diff --git a/helper/pool/pool.go b/helper/pool/pool.go
index 7b5d3b424878..7587cbc17a58 100644
--- a/helper/pool/pool.go
+++ b/helper/pool/pool.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Close() error {
 }
 
 // getClient is used to get a cached or new client
-func (c *Conn) getClient() (*StreamClient, error) {
+func (c *Conn) getRPCClient() (*StreamClient, error) {
 	// Check for cached client
 	c.clientLock.Lock()
 	front := c.clients.Front()
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ func (c *Conn) getClient() (*StreamClient, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if _, err := stream.Write([]byte{byte(RpcNomad)}); err != nil {
+		stream.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Create a client codec
 	codec := NewClientCodec(stream)
 
@@ -332,7 +337,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) getNewConn(region string, addr net.Addr, version int) (*Conn,
 	}
 
 	// Write the multiplex byte to set the mode
-	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte{byte(RpcMultiplex)}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte{byte(RpcMultiplexV2)}); err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) releaseConn(conn *Conn) {
 }
 
 // getClient is used to get a usable client for an address and protocol version
-func (p *ConnPool) getClient(region string, addr net.Addr, version int) (*Conn, *StreamClient, error) {
+func (p *ConnPool) getRPCClient(region string, addr net.Addr, version int) (*Conn, *StreamClient, error) {
 	retries := 0
 START:
 	// Try to get a conn first
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ START:
 	}
 
 	// Get a client
-	client, err := conn.getClient()
+	client, err := conn.getRPCClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		p.clearConn(conn)
 		p.releaseConn(conn)
@@ -415,10 +420,31 @@ START:
 	return conn, client, nil
 }
 
+// StreamingRPC is used to make an streaming RPC call.  Callers must
+// close the channel when done.
+func (p *ConnPool) StreamingRPC(region string, addr net.Addr, version int) (net.Conn, error) {
+	conn, err := p.acquire(region, addr, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get conn: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	s, err := conn.session.Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open a streaming connection: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.Write([]byte{byte(RpcStreaming)}); err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
 // RPC is used to make an RPC call to a remote host
 func (p *ConnPool) RPC(region string, addr net.Addr, version int, method string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error {
 	// Get a usable client
-	conn, sc, err := p.getClient(region, addr, version)
+	conn, sc, err := p.getRPCClient(region, addr, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rpc error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/nomad/rpc.go b/nomad/rpc.go
index f3986bc257cf..29461eb40335 100644
--- a/nomad/rpc.go
+++ b/nomad/rpc.go
@@ -653,52 +653,19 @@ func (r *rpcHandler) getServer(region, serverID string) (*serverParts, error) {
 // initial handshake, returning the connection or an error. It is the callers
 // responsibility to close the connection if there is no returned error.
 func (r *rpcHandler) streamingRpc(server *serverParts, method string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	// Try to dial the server
-	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", server.Addr.String(), 10*time.Second)
+	c, err := r.connPool.StreamingRPC(r.config.Region, server.Addr, server.MajorVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Cast to TCPConn
-	if tcp, ok := conn.(*net.TCPConn); ok {
-		tcp.SetKeepAlive(true)
-		tcp.SetNoDelay(true)
-	}
-
-	return r.streamingRpcImpl(conn, server.Region, method)
+	return r.streamingRpcImpl(c, method)
 }
 
 // streamingRpcImpl takes a pre-established connection to a server and conducts
 // the handshake to establish a streaming RPC for the given method. If an error
 // is returned, the underlying connection has been closed. Otherwise it is
 // assumed that the connection has been hijacked by the RPC method.
-func (r *rpcHandler) streamingRpcImpl(conn net.Conn, region, method string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	// Check if TLS is enabled
-	r.tlsWrapLock.RLock()
-	tlsWrap := r.tlsWrap
-	r.tlsWrapLock.RUnlock()
-
-	if tlsWrap != nil {
-		// Switch the connection into TLS mode
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte{byte(pool.RpcTLS)}); err != nil {
-			conn.Close()
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		// Wrap the connection in a TLS client
-		tlsConn, err := tlsWrap(region, conn)
-		if err != nil {
-			conn.Close()
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		conn = tlsConn
-	}
-
-	// Write the multiplex byte to set the mode
-	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte{byte(pool.RpcStreaming)}); err != nil {
-		conn.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func (r *rpcHandler) streamingRpcImpl(conn net.Conn, method string) (net.Conn, error) {
 
 	// Send the header
 	encoder := codec.NewEncoder(conn, structs.MsgpackHandle)
diff --git a/nomad/rpc_test.go b/nomad/rpc_test.go
index 647ef53c7104..8ac614d07011 100644
--- a/nomad/rpc_test.go
+++ b/nomad/rpc_test.go
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ func TestRPC_handleMultiplexV2(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotEmpty(l)
 
 	// Make a streaming RPC
-	_, err = s.streamingRpcImpl(s2, s.Region(), "Bogus")
+	_, err = s2.Write([]byte{byte(pool.RpcStreaming)})
+	require.Nil(err)
+
+	_, err = s.streamingRpcImpl(s2, "Bogus")
 	require.NotNil(err)
 	require.Contains(err.Error(), "Bogus")
 	require.True(structs.IsErrUnknownMethod(err))