diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index 46d49bf6c5639febe72696852f06afe5cff56b0b..949537155921e3d433cd21871913158e8be9ce5b 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ void sendReplyToClient(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
         aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,c->fd,AE_WRITABLE);
 
         /* Close connection after entire reply has been sent. */
-        if (c->flags & REDIS_QUIT) freeClient(c);
         if (c->flags & REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY) freeClient(c);
     }
 }
@@ -802,9 +801,10 @@ void processInputBuffer(redisClient *c) {
          * will try to reiterate. The following line will make it return asap. */
         if (c->flags & REDIS_BLOCKED || c->flags & REDIS_IO_WAIT) return;
 
-        /* Never continue to process the input buffer after QUIT. After the output
-         * buffer is flushed (with the OK), the connection will be dropped. */
-        if (c->flags & REDIS_QUIT) return;
+        /* REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY closes the connection once the reply is
+         * written to the client. Make sure to not let the reply grow after
+         * this flag has been set (i.e. don't process more commands). */
+        if (c->flags & REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY) return;
 
         /* Determine request type when unknown. */
         if (!c->reqtype) {
diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index 62a54b84304567dd4c7791d777f014e1c7d59e30..5c5198239a19ecaec6207e68210cc40ff5431611 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -893,10 +893,10 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
      * go through checking for replication and QUIT will cause trouble
      * when FORCE_REPLICATION is enabled and would be implemented in
      * a regular command proc. */
-    redisAssert(!(c->flags & REDIS_QUIT));
+    redisAssert(!(c->flags & REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY));
     if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[0]->ptr,"quit")) {
-        c->flags |= REDIS_QUIT;
         addReply(c,shared.ok);
+        c->flags |= REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY;
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/redis.h b/src/redis.h
index 1e841b73f0ebed53f936b61c288833f19d36eae4..44857569c37ed62d43c2c6abcd472c269c00820c 100644
--- a/src/redis.h
+++ b/src/redis.h
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@
 #define REDIS_BLOCKED 16    /* The client is waiting in a blocking operation */
 #define REDIS_IO_WAIT 32    /* The client is waiting for Virtual Memory I/O */
 #define REDIS_DIRTY_CAS 64  /* Watched keys modified. EXEC will fail. */
-#define REDIS_QUIT 128      /* Client will be disconnected after reply is sent */
-#define REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY 256 /* Close connection immediately once the
-                                     * reply has been sent. */
+#define REDIS_CLOSE_AFTER_REPLY 128 /* Close after writing entire reply. */
 
 /* Client request types */
 #define REDIS_REQ_INLINE 1