diff --git a/lib/read-stream.js b/lib/read-stream.js
index f026dcf..0e5cb89 100644
--- a/lib/read-stream.js
+++ b/lib/read-stream.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function createReadStream(options) {
 	options = _.assign({
 		buffer: true,
 		read: true,
+		meta: true,
 		awsOptions: { },
 		s3: new AWS.S3()
 	}, options);
@@ -72,8 +73,10 @@ module.exports = function createReadStream(options) {
 				})
 				.on('error', resolve)
 				.read(0); // Trigger initial read for open event
-		} else {
+		} else if (options.meta) {
 			options.s3.headObject(request, resolve);
+		} else {
+			resolve(null, request);
 		}
 	});
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/read-stream.spec.js b/test/spec/read-stream.spec.js
index bbd01bb..b379e86 100644
--- a/test/spec/read-stream.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/read-stream.spec.js
@@ -130,5 +130,19 @@ describe('#createReadStream', function() {
 		expect(this.s3.headObject).to.be.calledOnce;
 	});
 
+	it('should not make additional S3 calls when meta disabled', function() {
+		var object = { Key: 'banana', Bucket: 'apple' },
+			stream = through2.obj();
+
+		stream.pipe(createReadStream({
+			s3: this.s3,
+			read: false,
+			meta: false
+		})).read(0);
+		stream.end(object);
+
+		expect(this.s3.headObject).not.to.be.called;
+	});
+
 
 });