diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/ntcp/Writer.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/ntcp/Writer.java
index 521b41a0f8..80bb26631f 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/ntcp/Writer.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/ntcp/Writer.java
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ class Writer {
         boolean pending = false;
         synchronized (_pendingConnections) {
             if (_liveWrites.contains(con)) {
-                if (!_writeAfterLive.contains(con)) {
-                    _writeAfterLive.add(con);
-                }
+                _writeAfterLive.add(con);
                 already = true;
             } else {
                 pending = _pendingConnections.add(con);