diff --git a/lib/tls.js b/lib/tls.js
index 3debbef389..5848120613 100644
--- a/lib/tls.js
+++ b/lib/tls.js
@@ -168,25 +168,23 @@ CryptoStream.prototype.getCipher = function(err) {
 
 
 CryptoStream.prototype.end = function(d) {
-  if (!this.writable) {
-    throw new Error('CryptoStream is not writable');
-  }
-
-  if (this.pair._done) return;
+  if (this.writable) {
+    if (this.pair._done) return;
 
-  if (d) {
-    this.write(d);
-  }
+    if (d) {
+      this.write(d);
+    }
 
-  this._pending.push(END_OF_FILE);
-  this._pendingCallbacks.push(null);
+    this._pending.push(END_OF_FILE);
+    this._pendingCallbacks.push(null);
 
-  // If this is an encrypted stream then we need to disable further 'data'
-  // events.
+    // If this is an encrypted stream then we need to disable further 'data'
+    // events.
 
-  this.writable = false;
+    this.writable = false;
 
-  this.pair._cycle();
+    this.pair._cycle();
+  }
 };