diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0080afa..77ca861 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ var torrentStream = function (link, opts, cb) {
     }
 
     var onready = function () {
+      if (destroyed) return
       swarm.on('wire', onwire)
       swarm.wires.forEach(onwire)
 
diff --git a/test/tracker.js b/test/tracker.js
index 2dc6bec..24862cc 100644
--- a/test/tracker.js
+++ b/test/tracker.js
@@ -113,3 +113,23 @@ test('cleanup', function (t) {
   fixture.destroy(t.ok.bind(t, true, 'should be destroyed'))
   server.close(t.ok.bind(t, true, 'tracker should be closed'))
 })
+
+test('calling destroy() before \'ready\' should not hold event loop open', function (t) {
+  t.plan(4)
+  var engine = null
+  var server = new tracker.Server()
+  server.once('listening', function () {
+    t.ok(true, 'tracker should be listening')
+
+    engine = torrents(torrent, { dht: false, trackers: ['http://127.0.0.1:54321/announce'] })
+    engine.destroy(function () {
+      engine.remove(t.ok.bind(t, true, 'should be destroyed'))
+    })
+  })
+  server.once('start', function (addr) {
+    t.equal(addr, '127.0.0.1:6881')
+
+    server.close(t.ok.bind(t, true, 'tracker should be closed'))
+  })
+  server.listen(54321)
+})