diff --git a/src/stream_wrap.cc b/src/stream_wrap.cc
index 10e70bfaa6..ea8aaecacc 100644
--- a/src/stream_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/stream_wrap.cc
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ void StreamWrap::ReadStart(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   UNWRAP(StreamWrap)
 
-  bool ipc_pipe = wrap->stream()->type == UV_NAMED_PIPE &&
-                  reinterpret_cast<uv_pipe_t*>(wrap->stream())->ipc;
   int err;
-  if (ipc_pipe) {
+  if (wrap->is_named_pipe_ipc()) {
     err = uv_read2_start(wrap->stream(), OnAlloc, OnRead2);
   } else {
     err = uv_read_start(wrap->stream(), OnAlloc, OnRead);
@@ -172,9 +170,9 @@ void StreamWrap::OnReadCommon(uv_stream_t* handle,
   assert(wrap->persistent().IsEmpty() == false);
 
   if (nread > 0) {
-    if (wrap->stream()->type == UV_TCP) {
+    if (wrap->is_tcp()) {
       NODE_COUNT_NET_BYTES_RECV(nread);
-    } else if (wrap->stream()->type == UV_NAMED_PIPE) {
+    } else if (wrap->is_named_pipe()) {
       NODE_COUNT_PIPE_BYTES_RECV(nread);
     }
   }
@@ -285,10 +283,7 @@ void StreamWrap::WriteStringImpl(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   buf.base = data;
   buf.len = data_size;
 
-  bool ipc_pipe = wrap->stream()->type == UV_NAMED_PIPE &&
-                  reinterpret_cast<uv_pipe_t*>(wrap->stream())->ipc;
-
-  if (!ipc_pipe) {
+  if (!wrap->is_named_pipe_ipc()) {
     err = wrap->callbacks()->DoWrite(req_wrap,
                                      &buf,
                                      1,
diff --git a/src/stream_wrap.h b/src/stream_wrap.h
index 25aff8b8d3..7f8f74af9f 100644
--- a/src/stream_wrap.h
+++ b/src/stream_wrap.h
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ class StreamWrap : public HandleWrap {
     return stream_;
   }
 
+  inline bool is_named_pipe() const {
+    return stream()->type == UV_NAMED_PIPE;
+  }
+
+  inline bool is_named_pipe_ipc() const {
+    return is_named_pipe() &&
+           reinterpret_cast<const uv_pipe_t*>(stream())->ipc != 0;
+  }
+
+  inline bool is_tcp() const {
+    return stream()->type == UV_TCP;
+  }
+
  protected:
   static size_t WriteBuffer(v8::Handle<v8::Value> val, uv_buf_t* buf);
 
diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index 66dfd6e4a0..3cc169ec5c 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ void TLSCallbacks::EncOut() {
 
   // Ignore errors, this should be already handled in js
   if (!r) {
-    if (wrap()->stream()->type == UV_TCP) {
+    if (wrap()->is_tcp()) {
       NODE_COUNT_NET_BYTES_SENT(write_size_);
-    } else if (wrap()->stream()->type == UV_NAMED_PIPE) {
+    } else if (wrap()->is_named_pipe()) {
       NODE_COUNT_PIPE_BYTES_SENT(write_size_);
     }
   }