diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8ef3f9ecde..6832b4bceb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ RedisClient.prototype.end = function () {
     this.stream._events = {};
     this.connected = false;
     this.ready = false;
+    this.closing = true;
     return this.stream.end();
 };