diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 5d17d8d1..a2d2d27d 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ public:
   bool ioInitialized_;
   bool copyOutMode_;
   bool copyInMode_;
+  bool reading_;
+  bool writing_;
   Connection () : ObjectWrap ()
   {
     connection_ = NULL;
@@ -256,6 +258,8 @@ public:
     ioInitialized_ = false;
     copyOutMode_ = false;
     copyInMode_ = false;
+    reading_ = false;
+    writing_ = false;
     TRACE("Initializing ev watchers");
     read_watcher_.data = this;
     write_watcher_.data = this;
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ protected:
 
   int Send(const char *queryText)
   {
+    TRACE("js::Send")
     int rv = PQsendQuery(connection_, queryText);
     StartWrite();
     return rv;
@@ -311,6 +316,7 @@ protected:
 
   int SendQueryParams(const char *command, const int nParams, const char * const *paramValues)
   {
+    TRACE("js::SendQueryParams")
     int rv = PQsendQueryParams(connection_, command, nParams, NULL, paramValues, NULL, NULL, 0);
     StartWrite();
     return rv;
@@ -318,6 +324,7 @@ protected:
 
   int SendPrepare(const char *name, const char *command, const int nParams)
   {
+    TRACE("js::SendPrepare")
     int rv = PQsendPrepare(connection_, name, command, nParams, NULL);
     StartWrite();
     return rv;
@@ -430,7 +437,7 @@ protected:
       if(PQconsumeInput(connection_) == 0) {
         End();
         EmitLastError();
-        LOG("Something happened, consume input is 0");
+        //LOG("Something happened, consume input is 0");
         return;
       }
 
@@ -476,7 +483,8 @@ protected:
     if(revents & UV_WRITABLE) {
       TRACE("revents & UV_WRITABLE");
       if (PQflush(connection_) == 0) {
-        StopWrite();
+        //nothing left to write, poll the socket for more to read
+        StartRead();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -669,12 +677,10 @@ private:
     switch(status) {
       case PGRES_POLLING_READING:
         TRACE("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_READING");
-        StopWrite();
         StartRead();
         break;
       case PGRES_POLLING_WRITING:
         TRACE("Polled: PGRES_POLLING_WRITING");
-        StopRead();
         StartWrite();
         break;
       case PGRES_POLLING_FAILED:
@@ -712,30 +718,42 @@ private:
 
   void StopWrite()
   {
-    TRACE("Stoping write watcher");
+    TRACE("write STOP");
     if(ioInitialized_) {
       uv_poll_stop(&write_watcher_);
+      writing_ = false;
     }
   }
 
   void StartWrite()
   {
-    TRACE("Starting write watcher");
+    TRACE("write START");
+    if(reading_) {
+      TRACE("stop READ to start WRITE");
+      StopRead();
+    }
     uv_poll_start(&write_watcher_, UV_WRITABLE, io_event);
+    writing_ = true;
   }
 
   void StopRead()
   {
-    TRACE("Stoping read watcher");
+    TRACE("read STOP");
     if(ioInitialized_) {
       uv_poll_stop(&read_watcher_);
+      reading_ = false;
     }
   }
 
   void StartRead()
   {
-    TRACE("Starting read watcher");
+    TRACE("read START");
+    if(writing_) {
+      TRACE("stop WRITE to start READ");
+      StopWrite();
+    }
     uv_poll_start(&read_watcher_, UV_READABLE, io_event);
+    reading_ = true;
   }
   //Converts a v8 array to an array of cstrings
   //the result char** array must be free() when it is no longer needed