diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 9fd9f51..01ec505 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -85,28 +85,25 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function(callback) {
   //hook up query handling events to connection
   //after the connection initially becomes ready for queries
   con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
-    //delegate row descript to active query
+
+    //delegate rowDescription to active query
     con.on('rowDescription', function(msg) {
       self.activeQuery.handleRowDescription(msg);
     });
 
-    //delegate datarow to active query
+    //delegate dataRow to active query
     con.on('dataRow', function(msg) {
       self.activeQuery.handleDataRow(msg);
     });
 
-    //TODO should query gain access to connection?
+    //delegate portalSuspended to active query
     con.on('portalSuspended', function(msg) {
-      self.activeQuery.getRows(con);
+      self.activeQuery.handlePortalSuspended(con);
     });
 
+    //delegate commandComplete to active query
     con.on('commandComplete', function(msg) {
-      //delegate command complete to query
-      self.activeQuery.handleCommandComplete(msg);
-      //need to sync after each command complete of a prepared statement
-      if(self.activeQuery.isPreparedStatement) {
-        con.sync();
-      }
+      self.activeQuery.handleCommandComplete(msg, con);
     });
 
     con.on('copyInResponse', function(msg) {
@@ -128,60 +125,46 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function(callback) {
       self.activeQuery.handleCopyFromChunk(msg.chunk);
     });
 
-    if (!callback) {
-      self.emit('connect');
-    } else {
-      callback(null,self);
-      //remove callback for proper error handling after the connect event
-      callback = null;
-    }
-
     con.on('notification', function(msg) {
       self.emit('notification', msg);
     });
 
+    //process possible callback argument to Client#connect
+    if (callback) {
+      callback(null, self);
+      //remove callback for proper error handling
+      //after the connect event
+      callback = null;
+    }
+    self.emit('connect');
   });
 
   con.on('readyForQuery', function() {
-    var error;
-    if(self.activeQuery) {
-      //try/catch/rethrow to ensure exceptions don't prevent the queryQueue from
-      //being processed
-      try{
-        self.activeQuery.handleReadyForQuery();
-      } catch(e) {
-        error = e;
-      }
-    }
+    var activeQuery = self.activeQuery;
     self.activeQuery = null;
     self.readyForQuery = true;
     self._pulseQueryQueue();
-    if(error) {
-      throw error;
+    if(activeQuery) {
+      activeQuery.handleReadyForQuery();
     }
   });
 
   con.on('error', function(error) {
-    if(!self.activeQuery) {
-      if(!callback) {
-        self.emit('error', error);
-      } else {
-        callback(error);
-      }
-    } else {
-      //need to sync after error during a prepared statement
-      if(self.activeQuery.isPreparedStatement) {
-        con.sync();
-      }
+    if(self.activeQuery) {
       var activeQuery = self.activeQuery;
       self.activeQuery = null;
-      activeQuery.handleError(error);
+      return activeQuery.handleError(error, con);
     }
+    if(!callback) {
+      return self.emit('error', error);
+    }
+    callback(error);
   });
 
   con.once('end', function() {
     if(self.activeQuery) {
-      self.activeQuery.handleError(new Error('Stream unexpectedly ended during query execution'));
+      var disconnectError = new Error('Stream unexpectedly ended during query execution')
+      self.activeQuery.handleError(disconnectError);
       self.activeQuery = null;
     }
     self.emit('end');
diff --git a/lib/query.js b/lib/query.js
index 44ecee9..ee86022 100644
--- a/lib/query.js
+++ b/lib/query.js
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ Query.prototype.handleDataRow = function(msg) {
   }
 };
 
-Query.prototype.handleCommandComplete = function(msg) {
+Query.prototype.handleCommandComplete = function(msg, con) {
   this._result.addCommandComplete(msg);
+  //need to sync after each command complete of a prepared statement
+  if(this.isPreparedStatement) {
+    con.sync()
+  }
 };
 
 Query.prototype.handleReadyForQuery = function() {
@@ -82,7 +86,11 @@ Query.prototype.handleReadyForQuery = function() {
   this.emit('end', this._result);
 };
 
-Query.prototype.handleError = function(err) {
+Query.prototype.handleError = function(err, connection) {
+  //need to sync after error during a prepared statement
+  if(this.isPreparedStatement) {
+    connection.sync();
+  }
   if(this._canceledDueToError) {
     err = this._canceledDueToError;
     this._canceledDueToError = false;
@@ -110,10 +118,14 @@ Query.prototype.hasBeenParsed = function(connection) {
   return this.name && connection.parsedStatements[this.name];
 };
 
-Query.prototype.getRows = function(connection) {
+Query.prototype.handlePortalSuspended = function(connection) {
+  this._getRows(connection, this.rows);
+};
+
+Query.prototype._getRows = function(connection, rows) {
   connection.execute({
     portal: this.portalName,
-    rows: this.rows
+    rows: rows
   }, true);
   connection.flush();
 };
@@ -155,7 +167,7 @@ Query.prototype.prepare = function(connection) {
     name: self.portalName || ""
   }, true);
 
-  this.getRows(connection);
+  this._getRows(connection, this.rows);
 };
 
 Query.prototype.streamData = function (connection) {