diff --git a/lib/redis.js b/lib/redis.js
index bf043c0f..47be4c8e 100644
--- a/lib/redis.js
+++ b/lib/redis.js
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ Redis.prototype.sendCommand = function (command, stream) {
   }
 
   var writable = (this.status === 'ready') ||
-    ((this.status === 'connect') && commands.hasFlag(command.name, 'loading'));
+    (!stream && (this.status === 'connect') && commands.hasFlag(command.name, 'loading'));
   if (!this.stream) {
     writable = false;
   } else if (!this.stream.writable) {
diff --git a/test/functional/pipeline.js b/test/functional/pipeline.js
index fdd0b412..c75d87c3 100644
--- a/test/functional/pipeline.js
+++ b/test/functional/pipeline.js
@@ -191,5 +191,20 @@ describe('pipeline', function () {
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('should batch all commands before ready event', function (done) {
+      var redis = new Redis();
+      redis.on('connect', function () {
+        redis.pipeline().info().config('get', 'maxmemory').exec(function (err, res) {
+          expect(err).to.eql(null);
+          expect(res).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+          expect(res[0][0]).to.eql(null);
+          expect(typeof res[0][1]).to.eql('string');
+          expect(res[1][0]).to.eql(null);
+          expect(Array.isArray(res[1][1])).to.eql(true);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/functional/transaction.js b/test/functional/transaction.js
index 23e1910f..651d8475 100644
--- a/test/functional/transaction.js
+++ b/test/functional/transaction.js
@@ -144,4 +144,21 @@ describe('transaction', function () {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#exec', function () {
+    it('should batch all commands before ready event', function (done) {
+      var redis = new Redis();
+      redis.on('connect', function () {
+        redis.multi().info().config('get', 'maxmemory').exec(function (err, res) {
+          expect(err).to.eql(null);
+          expect(res).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+          expect(res[0][0]).to.eql(null);
+          expect(typeof res[0][1]).to.eql('string');
+          expect(res[1][0]).to.eql(null);
+          expect(Array.isArray(res[1][1])).to.eql(true);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });