diff --git a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
index 39934eb..21605f6 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ method pushTo*(s: BufferStream, data: seq[byte]) {.base, async.} =
   ## is preserved.
   ##
 
+  if s.atEof:
+    raise newLPStreamEOFError()
+
   if s.atEof:
     raise newLPStreamEOFError()