diff --git a/src/node/src/client.js b/src/node/src/client.js
index f59ac5c94c5..8892aa7c50e 100644
--- a/src/node/src/client.js
+++ b/src/node/src/client.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ function _write(chunk, encoding, callback) {
     /* Once a write fails, just call the callback immediately to let the caller
        flush any pending writes. */
     setImmediate(callback);
+    return;
   }
   try {
     message = this.serialize(chunk);