diff --git a/p2p/transport/testsuite/stream_suite.go b/p2p/transport/testsuite/stream_suite.go
index f7172b4636..b1db0bc640 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/testsuite/stream_suite.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/testsuite/stream_suite.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type Options struct {
 }
 
 func fullClose(t *testing.T, s mux.MuxedStream) {
-	if err := s.Close(); err != nil {
+	if err := s.CloseWrite(); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		s.Reset()
 		return
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func fullClose(t *testing.T, s mux.MuxedStream) {
 	if len(b) != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected to be done reading")
 	}
+	if err := s.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func randBuf(size int) []byte {
diff --git a/p2p/transport/testsuite/transport_suite.go b/p2p/transport/testsuite/transport_suite.go
index 234c43c495..0b57f00a0a 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/testsuite/transport_suite.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/testsuite/transport_suite.go
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ func SubtestBasic(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiaddr,
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write enough data (a->b)")
 		return
 	}
-	err = s.Close()
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if err = s.CloseWrite(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ func SubtestBasic(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiaddr,
 	if !bytes.Equal(testData, buf) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", testData, buf)
 	}
+
+	if err = s.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 func SubtestPingPong(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiaddr, peerA peer.ID) {
@@ -265,7 +270,10 @@ func SubtestPingPong(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiadd
 				t.Error("failed to write enough data (a->b)")
 				return
 			}
-			s.Close()
+			if err = s.CloseWrite(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
 
 			ret, err := ioutil.ReadAll(s)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -276,6 +284,11 @@ func SubtestPingPong(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiadd
 			if !bytes.Equal(data, ret) {
 				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", string(data), string(ret))
 			}
+
+			if err = s.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+				return
+			}
 		}(i)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()