diff --git a/lib/frame.js b/lib/frame.js
index 65f0fd5..dea5b5f 100644
--- a/lib/frame.js
+++ b/lib/frame.js
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ StompFrame.prototype.send = function(stream) {
     }
   }
   frame += '\n';
+  stream.write(frame);
   if (this.body.length > 0) {
-    frame += this.body;
+    stream.write(this.body);
   }
-  frame += '\0';
-  if(frame)
-    stream.write(frame);
+  stream.write('\0');
 };
 
 StompFrame.prototype.setCommand = function(command) {