diff --git a/lib/winston/logger.js b/lib/winston/logger.js
index 936a13b8f..27d3af8bb 100755
--- a/lib/winston/logger.js
+++ b/lib/winston/logger.js
@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ Logger.prototype.add = function (transport, options, created) {
   // Listen for the `error` event on the new Transport
   //
   instance._onError = this._onError.bind(this, instance)
-  instance.on('error', instance._onError);
+  if (! created) {
+    instance.on('error', instance._onError);
+  }
 
   //
   // If this transport has `handleExceptions` set to `true`
@@ -529,7 +531,9 @@ Logger.prototype.remove = function (transport) {
     instance.close();
   }
 
-  instance.removeListener('error', instance._onError);
+  if (instance._onError) {
+    instance.removeListener('error', instance._onError);
+  }
   return this;
 };