diff --git a/obexd/src/obex.c b/obexd/src/obex.c
index a39a48d..38ff438 100644
--- a/obexd/src/obex.c
+++ b/obexd/src/obex.c
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ static int obex_read_stream(struct obex_session *os, obex_t *obex,
 	if (os->size == OBJECT_SIZE_DELETE)
 		os->size = OBJECT_SIZE_UNKNOWN;
 
-	if (os->pending > 0)
+	/* If there's something to write and we are able to write it */
+	if (os->pending > 0 && os->driver)
 		goto write;
 
 	size = OBEX_ObjectReadStream(obex, obj, &buffer);