diff --git a/lib/copystream.js b/lib/copystream.js
index 5399398..88d44e9 100644
--- a/lib/copystream.js
+++ b/lib/copystream.js
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@ var CopyFromStream = function () {
   this._buffer = new Buffer(0);
   this._connection = false;
   this._finished  = false;
+  this._finishedSent = false;
+  this._closed = false;
   this._error = false;
+  this._dataBuffered = false;
   this.__defineGetter__("writable", this._writable.bind(this));
 };
 util.inherits(CopyFromStream, Stream);
 CopyFromStream.prototype._writable = function () {
-  return !this._finished && !this._error;
+  return !(this._finished || this._error);
 }
 CopyFromStream.prototype.startStreamingToConnection = function (connection) {
+  if (this._error) {
+    return;
+  }
   this._connection = connection;
-  this._handleChunk();
-  this._endIfConnectionReady();
+  this._sendIfConnectionReady();
+  this._endIfNeedAndPossible();
 };
 CopyFromStream.prototype._handleChunk = function (string, encoding) {
   var dataChunk,
@@ -30,52 +36,66 @@ CopyFromStream.prototype._handleChunk = function (string, encoding) {
       //Buffer.concat is better, but it's missing 
       //in node v0.6.x
       tmpBuffer = new Buffer(this._buffer.length + dataChunk.length); 
-      tmpBuffer.copy(this._buffer); 
-      tmpBuffer.copy(dataChunk, this._buffer.length);
+      this._buffer.copy(tmpBuffer); 
+      dataChunk.copy(tmpBuffer, this._buffer.length);
       this._buffer = tmpBuffer;
     } else {
       this._buffer = dataChunk;
     }
   }
+   
   return this._sendIfConnectionReady();
 };
 CopyFromStream.prototype._sendIfConnectionReady = function () {
   var dataSent = false;
-  if (this._connection && this._buffer.length) {
+  if (this._connection) {
     dataSent = this._connection.sendCopyFromChunk(this._buffer);
     this._buffer = new Buffer(0);
+    if (this._dataBuffered) { 
+      this.emit('drain');
+    }
+    this._dataBuffered = false;
+  } else {
+    this._dataBuffered = true;
   }
   return dataSent;
 };
-CopyFromStream.prototype._endIfConnectionReady = function () {
-  if (this._connection && this._finished) {
-    //TODO change function name
+CopyFromStream.prototype._endIfNeedAndPossible = function () {
+  if (this._connection && this._finished && !this._finishedSent) {
+    this._finishedSent = true;
     this._connection.endCopyFrom();
   }
 }
 CopyFromStream.prototype.write = function (string, encoding) {
-  if (!this._writable) {
-    //TODO possibly throw exception?
+  if (this._error || this._finished) {
     return false;
   }
   return this._handleChunk.apply(this, arguments);
 };
 CopyFromStream.prototype.end = function (string, encondig) {
-  if(!this._writable) {
-    //TODO possibly throw exception?
+  if (this._error || this._finished) {
     return false;
   }
   this._finished = true;
   if (string !== undefined) {
     this._handleChunk.apply(this, arguments);
   };  
-  this._endIfConnectionReady();
+  this._endIfNeedAndPossible();
 };
 CopyFromStream.prototype.error = function (error) {
+  if (this._error || this._closed) {
+    return false;  
+  }
   this._error = true;
   this.emit('error', error);
 };
 CopyFromStream.prototype.close = function () {
+  if (this._error || this._closed) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!this._finishedSent) {
+    throw new Error("seems to be error in code that uses CopyFromStream");
+  }
   this.emit("close");
 };
 var CopyToStream = function () {