diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index b9f01a4cf4..e3802cf1d3 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
     secureSocket.on('data', data => {
       this.packetParser.execute(data);
     });
-    this.write = buffer => secureSocket.write(buffer);
+    this.stream = secureSocket;
   }
 
   protocolError(message, code) {