diff --git a/lib/server/command_processor.js b/lib/server/command_processor.js
index c2b4cfe..f6fdbd7 100644
--- a/lib/server/command_processor.js
+++ b/lib/server/command_processor.js
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ const helpers = require('./../helpers');
 const config = require('config');
 const filesize = require('filesize');
 const consts = require('./../constants');
-const Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;
+const { Duplex, Writable } = require('stream');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 
 const kSource = Symbol("source");
 const kCache = Symbol("cache");
 const kSendFileQueue = Symbol("sendFileQueue");
 
+class NullStream extends Writable {
+    _write(chunk, encoding, cb) {
+        setImmediate(cb);
+    }
+}
+
 class CommandProcessor extends Duplex {
 
     /**
@@ -24,7 +30,6 @@ class CommandProcessor extends Duplex {
             putStream: this._handleWrite.bind(this),
             command: this._handleCommand.bind(this),
             version: this._handleVersion.bind(this),
-            none: () => Promise.resolve()
         };
 
         this._writeHandler = this._writeHandlers.version;
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ class CommandProcessor extends Duplex {
         this._putWhitelist = this._options.putWhitelist;
         this._whitelistEmpty = (!Array.isArray(this._putWhitelist) || !this._putWhitelist.length);
 
+        this._nullStream = new NullStream();
         this._putStream = null;
         this._putSize = 0;
         this._putSent = 0;
@@ -344,14 +350,14 @@ class CommandProcessor extends Duplex {
 
         if (this._isWhitelisted(this._trx.clientAddress)) {
             this._putStream = await this._trx.getWriteStream(type, size);
-            this._putStream.promiseWrite = promisify(this._putStream.write).bind(this._putStream);
-            this._putSize = size;
-            this._writeHandler = this._writeHandlers.putStream;
-        }
-        else {
-            this._writeHandler = this._writeHandlers.none;
+        } else {
+            this._putStream = this._nullStream;
             helpers.log(consts.LOG_DBG, `PUT rejected from non-whitelisted IP: ${this._trx.clientAddress}`);
         }
+
+        this._putStream.promiseWrite = promisify(this._putStream.write).bind(this._putStream);
+        this._putSize = size;
+        this._writeHandler = this._writeHandlers.putStream;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/command_processor.js b/test/command_processor.js
index ef008db..e45aead 100644
--- a/test/command_processor.js
+++ b/test/command_processor.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("CommandProcessor", () => {
             const p = this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 999);
             p.catch(function () {});
 
-            assert(spy.called)     
+            assert(spy.called);
         });
 
         it("should implement PUT when whitelisted (multiple)", async () => {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe("CommandProcessor", () => {
             const p = this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 999);
             p.catch(function () {});
 
-            assert(spy.called)     
+            assert(spy.called);
         });
 
         it("should implement PUT when whitelist empty", async () => {
@@ -47,29 +47,20 @@ describe("CommandProcessor", () => {
             const p = this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 999);
             p.catch(function () {});
 
-            assert(spy.called)     
+            assert(spy.called);
         });
 
-        it("should not implement PUT when not whitelisted", async () => {
+        it("should allow commands after writing when being whitelisted", async () => {
             this.cmdProc._whitelistEmpty = false;
             this.cmdProc._putWhitelist = ["127.0.0.1"];
 
             this.cmdProc._trx = new PutTransaction();
             this.cmdProc._trx.clientAddress = "127.0.0.2";
 
-            await this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 999);
-            assert.strictEqual(this.cmdProc._writeHandler, this.cmdProc._writeHandlers.none);        
-        });
-
-        it("should not implement PUT when not whitelisted (multiple)", async () => {
-            this.cmdProc._whitelistEmpty = false;
-            this.cmdProc._putWhitelist = ["127.0.0.6", "127.0.0.3", "127.0.0.1"];
-
-            this.cmdProc._trx = new PutTransaction();
-            this.cmdProc._trx.clientAddress = "127.0.0.2";
-
-            await this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 999);
-            assert.strictEqual(this.cmdProc._writeHandler, this.cmdProc._writeHandlers.none);        
+            await this.cmdProc._onPut("a", 6);
+            assert.strictEqual(this.cmdProc._writeHandler, this.cmdProc._writeHandlers.putStream);
+            this.cmdProc._writeHandler('abcdef');
+            assert(this.cmdProc._writeHandlers.command);
         });
     });
 });