diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
index 89a447a..fd94d82 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, buffer) {
         if (!flushed) {
           response.pause();
           res.once('drain', function () {
-            response.resume();
+            try { response.resume() } 
+            catch (er) { console.error("response.resume error: %s", er.message) }
           });
           
           //
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, buffer) {
       if (!flushed) {
         req.pause();
         reverseProxy.once('drain', function () {
-          req.resume();
+          try { req.resume() } 
+          catch (er) { console.error("req.resume error: %s", er.message) }
         });
         
         //
@@ -370,7 +372,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype._forwardRequest = function (req) {
     if (!flushed) {
       req.pause();
       forwardProxy.once('drain', function () {
-        req.resume();
+        try { req.resume() } 
+        catch (er) { console.error("req.resume error: %s", er.message) }
       });
 
       //
@@ -470,7 +473,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
           if (!flushed) {
             proxySocket.pause();
             reverseProxy.incoming.socket.once('drain', function () {
-              proxySocket.resume();
+              try { proxySocket.resume() } 
+              catch (er) { console.error("proxySocket.resume error: %s", er.message) }
             });
             
             //
@@ -501,7 +505,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
         if (!flushed) {
           reverseProxy.incoming.socket.pause();
           proxySocket.once('drain', function () {
-            reverseProxy.incoming.socket.resume();
+            try { reverseProxy.incoming.socket.resume() } 
+            catch (er) { console.error("reverseProxy.incoming.socket.resume error: %s", er.message) }
           });
           
           //
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
   // This will force us not to disconnect.
   //
   // In addition, it's important to note the closure scope here. Since
-  // there is no mapping of the
+  // there is no mapping of the socket to the request bound to it.
   //
   if (!agent._events || agent._events['upgrade'].length === 0) {
     agent.on('upgrade', function (_, remoteSocket, head) {
@@ -673,7 +678,8 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyWebSocketRequest = function (req, socket, head, buffer)
         if (!flushed) {
           reverseProxy.socket.pause();
           socket.once('drain', function () {
-            reverseProxy.socket.resume();
+            try { reverseProxy.socket.resume() } 
+            catch (er) { console.error("reverseProxy.socket.resume error: %s", er.message) }
           });
           
           //