diff --git a/examples/stream-multiple/stream-multiple.js b/examples/stream-multiple/stream-multiple.js
index 0012d8485..e21fc43b6 100644
--- a/examples/stream-multiple/stream-multiple.js
+++ b/examples/stream-multiple/stream-multiple.js
@@ -2,49 +2,30 @@ var needle = require('needle');
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 
 function stream_multiple(req, res, _urls, stream_dir, index = 0) {
-    if (index == 0) {
-        // initial state
+    if (index == undefined) {
+        index = 0;
+        return stream_multiple(req, res, _urls, stream_dir, index);
     }
 
     let writeStream;
     const uri = _urls[index];
 
-    if (index == undefined) {
-        index = 0;
-        stream_multiple(req, res, _urls, stream_dir, index);
-    } else {
-
-        writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(`${stream_dir}` + `${index}.jpeg`);
-
-        writeStream.on("ready", () => console.log({ msg: `STREAM::WRITE::READY::${index}` }));
-        writeStream.on("open", () => console.log({ msg: `STREAM::WRITE::OPEN::${index}` }));
-        writeStream.on("finish", () => console.log({ msg: `STREAM::WRITE::DONE::${index}` }));
-
-        writeStream.on('close', () => {
-            if (index >= _urls.length - 1) {
-                res.redirect('/');
-            } else {
-                stream_multiple(req, res, _urls, stream_dir, index + 1);
-            }
-        })
-
-        needle
-            .get(uri, function (error, response) {
-                if (response.bytes >= 1) {
-                    // you want to kill our servers
-                }
-
-                if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
-                    // good
-                } else {
-                    // then we can retry later
-                }
-            })
-            .pipe(writeStream)
-            .on('done', function () {
-                // needle 
-            });
-    }
+    writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(`${stream_dir}${index}.jpeg`);
+
+    writeStream.on('close', () => {
+        if (index >= _urls.length - 1) {
+            res.redirect('/');
+        } else {
+            stream_multiple(req, res, _urls, stream_dir, index + 1);
+        }
+    });
+
+    needle
+        .get(uri)
+        .pipe(writeStream)
+        .on('done', () => {
+            // stream finished
+        });
 }
 
 module.exports = { stream_multiple }
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