diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index eeee2dc..0c80ce4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ var Channel = function (name, plex, opts) {
 
   this.once('end', function () {
     this._read() // trigger drain
+
     if (this.destroyed) return
+
     ended = true
-    if (finished) this._finalize()
-    else if (!this.halfOpen) this.end()
+    if (finished) {
+      this._finalize()
+    } else if (!this.halfOpen) {
+      // this.end()
+    }
   })
 
   this.once('finish', function onfinish () {
@@ -45,10 +50,16 @@ var Channel = function (name, plex, opts) {
     if (!this._opened) {
       this.once('open', onfinish)
     } else {
-      if (this._lazy && this.initiator) this._open()
-      this._multiplex._send(this.channel << 3 | (this.initiator ? 4 : 3), null)
+      if (this._lazy && this.initiator) {
+        this._open()
+      }
+      this._multiplex
+          ._send(this.channel << 3 | (this.initiator ? 4 : 3), null)
       finished = true
-      if (ended) this._finalize()
+
+      if (ended) {
+        this._finalize()
+      }
     }
   })
 }
@@ -145,7 +156,9 @@ var Multiplex = function (opts, onchannel) {
   this._channel = 0
   this._missing = 0
   this._message = null
-  this._buf = new Buffer(this.limit ? varint.encodingLength(this.limit) : 100)
+  this._buf = new Buffer(this.limit
+    ? varint.encodingLength(this.limit)
+    : 100)
   this._ptr = 0
   this._awaitChannelDrains = 0
   this._onwritedrain = null
@@ -159,9 +172,17 @@ inherits(Multiplex, stream.Duplex)
 
 Multiplex.prototype.createStream = function (name, opts) {
   if (this.destroyed) throw new Error('Multiplexer is destroyed')
+
   var id = this._local.indexOf(null)
+
   if (id === -1) id = this._local.push(null) - 1
-  var channel = new Channel(this._name(name || id.toString()), this, xtend(this._options, opts))
+
+  var channel = new Channel(
+    this._name(name || id.toString()),
+    this,
+    xtend(this._options, opts)
+  )
+
   return this._addChannel(channel, id, this._local)
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +227,9 @@ Multiplex.prototype._send = function (header, data) {
 }
 
 Multiplex.prototype._addChannel = function (channel, id, list) {
-  while (list.length <= id) list.push(null)
+  while (list.length <= id) {
+    list.push(null)
+  }
   list[id] = channel
   channel.on('finalize', function () {
     list[id] = null
@@ -219,7 +242,9 @@ Multiplex.prototype._addChannel = function (channel, id, list) {
 
 Multiplex.prototype._writeVarint = function (data, offset) {
   for (offset; offset < data.length; offset++) {
-    if (this._ptr === this._buf.length) return this._lengthError(data)
+    if (this._ptr === this._buf.length) {
+      return this._lengthError(data)
+    }
     this._buf[this._ptr++] = data[offset]
     if (!(data[offset] & 0x80)) {
       if (this._state === 0) {
@@ -288,7 +313,10 @@ Multiplex.prototype._push = function (data) {
   if (this._type === 0) { // open
     if (this.destroyed || this._finished) return
 
-    var name = this._binaryName ? data : (data.toString() || this._channel.toString())
+    var name = this._binaryName
+      ? data
+      : (data.toString() || this._channel.toString())
+
     var channel
 
     if (this._receiving && this._receiving[name]) {
@@ -297,64 +325,82 @@ Multiplex.prototype._push = function (data) {
       this._addChannel(channel, this._channel, this._list)
     } else {
       channel = new Channel(name, this, this._options)
-      this.emit('stream', this._addChannel(channel, this._channel, this._list), channel.name)
+      this.emit('stream', this._addChannel(
+        channel,
+        this._channel,
+        this._list), channel.name)
     }
     return
   }
 
-  var stream = this._list[this._channel]
-  if (!stream) return
+  var stream = this._list[this._channel] ||
+    this._remote[this._channel] ||
+    this._local[this._channel]
+
+  if (!stream) { return }
 
   switch (this._type) {
     case 5: // local error
     case 6: // remote error
-    stream._destroy(new Error(data.toString() || 'Channel destroyed'), false)
-    return
+      var error = new Error(data.toString() || 'Channel destroyed')
+      stream._destroy(error, false)
+      return
 
     case 3: // local end
     case 4: // remote end
-    stream.push(null)
-    return
+      stream.push(null)
+      return
 
     case 1: // local packet
     case 2: // remote packet
-    if (!stream.push(data)) {
-      this._awaitChannelDrains++
-      stream._awaitDrain++
-    }
-    return
+      if (!stream.push(data)) {
+        this._awaitChannelDrains++
+        stream._awaitDrain++
+      }
+      return
   }
 }
 
 Multiplex.prototype._onchanneldrain = function (drained) {
   this._awaitChannelDrains -= drained
+
   if (this._awaitChannelDrains) return
+
   var ondrain = this._onwritedrain
   this._onwritedrain = null
+
   if (ondrain) ondrain()
 }
 
 Multiplex.prototype._write = function (data, enc, cb) {
   if (this._finished) return cb()
+
   if (this._corked) return this._onuncork(this._write.bind(this, data, enc, cb))
+
   if (data === SIGNAL_FLUSH) return this._finish(cb)
 
   var offset = 0
 
   while (offset < data.length) {
-    if (this._state === 2) offset = this._writeMessage(data, offset)
-    else offset = this._writeVarint(data, offset)
+    if (this._state === 2) {
+      offset = this._writeMessage(data, offset)
+    } else offset = this._writeVarint(data, offset)
   }
+
   if (this._state === 2 && !this._missing) this._push(empty)
 
-  if (this._awaitChannelDrains) this._onwritedrain = cb
-  else cb()
+  if (this._awaitChannelDrains) {
+    this._onwritedrain = cb
+  } else cb()
 }
 
 Multiplex.prototype._finish = function (cb) {
   var self = this
+
   this._onuncork(function () {
-    if (self._writableState.prefinished === false) self._writableState.prefinished = true
+    if (self._writableState.prefinished === false) {
+      self._writableState.prefinished = true
+    }
     self.emit('prefinish')
     self._onuncork(cb)
   })
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index f222550..b4b85a2 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -288,8 +288,95 @@ test('if onstream is not passed, stream is emitted', function (t) {
   stream.on('data', function (data) {
     t.same(data, new Buffer('hello world'))
     stream.end()
+    setTimeout(() => t.end(), 1000)
+  })
+})
+
+test('half close a muxed stream', function (t) {
+  var plex1 = multiplex()
+  var plex2 = multiplex()
+
+  plex1.pipe(plex2)
+       .pipe(plex1)
+
+  plex2.on('stream', function (stream, id) {
+    t.ok(stream, 'received stream')
+    t.ok(id, 'has id2')
+
+    // let it flow
+    stream.on('data', function () {})
+
+    stream.on('end', function () {
+      t.end()
+    })
+
+    stream.on('error', function (err) {
+      t.notOk(err)
+    })
+
+    stream.write(new Buffer('hello world'))
+
+    stream.end()
+  })
+
+  var stream = plex1.createStream()
+
+  stream.on('data', function (data) {
+    t.same(data, new Buffer('hello world'))
+  })
+
+  stream.on('error', function (err) {
+    t.notOk(err)
+  })
+
+  stream.on('end', function () {
+    stream.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('half close a half closed muxed stream', function (t) {
+  var plex1 = multiplex()
+  var plex2 = multiplex()
+
+  plex1.nameTag = 'plex1:'
+  plex2.nameTag = 'plex2:'
+
+  plex1.pipe(plex2)
+       .pipe(plex1)
+
+  plex2.on('stream', function (stream, id) {
+    t.ok(stream, 'received stream')
+    t.ok(id, 'has id2')
+
+    stream.on('data', function (data) {
+      t.same(data, new Buffer('some data'))
+    })
+
+    stream.on('end', function () {
+      stream.write(new Buffer('hello world'))
+      stream.end()
+    })
+
+    stream.on('error', function (err) { t.notOk(err) })
+  })
+
+  var stream = plex1.createStream()
+
+  stream.on('data', function (data) {
+    t.same(data, new Buffer('hello world'))
+  })
+
+  stream.on('error', function (err) {
+    t.notOk(err)
+  })
+
+  stream.on('end', function () {
     t.end()
   })
+
+  stream.write(new Buffer('some data'))
+
+  stream.end()
 })
 
 test('underlying error is propagated to muxed streams', function (t) {