diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index fd7e9b68f8..ecf67749c3 100755
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ function IncomingMessage (socket) {
   this.headers = {};
   this.trailers = {};
 
+  this.readable = true;
+
   // request (server) only
   this.url = "";
 
@@ -291,6 +293,8 @@ function OutgoingMessage (socket) {
   this.output = [];
   this.outputEncodings = [];
 
+  this.writable = true;
+
   this._last = false;
   this.chunkedEncoding = false;
   this.shouldKeepAlive = true;
diff --git a/test/disabled/pipe-test.js b/test/disabled/pipe-test.js
index f82d37b0fa..9cff640333 100644
--- a/test/disabled/pipe-test.js
+++ b/test/disabled/pipe-test.js
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ function startClient () {
       gotThanks = true;
     });
   });
-
-  client.on('error', function (e) {
-    console.log("http client-side error: " + e.message);
-    process.exit(2);
-  });
 }
 
 process.on('exit', function () {