diff --git a/src/anet.c b/src/anet.c
index d4ac698982..8dc06ca62e 100644
--- a/src/anet.c
+++ b/src/anet.c
@@ -70,17 +70,24 @@ int anetGetError(int fd) {
     return sockerr;
 }
 
-int anetSetBlock(char *err, int fd, int non_block) {
+static int anetGetSocketFlags(char *err, int fd) {
     int flags;
 
-    /* Set the socket blocking (if non_block is zero) or non-blocking.
-     * Note that fcntl(2) for F_GETFL and F_SETFL can't be
-     * interrupted by a signal. */
     if ((flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)) == -1) {
         anetSetError(err, "fcntl(F_GETFL): %s", strerror(errno));
         return ANET_ERR;
     }
 
+    return flags;
+}
+
+int anetSetBlock(char *err, int fd, int non_block) {
+    int flags = anetGetSocketFlags(err, fd);
+
+    if (flags == ANET_ERR) {
+        return ANET_ERR;
+    }
+
     /* Check if this flag has been set or unset, if so,
      * then there is no need to call fcntl to set/unset it again. */
     if (!!(flags & O_NONBLOCK) == !!non_block) return ANET_OK;
@@ -105,6 +112,21 @@ int anetBlock(char *err, int fd) {
     return anetSetBlock(err, fd, 0);
 }
 
+int anetIsBlock(char *err, int fd) {
+    int flags = anetGetSocketFlags(err, fd);
+
+    if (flags == ANET_ERR) {
+        return ANET_ERR;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if the O_NONBLOCK flag is set */
+    if (flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
+        return 0; /* Socket is non-blocking */
+    } else {
+        return 1; /* Socket is blocking */
+    }
+}
+
 /* Enable the FD_CLOEXEC on the given fd to avoid fd leaks.
  * This function should be invoked for fd's on specific places
  * where fork + execve system calls are called. */
diff --git a/src/anet.h b/src/anet.h
index ab32f72e4b..b14b4bdaad 100644
--- a/src/anet.h
+++ b/src/anet.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ int anetTcpAccept(char *err, int serversock, char *ip, size_t ip_len, int *port)
 int anetUnixAccept(char *err, int serversock);
 int anetNonBlock(char *err, int fd);
 int anetBlock(char *err, int fd);
+int anetIsBlock(char *err, int fd);
 int anetCloexec(int fd);
 int anetEnableTcpNoDelay(char *err, int fd);
 int anetDisableTcpNoDelay(char *err, int fd);
diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index f1c82d35e4..216f7f247b 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -967,6 +967,10 @@ static int connTLSSetReadHandler(connection *conn, ConnectionCallbackFunc func)
     return C_OK;
 }
 
+static int isBlocking(tls_connection *conn) {
+    return anetIsBlock(NULL, conn->c.fd);
+}
+
 static void setBlockingTimeout(tls_connection *conn, long long timeout) {
     anetBlock(NULL, conn->c.fd);
     anetSendTimeout(NULL, conn->c.fd, timeout);
@@ -1005,26 +1009,30 @@ static int connTLSBlockingConnect(connection *conn_, const char *addr, int port,
 
 static ssize_t connTLSSyncWrite(connection *conn_, char *ptr, ssize_t size, long long timeout) {
     tls_connection *conn = (tls_connection *)conn_;
-
+    int blocking = isBlocking(conn);
     setBlockingTimeout(conn, timeout);
     SSL_clear_mode(conn->ssl, SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE);
     ERR_clear_error();
     int ret = SSL_write(conn->ssl, ptr, size);
     ret = updateStateAfterSSLIO(conn, ret, 0);
     SSL_set_mode(conn->ssl, SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE);
-    unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    if (!blocking) {
+        unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    }
 
     return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t connTLSSyncRead(connection *conn_, char *ptr, ssize_t size, long long timeout) {
     tls_connection *conn = (tls_connection *)conn_;
-
+    int blocking = isBlocking(conn);
     setBlockingTimeout(conn, timeout);
     ERR_clear_error();
     int ret = SSL_read(conn->ssl, ptr, size);
     ret = updateStateAfterSSLIO(conn, ret, 0);
-    unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    if (!blocking) {
+        unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    }
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1033,6 +1041,7 @@ static ssize_t connTLSSyncReadLine(connection *conn_, char *ptr, ssize_t size, l
     tls_connection *conn = (tls_connection *)conn_;
     ssize_t nread = 0;
 
+    int blocking = isBlocking(conn);
     setBlockingTimeout(conn, timeout);
 
     size--;
@@ -1058,7 +1067,9 @@ static ssize_t connTLSSyncReadLine(connection *conn_, char *ptr, ssize_t size, l
         size--;
     }
 exit:
-    unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    if (!blocking) {
+        unsetBlockingTimeout(conn);
+    }
     return nread;
 }