diff --git a/lib/Sender.js b/lib/Sender.js
index 73914fc88..2d846e509 100644
--- a/lib/Sender.js
+++ b/lib/Sender.js
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ Sender.prototype.close = function(code, data, mask, cb) {
   if (dataBuffer.length > 2) dataBuffer.write(data, 2);
 
   var self = this;
-  this.messageHandlers.push(function(callback) {
+  this.messageHandlers.push(function() {
     self.frameAndSend(0x8, dataBuffer, true, mask);
-    callback();
     if (typeof cb == 'function') cb();
   });
   this.flush();
@@ -71,9 +70,8 @@ Sender.prototype.close = function(code, data, mask, cb) {
 Sender.prototype.ping = function(data, options) {
   var mask = options && options.mask;
   var self = this;
-  this.messageHandlers.push(function(callback) {
+  this.messageHandlers.push(function() {
     self.frameAndSend(0x9, data || '', true, mask);
-    callback();
   });
   this.flush();
 };
@@ -87,9 +85,8 @@ Sender.prototype.ping = function(data, options) {
 Sender.prototype.pong = function(data, options) {
   var mask = options && options.mask;
   var self = this;
-  this.messageHandlers.push(function(callback) {
+  this.messageHandlers.push(function() {
     self.frameAndSend(0xa, data || '', true, mask);
-    callback();
   });
   this.flush();
 };
@@ -117,7 +114,13 @@ Sender.prototype.send = function(data, options, cb) {
   var compressFragment = this.compress;
 
   var self = this;
-  this.messageHandlers.push(function(callback) {
+  this.messageHandlers.push(function() {
+    if (!data || !compressFragment) {
+      self.frameAndSend(opcode, data, finalFragment, mask, compress, cb);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    self.processing = true;
     self.applyExtensions(data, finalFragment, compressFragment, function(err, data) {
       if (err) {
         if (typeof cb == 'function') cb(err);
@@ -125,7 +128,8 @@ Sender.prototype.send = function(data, options, cb) {
         return;
       }
       self.frameAndSend(opcode, data, finalFragment, mask, compress, cb);
-      callback();
+      self.processing = false;
+      self.flush();
     });
   });
   this.flush();
@@ -257,21 +261,9 @@ Sender.prototype.frameAndSend = function(opcode, data, finalFragment, maskData,
  */
 
 Sender.prototype.flush = function() {
-  if (this.processing) return;
-
-  var handler = this.messageHandlers.shift();
-  if (!handler) return;
-
-  this.processing = true;
-
-  var self = this;
-
-  handler(function() {
-    process.nextTick(function() {
-      self.processing = false;
-      self.flush();
-    });
-  });
+  while (!this.processing && this.messageHandlers.length) {
+    this.messageHandlers.shift()();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -281,14 +273,10 @@ Sender.prototype.flush = function() {
  */
 
 Sender.prototype.applyExtensions = function(data, fin, compress, callback) {
-  if (compress && data) {
-    if ((data.buffer || data) instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
-      data = getArrayBuffer(data);
-    }
-    this.extensions[PerMessageDeflate.extensionName].compress(data, fin, callback);
-  } else {
-    callback(null, data);
+  if ((data.buffer || data) instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+    data = getArrayBuffer(data);
   }
+  this.extensions[PerMessageDeflate.extensionName].compress(data, fin, callback);
 };
 
 module.exports = Sender;