diff --git a/src/or/connection.c b/src/or/connection.c
index 4f076c3d64..2669f074d2 100644
--- a/src/or/connection.c
+++ b/src/or/connection.c
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ void connection_about_to_close_connection(connection_t *conn)
       if (conn->socks_request->has_finished == 0) {
         log_fn(LOG_INFO,"Cleaning up AP -- sending socks reject.");
         conn->hold_open_until_flushed = 1;
+        /* XXX this socks_reply never gets sent, since conn
+         * gets removed right after this function finishes. */
         connection_ap_handshake_socks_reply(conn, NULL, 0, -1);
         conn->socks_request->has_finished = 1;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/or/connection_edge.c b/src/or/connection_edge.c
index 49d91f855a..53e7b68c81 100644
--- a/src/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ int connection_edge_reached_eof(connection_t *conn) {
     /* only mark it if not already marked. it's possible to
      * get the 'end' right around when the client hangs up on us. */
     connection_mark_for_close(conn);
+    conn->hold_open_until_flushed = 1; /* just because we shouldn't read
+                                          doesn't mean we shouldn't write */
   }
-  conn->hold_open_until_flushed = 1; /* just because we shouldn't read
-                                        doesn't mean we shouldn't write */
   return 0;
 #endif
 }