struct smb_krb5_socket *smb_krb5 = talloc_get_type(private, struct smb_krb5_socket);
        switch (smb_krb5->hi->proto) {
        case KRB5_KRBHST_UDP:
-               if (flags & EVENT_FD_WRITE) {
-                       smb_krb5_socket_send(smb_krb5);
-               } 
                if (flags & EVENT_FD_READ) {
                        smb_krb5_socket_recv(smb_krb5);
+                       return;
                }
-               break;
+               if (flags & EVENT_FD_WRITE) {
+                       smb_krb5_socket_send(smb_krb5);
+                       return;
+               }
+               /* not reached */
+               return;
        case KRB5_KRBHST_TCP:
                if (flags & EVENT_FD_READ) {
                        packet_recv(smb_krb5->packet);
+                       return;
                }
                if (flags & EVENT_FD_WRITE) {
                        packet_queue_run(smb_krb5->packet);
+                       return;
                }
-               break;
+               /* not reached */
+               return;
        case KRB5_KRBHST_HTTP:
                /* can't happen */
                break;
                }
                talloc_free(remote_addr);
 
+               /* Setup the FDE, start listening for read events
+                * from the start (otherwise we may miss a socket
+                * drop) and mark as AUTOCLOSE along with the fde */
+
+               /* Ths is equivilant to EVENT_FD_READABLE(smb_krb5->fde) */
                smb_krb5->fde = event_add_fd(ev, smb_krb5->sock, 
                                             socket_get_fd(smb_krb5->sock), 
-                                            EVENT_FD_AUTOCLOSE,
+                                            EVENT_FD_READ|EVENT_FD_AUTOCLOSE,
                                             smb_krb5_socket_handler, smb_krb5);
                /* its now the job of the event layer to close the socket */
                socket_set_flags(smb_krb5->sock, SOCKET_FLAG_NOCLOSE);
                        RSIVAL(smb_krb5->request.data, 0, send_blob.length);
                        memcpy(smb_krb5->request.data+4, send_blob.data, send_blob.length);
                        packet_send(smb_krb5->packet, smb_krb5->request);
-                       EVENT_FD_READABLE(smb_krb5->fde);
                        break;
                case KRB5_KRBHST_HTTP:
                        talloc_free(smb_krb5);