diff --git a/lib/http/request.js b/lib/http/request.js
index b1fb065d..c14c0f8e 100644
--- a/lib/http/request.js
+++ b/lib/http/request.js
@@ -308,12 +308,14 @@ Request.prototype.cleanup = function cleanup() {
   if (this.request) {
     this.request.removeListener('response', this.onResponse);
     this.request.removeListener('error', this.onEnd);
+    this.request.addListener('error', nop);
   }
 
   if (this.response) {
     this.response.removeListener('data', this.onData);
     this.response.removeListener('error', this.onEnd);
     this.response.removeListener('end', this.onEnd);
+    this.response.addListener('error', nop);
   }
 };
 
@@ -621,6 +623,8 @@ function ensureRequires(ssl) {
     StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
 }
 
+function nop() {}
+
 /*
  * Expose
  */