diff 235ef367d793db705b1b4ef20913c697eccd13a6 uncommitted
--- a/sys/src/9/port/devtls.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/devtls.c
@@ -1258,6 +1258,8 @@
 if(tr->debug)pprint("send %zd\n", BLEN(b));
 if(tr->debug)pdump(BLEN(b), b->rp, "sent:");
 
+	if(type == RApplication)
+		checkstate(tr, 0, SOpen);
 
 	ok = SHandshake|SOpen|SRClose;
 	if(type == RAlert)
@@ -1375,7 +1377,6 @@
 		tr->handout += n;
 		break;
 	case Qdata:
-		checkstate(tr, 0, SOpen);
 		tlsrecwrite(tr, RApplication, b);
 		tr->dataout += n;
 		break;