diff --git a/Monal/Classes/MLStream.m b/Monal/Classes/MLStream.m
index 3688e1202..7fceb7dec 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/MLStream.m
+++ b/Monal/Classes/MLStream.m
@@ -686,29 +686,30 @@ -(void) generateEvent:(NSStreamEvent) event
         //don't schedule delegate calls if no runloop was specified
         if(self.shared_state.runLoop == nil)
             return;
-        //schedule the delegate calls in the runloop that was registered
-        CFRunLoopPerformBlock([self.shared_state.runLoop getCFRunLoop], (__bridge CFStringRef)self.shared_state.runLoopMode, ^{
-            //make sure to NOT hold the @synchronized lock when calling the delegate to not introduce deadlocks
-            BOOL handleEvent = NO;
-            @synchronized(self.shared_state) {
-                if(event == NSStreamEventOpenCompleted && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
-                    handleEvent = YES;
-                else if(event == NSStreamEventHasBytesAvailable && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
-                    handleEvent = YES;
-                else if(event == NSStreamEventHasSpaceAvailable && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
-                    handleEvent = YES;
-                else if(event == NSStreamEventErrorOccurred)
-                    handleEvent = YES;
-                else if(event == NSStreamEventEndEncountered && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
-                    handleEvent = YES;
-            }
-            if(handleEvent)
+        //make sure to NOT hold the @synchronized lock when calling the delegate to not introduce deadlocks
+        BOOL handleEvent = NO;
+        if(event == NSStreamEventOpenCompleted && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
+            handleEvent = YES;
+        else if(event == NSStreamEventHasBytesAvailable && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
+            handleEvent = YES;
+        else if(event == NSStreamEventHasSpaceAvailable && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
+            handleEvent = YES;
+        else if(event == NSStreamEventErrorOccurred)
+            handleEvent = YES;
+        else if(event == NSStreamEventEndEncountered && self.open_called && self.shared_state.open)
+            handleEvent = YES;
+        //check if the event should be handled
+        if(!handleEvent)
+            DDLogVerbose(@"Ignoring event %ld", (long)event);
+        else
+        {
+            //schedule the delegate calls in the runloop that was registered
+            CFRunLoopPerformBlock([self.shared_state.runLoop getCFRunLoop], (__bridge CFStringRef)self.shared_state.runLoopMode, ^{
                 [self->_delegate stream:self handleEvent:event];
-            else
-                DDLogVerbose(@"Ignored event %ld", (long)event);
-        });
-        //trigger wakeup of runloop to execute the block as soon as possible
-        CFRunLoopWakeUp([self.shared_state.runLoop getCFRunLoop]);
+            });
+            //trigger wakeup of runloop to execute the block as soon as possible
+            CFRunLoopWakeUp([self.shared_state.runLoop getCFRunLoop]);
+        }
     }
 }