diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5a71bca39ae..703bfd68504 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ function RedisClient(stream, options) {
     options = options || {};
     var self = this;
 
-    this.pipeline = 0;
     if (!stream.cork) {
+        this.pipeline = 0;
         this.cork = function noop (len) {};
         this.once('ready', function () {
             self.cork = function (len) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c85d0ce937c..b3477dc773a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "redis",
-  "version": "2.2.2",
+  "version": "2.2.3",
   "description": "Redis client library",
   "keywords": [
     "database",