diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index ac74058..6b9df33 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -4846,19 +4846,16 @@
         return( ssl_write_real( ssl, buf, len ) );
     }
 
-    if( ssl->split_done != 1 )
+    if( ssl->split_done == 0 )
     {
-        ssl->split_done = 1;
-        if( ( ret = ssl_write_real( ssl, buf, 1 ) ) < 0 )
+        if( ( ret = ssl_write_real( ssl, buf, 1 ) ) <= 0 )
             return( ret );
+        ssl->split_done = 1;
     }
 
-    if( ssl->split_done == 1 )
-    {
-        ssl->split_done = 0;
-        if( ( ret = ssl_write_real( ssl, buf + 1, len - 1 ) ) < 0 )
-            return( ret );
-    }
+    if( ( ret = ssl_write_real( ssl, buf + 1, len - 1 ) ) <= 0 )
+        return( ret );
+    ssl->split_done = 0;
 
     return( ret + 1 );
 }