diff --git a/thunderbolt.js b/thunderbolt.js
index 02dc2c9..7271f6d 100644
--- a/thunderbolt.js
+++ b/thunderbolt.js
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ process.on('message', function message(task) {
   // Write a new message to the socket. The message should have a size of x
   //
   if ('write' in task) collection.forEach(function write(socket) {
-    var start = socket.last = now;
-
-    session[task.method || 'utfh8'](task.size, function message(err, data) {
-      socket.send(data, function sending(err) {
-        if (err) process.send({ type: 'error', message: err.message });
-      });
-    });
+    write(socket, task);
   });
 
   //
@@ -38,8 +32,7 @@ process.on('message', function message(task) {
 
   socket.on('open', function open() {
     process.send({ type: 'open', duration: Date.now() - now, id: task.id });
-
-    write();
+    write(socket, task);
   });
 
   socket.on('message', function message(data) {
@@ -48,6 +41,9 @@ process.on('message', function message(task) {
       length: Buffer.byteLength(data || ''),
       id: task.id
     });
+
+    // Only write as long as we are allowed to send messages
+    if (--task.messages) write(socket, task);
   });
 
   socket.on('close', function close() {
@@ -58,24 +54,25 @@ process.on('message', function message(task) {
     process.send({ type: 'error', message: err.message, id: task.id });
   });
 
-
-  /**
-   * Helper function from writing messages to the socket.
-   *
-   * @api private
-   */
-  function write() {
-    var start = socket.last = Date.now();
-
-    session[task.method || 'utf8'](task.size, function message(err, data) {
-      socket.send(data, function sending(err) {
-        if (err) process.send({ type: 'error', message: err.message });
-
-        if (--task.messages) setTimeout(write, task.timeout || 100);
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
   // Adding a new socket to our socket collection.
   collection.push(socket);
 });
+
+/**
+ * Helper function from writing messages to the socket.
+ *
+ * @param {WebSocket} socket WebSocket connection we should write to
+ * @param {Object} task The given task
+ * @param {Function} fn The callback
+ * @api private
+ */
+function write(socket, task, fn) {
+  var start = socket.last = Date.now();
+
+  session[task.method || 'utf8'](task.size, function message(err, data) {
+    socket.send(data, function sending(err) {
+      if (err) process.send({ type: 'error', message: err.message });
+      if (fn) fn(err);
+    });
+  });
+}