diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 1fe7e1b..77d67d0 100755
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ Injects a fake request into an HTTP server.
   - `remoteAddress` - an optional string specifying the client remote address. Defaults to `'127.0.0.1'`.
   - `payload` - an optional request payload. Can be a string, Buffer, Stream or object.
   - `simulate` - an object containing flags to simulate various conditions:
-    - `end` - indicates whether the request will fire an `end` event. Defaults to `undefined`, meaning an `end` event will fire.
+    - `end` - indicates whether the request will fire an `end` event. Defaults to `true`, meaning an `end` event will fire.
     - `split` - indicates whether the request payload will be split into chunks. Defaults to `undefined`, meaning payload will not be chunked.
     - `error` - whether the request will emit an `error` event. Defaults to `undefined`, meaning no `error` event will be emitted. If set to `true`, the emitted error will have a message of `'Simulated'`.
-    - `close` - whether the request will emit a `close` event. Defaults to `undefined`, meaning no `close` event will be emitted.
+    - `close` - whether the request will emit a `close` event. Defaults to `true`, meaning a `close` event will be emitted.
   - `validate` - Optional flag to validate this options object. Defaults to `true`.
 
 Returns a response object where:
diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index d5d71c8..75d800c 100755
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class extends Stream.Readable {
     constructor(options) {
 
         super({
-            emitClose: !!(options.simulate?.close),
+            emitClose: options.simulate?.close !== false,
             autoDestroy: true        // This is the default in node 14+
         });
 
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class extends Stream.Readable {
 
         this._shot = {
             payload,
-            isDone: false,
             simulate: options.simulate ?? {}
         };
 
@@ -114,18 +113,6 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class extends Stream.Readable {
 
         setImmediate(() => {
 
-            if (this._shot.isDone) {
-                /* $lab:coverage:off$ */
-                if (this._shot.simulate.end !== false) {        // 'end' defaults to true
-                    this.push(null);
-                }
-                /* $lab:coverage:on$ */
-
-                return;
-            }
-
-            this._shot.isDone = true;
-
             if (this._shot.payload) {
                 if (this._shot.simulate.split) {
                     this.push(this._shot.payload.slice(0, 1));
@@ -142,8 +129,8 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class extends Stream.Readable {
             else if (this._shot.simulate.end !== false) {        // 'end' defaults to true
                 this.push(null);
             }
-            else if (this._shot.simulate.close) {                // manually close (out of spec)
-                this.emit('close');
+            else {
+                this.destroy();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 8fb80b3..8e07182 100755
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Response = class extends Http.ServerRespons
 
             this.removeListener('close', abort);
 
+            req.destroy();
             process.nextTick(() => onEnd(res));
         };
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index b69cec7..1fe5885 100755
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
 
             req.on('end', () => {
 
-                res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Length': 0 });
+                res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Length': buffer.length });
                 res.end(buffer);
                 req.destroy();
             });
@@ -734,9 +734,9 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
         };
 
         const body = 'something special just for you';
-        const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', payload: body });
+        const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'post', url: '/', payload: body });
         expect(res.payload).to.equal(body);
-        expect(events).to.equal(['end']);
+        expect(events).to.equal(['end', 'close']);
     });
 
     it('supports async iteration', async () => {
@@ -758,6 +758,22 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
         expect(res.payload).to.equal(body);
     });
 
+    it('emits req "close" on "finish"', async () => {
+
+        const events = [];
+        const dispatch = function (req, res) {
+
+            res.end('ok');
+
+            internals.trackStreamLifetime(req, events, 'req');
+            internals.trackStreamLifetime(res, events, 'res');
+        };
+
+        const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/' });
+        expect(res.payload).to.equal('ok');
+        expect(events).to.equal(['close (req)']);
+    });
+
     it('simulates split', async () => {
 
         const events = [];
@@ -782,7 +798,7 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
         const body = 'something special just for you';
         const res = await Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', payload: body, simulate: { split: true } });
         expect(res.payload).to.equal(body);
-        expect(events).to.equal(['end']);
+        expect(events).to.equal(['end', 'close']);
     });
 
     it('simulates error (close = false)', async () => {
@@ -841,7 +857,7 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
             internals.trackStreamLifetime(req, events);
         };
 
-        Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', simulate: { end: false } });       // Stuck
+        Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', simulate: { close: false, end: false } });       // Stuck
         await internals.wait(10);
         expect(events).to.equal([]);
     });
@@ -855,7 +871,7 @@ describe('_read()', () => {
             internals.trackStreamLifetime(req, events);
         };
 
-        Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', payload: '1234567', simulate: { end: false } });       // Stuck
+        Shot.inject(dispatch, { method: 'get', url: '/', payload: '1234567', simulate: { close: false, end: false } });       // Stuck
         await internals.wait(10);
         expect(events).to.equal([]);
     });