diff --git a/src/FtpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc b/src/FtpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
index 5558e712..374bfccb 100644
--- a/src/FtpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
+++ b/src/FtpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ Command* FtpInitiateConnectionCommand::createNextCommand
                       getCuid(), addr.c_str(), port));
       createSocket();
       getSocket()->establishConnection(addr, port);
-      getSocket()->setTcpNodelay(true);
 
       getRequest()->setConnectedAddrInfo(hostname, addr, port);
       if(proxyMethod == V_GET) {
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ Command* FtpInitiateConnectionCommand::createNextCommand
                       getCuid(), addr.c_str(), port));
       createSocket();
       getSocket()->establishConnection(addr, port);
-      getSocket()->setTcpNodelay(true);
       FtpNegotiationCommand* c =
         new FtpNegotiationCommand(getCuid(), getRequest(), getFileEntry(),
                                   getRequestGroup(), getDownloadEngine(),
diff --git a/src/FtpNegotiationCommand.cc b/src/FtpNegotiationCommand.cc
index a5c804b9..03827b54 100644
--- a/src/FtpNegotiationCommand.cc
+++ b/src/FtpNegotiationCommand.cc
@@ -682,8 +682,7 @@ bool FtpNegotiationCommand::preparePasvConnect() {
                     dataAddr.first.c_str(),
                     pasvPort_));
     dataSocket_.reset(new SocketCore());
-    dataSocket_->establishConnection(dataAddr.first, pasvPort_);
-    dataSocket_->setTcpNodelay(true);
+    dataSocket_->establishConnection(dataAddr.first, pasvPort_, false);
     disableReadCheckSocket();
     setWriteCheckSocket(dataSocket_);
     sequence_ = SEQ_SEND_REST_PASV;
@@ -705,7 +704,6 @@ bool FtpNegotiationCommand::resolveProxy()
                   proxyAddr_.c_str(), proxyReq->getPort()));
   dataSocket_.reset(new SocketCore());
   dataSocket_->establishConnection(proxyAddr_, proxyReq->getPort());
-  dataSocket_->setTcpNodelay(true);
   disableReadCheckSocket();
   setWriteCheckSocket(dataSocket_);
   SharedHandle<SocketRecvBuffer> socketRecvBuffer
@@ -741,7 +739,6 @@ bool FtpNegotiationCommand::sendTunnelRequest()
                           getCuid(),
                           proxyAddr_.c_str(), proxyReq->getPort()));
           dataSocket_->establishConnection(proxyAddr_, proxyReq->getPort());
-          dataSocket_->setTcpNodelay(true);
           return false;
         }
       }
@@ -870,7 +867,6 @@ bool FtpNegotiationCommand::waitConnection()
   disableReadCheckSocket();
   setReadCheckSocket(getSocket());
   dataSocket_ = serverSocket_->acceptConnection();
-  dataSocket_->setTcpNodelay(true);
   sequence_ = SEQ_NEGOTIATION_COMPLETED;
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/HttpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc b/src/HttpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
index 3012467f..794b1886 100644
--- a/src/HttpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
+++ b/src/HttpInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ Command* HttpInitiateConnectionCommand::createNextCommand
                       getCuid(), addr.c_str(), port));
       createSocket();
       getSocket()->establishConnection(addr, port);
-      getSocket()->setTcpNodelay(true);
 
       getRequest()->setConnectedAddrInfo(hostname, addr, port);
       if(proxyMethod == V_TUNNEL) {
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ Command* HttpInitiateConnectionCommand::createNextCommand
                       getCuid(), addr.c_str(), port));
       createSocket();
       getSocket()->establishConnection(addr, port);
-      getSocket()->setTcpNodelay(true);
 
       getRequest()->setConnectedAddrInfo(hostname, addr, port);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/PeerInitiateConnectionCommand.cc b/src/PeerInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
index cc878c27..5803805b 100644
--- a/src/PeerInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
+++ b/src/PeerInitiateConnectionCommand.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool PeerInitiateConnectionCommand::executeInternal() {
                   getPeer()->getPort()));
   createSocket();
   getSocket()->establishConnection(getPeer()->getIPAddress(),
-                                   getPeer()->getPort());
+                                   getPeer()->getPort(), false);
   if(mseHandshakeEnabled_) {
     InitiatorMSEHandshakeCommand* c =
       new InitiatorMSEHandshakeCommand(getCuid(), requestGroup_, getPeer(),
diff --git a/src/SocketCore.cc b/src/SocketCore.cc
index 55c97d08..619002be 100644
--- a/src/SocketCore.cc
+++ b/src/SocketCore.cc
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ int SocketCore::getPeerInfo(std::pair<std::string, uint16_t>& peerinfo) const
   return sockaddr.storage.ss_family;
 }
 
-void SocketCore::establishConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port)
+void SocketCore::establishConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port,
+                                     bool tcpNodelay)
 {
   closeConnection();
   std::string error;
@@ -461,6 +462,9 @@ void SocketCore::establishConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port)
     sockfd_ = fd;
     // make socket non-blocking mode
     setNonBlockingMode();
+    if(tcpNodelay) {
+      setTcpNodelay(true);
+    }
     if(connect(fd, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == -1 &&
        SOCKET_ERRNO != A2_EINPROGRESS) {
       errNum = SOCKET_ERRNO;
diff --git a/src/SocketCore.h b/src/SocketCore.h
index 4b04c3fb..f673657e 100644
--- a/src/SocketCore.h
+++ b/src/SocketCore.h
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ public:
    * the connection is established.
    * @param host hostname or ip address to connect to
    * @param port service port number to connect to
+   * @param tcpNodelay true to disable Nagle algorithm
    */
-  void establishConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port);
+  void establishConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port,
+                           bool tcpNodelay = true);
 
   void setNonBlockingMode();