diff --git a/ssld/ssld.c b/ssld/ssld.c
index 526069691..55da1dd47 100644
--- a/ssld/ssld.c
+++ b/ssld/ssld.c
@@ -1025,8 +1025,9 @@ mod_write_ctl(rb_fde_t *F, void *data)
 		if(retlen == 0 || (retlen < 0 && !rb_ignore_errno(errno)))
 			exit(0);
 
-		rb_setselect(ctl->F, RB_SELECT_WRITE, mod_write_ctl, ctl);
 	}
+	if(rb_dlink_list_length(&ctl->writeq) > 0)
+		rb_setselect(ctl->F, RB_SELECT_WRITE, mod_write_ctl, ctl);
 }
 
 
@@ -1076,6 +1077,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			close(x);
 	}
 	x = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+
 	if(x >= 0)
 	{
 		if(ctlfd != 0 && pipefd != 0)