diff --git a/lib/_tls_legacy.js b/lib/_tls_legacy.js
index 2c5bb62a19994b..c6497f959ecd3c 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_legacy.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_legacy.js
@@ -614,13 +614,15 @@ function onclienthello(hello) {
 
     if (err) return self.socket.destroy(err);
 
-    self.ssl.loadSession(session);
-    self.ssl.endParser();
+    setImmediate(function() {
+      self.ssl.loadSession(session);
+      self.ssl.endParser();
 
-    // Cycle data
-    self._resumingSession = false;
-    self.cleartext.read(0);
-    self.encrypted.read(0);
+      // Cycle data
+      self._resumingSession = false;
+      self.cleartext.read(0);
+      self.encrypted.read(0);
+    });
   }
 
   if (hello.sessionId.length <= 0 ||