diff --git a/lib/transports/htmlfile.js b/lib/transports/htmlfile.js
index e8c2d784..ce23153c 100644
--- a/lib/transports/htmlfile.js
+++ b/lib/transports/htmlfile.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ HTMLFile.prototype.handleRequest = function (req) {
 HTMLFile.prototype.write = function (data) {
   data = '<script>_(' + JSON.stringify(data) + ');</script>';
 
+  this.drain = false;
   this.response.write(data);
   this.log.debug('htmlfile writing', data);
 };