and HEAD requests', t => {
 	});
 });
 
-test.after('redirect - cleanup', t => {
+test.after('redirects - cleanup', t => {
 	s.close();
 	t.end();
 });