diff --git a/transport/ray/direct.go b/transport/ray/direct.go
index 134bb44da..d326836d2 100644
--- a/transport/ray/direct.go
+++ b/transport/ray/direct.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ func (v *Stream) Read() (*buf.Buffer, error) {
 }
 
 func (v *Stream) Write(data *buf.Buffer) (err error) {
+	if data.IsEmpty() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case <-v.destClose:
 		return io.ErrClosedPipe
diff --git a/transport/ray/direct_test.go b/transport/ray/direct_test.go
index e8b4ed197..637f801a4 100644
--- a/transport/ray/direct_test.go
+++ b/transport/ray/direct_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ func TestStreamIO(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.On(t)
 
 	stream := NewStream()
-	assert.Error(stream.Write(buf.New())).IsNil()
+	b1 := buf.New()
+	b1.AppendBytes('a')
+	assert.Error(stream.Write(b1)).IsNil()
 
 	_, err := stream.Read()
 	assert.Error(err).IsNil()
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ func TestStreamIO(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = stream.Read()
 	assert.Error(err).Equals(io.EOF)
 
-	err = stream.Write(buf.New())
+	b2 := buf.New()
+	b2.AppendBytes('b')
+	err = stream.Write(b2)
 	assert.Error(err).Equals(io.ErrClosedPipe)
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ func TestStreamClose(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.On(t)
 
 	stream := NewStream()
-	assert.Error(stream.Write(buf.New())).IsNil()
+	b1 := buf.New()
+	b1.AppendBytes('a')
+	assert.Error(stream.Write(b1)).IsNil()
 
 	stream.Close()