diff --git a/lib/_debugger.js b/lib/_debugger.js
index 19c26aa943..239220962d 100644
--- a/lib/_debugger.js
+++ b/lib/_debugger.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ exports.start = function(argv, stdin, stdout) {
   }
 
   // Setup input/output streams
-  stdin = stdin || process.openStdin();
+  stdin = stdin || process.stdin;
   stdout = stdout || process.stdout;
 
   var args = ['--debug-brk'].concat(argv),
diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index f7790c6625..3a65b53fe0 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ Readable.prototype.addListener = Readable.prototype.on;
 // If the user uses them, then switch into old mode.
 Readable.prototype.resume = function() {
   emitDataEvents(this);
+  this.read(0);
 };
 
 Readable.prototype.pause = function() {
@@ -566,6 +567,8 @@ function emitDataEvents(stream, startPaused) {
       process.nextTick(function() {
         stream.emit('readable');
       });
+    else
+      this.read(0);
   };
 
   // now make it start, just in case it hadn't already.