diff --git a/client/options.go b/client/options.go
index 9f363d74..0ba57ad7 100644
--- a/client/options.go
+++ b/client/options.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ type CallOptions struct {
 	// Middleware for low level call func
 	CallWrappers []CallWrapper
 
+	// SendEOS specifies whether to send EOS
+	SendEOS bool
+
 	// Other options for implementations of the interface
 	// can be stored in a context
 	Context context.Context
@@ -305,6 +308,13 @@ func WithDialTimeout(d time.Duration) CallOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// SendEOS specifies whether to send the end of stream message
+func SendEOS(b bool) CallOption {
+	return func(o *CallOptions) {
+		o.SendEOS = b
+	}
+}
+
 // Request Options
 
 func WithContentType(ct string) RequestOption {
diff --git a/client/rpc_client.go b/client/rpc_client.go
index 91d11a40..5449dcd9 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -96,15 +96,10 @@ func (r *rpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request,
 		}
 	}
 
-	var grr error
 	c, err := r.pool.Get(address, transport.WithTimeout(opts.DialTimeout))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", "connection error: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		// defer execution of release
-		r.pool.Release(c, grr)
-	}()
 
 	seq := atomic.LoadUint64(&r.seq)
 	atomic.AddUint64(&r.seq, 1)
@@ -116,15 +111,19 @@ func (r *rpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request,
 	}
 
 	stream := &rpcStream{
+		id:       fmt.Sprintf("%v", seq),
 		context:  ctx,
 		request:  req,
 		response: rsp,
 		codec:    codec,
 		closed:   make(chan bool),
-		id:       fmt.Sprintf("%v", seq),
+		release:  func(err error) { r.pool.Release(c, err) },
+		sendEOS:  opts.SendEOS,
 	}
+	// close the stream on exiting this function
 	defer stream.Close()
 
+	// wait for error response
 	ch := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	go func() {
@@ -150,14 +149,26 @@ func (r *rpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request,
 		ch <- nil
 	}()
 
+	var grr error
+
 	select {
 	case err := <-ch:
 		grr = err
 		return err
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		grr = ctx.Err()
-		return errors.Timeout("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ctx.Err()))
+		grr = errors.Timeout("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ctx.Err()))
 	}
+
+	// set the stream error
+	if grr != nil {
+		stream.Lock()
+		stream.err = grr
+		stream.Unlock()
+
+		return grr
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request, opts CallOptions) (Stream, error) {
@@ -201,7 +212,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request
 		dOpts = append(dOpts, transport.WithTimeout(opts.DialTimeout))
 	}
 
-	c, err := r.opts.Transport.Dial(address, dOpts...)
+	c, err := r.pool.Get(address, dOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", "connection error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -225,19 +236,24 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request
 	}
 
 	stream := &rpcStream{
+		id:       id,
 		context:  ctx,
 		request:  req,
 		response: rsp,
-		closed:   make(chan bool),
 		codec:    codec,
-		id:       id,
+		// used to close the stream
+		closed: make(chan bool),
 		// signal the end of stream,
-		eos: true,
+		sendEOS: opts.SendEOS,
+		// release func
+		release: func(err error) { r.pool.Release(c, err) },
 	}
 
+	// wait for error response
 	ch := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	go func() {
+		// send the first message
 		ch <- stream.Send(req.Body())
 	}()
 
@@ -251,6 +267,12 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req Request
 	}
 
 	if grr != nil {
+		// set the error
+		stream.Lock()
+		stream.err = grr
+		stream.Unlock()
+
+		// close the stream
 		stream.Close()
 		return nil, grr
 	}
diff --git a/client/rpc_stream.go b/client/rpc_stream.go
index 269e6299..f904d2dd 100644
--- a/client/rpc_stream.go
+++ b/client/rpc_stream.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ type rpcStream struct {
 	context  context.Context
 
 	// signal whether we should send EOS
-	eos bool
+	sendEOS bool
+
+	// release releases the connection back to the pool
+	release func(err error)
 }
 
 func (r *rpcStream) isClosed() bool {
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ func (r *rpcStream) Close() error {
 		close(r.closed)
 
 		// send the end of stream message
-		if r.eos {
+		if r.sendEOS {
 			// no need to check for error
 			r.codec.Write(&codec.Message{
 				Id:       r.id,
@@ -137,6 +140,12 @@ func (r *rpcStream) Close() error {
 			}, nil)
 		}
 
-		return r.codec.Close()
+		err := r.codec.Close()
+
+		// release the connection
+		r.release(r.Error())
+
+		// return the codec error
+		return err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
index 9df28aec..e4303d16 100644
--- a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
+++ b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ type Proxy struct {
 
 // read client request and write to server
 func readLoop(r server.Request, s client.Stream) error {
-	// we don't loop unless its a stream
-	if !r.Stream() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// request to backend server
 	req := s.Request()
 
@@ -225,6 +220,11 @@ func (p *Proxy) ServeRequest(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp server
 	// create new request with raw bytes body
 	creq := p.Client.NewRequest(service, endpoint, &bytes.Frame{body}, client.WithContentType(req.ContentType()))
 
+	if !req.Stream() {
+		// specify not to send eos
+		opts = append(opts, client.SendEOS(false))
+	}
+
 	// create new stream
 	stream, err := p.Client.Stream(ctx, creq, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ func (p *Proxy) ServeRequest(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp server
 	}
 	defer stream.Close()
 
-	// create client request read loop
-	go readLoop(req, stream)
+	// create client request read loop if streaming
+	if req.Stream() {
+		go readLoop(req, stream)
+	}
 
 	// get raw response
 	resp := stream.Response()