diff --git a/lib/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.js b/lib/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.js
index 04096a0fe..8fedd72ab 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function inflightRequestThrottle (opts) {
     assert.func(opts.server.inflightRequests, 'opts.server.inflightRequests');
 
     if (opts.err !== undefined && opts.err !== null) {
-        assert.ok(opts.err instanceof Error, 'opts.res must be an error');
+        assert.ok(opts.err instanceof Error, 'opts.err must be an error');
         assert.optionalNumber(opts.err.statusCode, 'opts.err.statusCode');
     }
 
@@ -48,17 +48,14 @@ function inflightRequestThrottle (opts) {
                 inflightRequests: inflightRequests,
                 limit: self._limit
             }, 'maximum inflight requests exceeded, rejecting request');
-            return res.send(self._err);
+            res.send(self._err);
+            return next(false);
         }
 
         return next();
     }
 
-    // We need to bind in order to keep our `this` context when passed back
-    // out of the constructor.
     return onRequest;
 }
 
-inflightRequestThrottle.prototype.onRequest =
-
 module.exports = inflightRequestThrottle;
diff --git a/test/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.test.js b/test/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.test.js
index ee28b8b63..94d3dcc97 100644
--- a/test/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.test.js
+++ b/test/plugins/inflightRequestThrottle.test.js
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ describe('inlfightRequestThrottle', function () {
             assert(body instanceof Error, 'Defaults to error body');
             done();
         }
-        function next () {
-            assert(false, 'Should not call next');
-            done();
+        function next (cont) {
+            assert.isFalse(cont, 'Should call next with false');
         }
         function trace () {
             logged = true;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ describe('inlfightRequestThrottle', function () {
         }
         function next () {
             assert(false, 'Should not call next');
-            done();
         }
         var fakeReq = { log : { trace: function () {} } };
         plugin(fakeReq, { send: send }, next);
@@ -59,10 +57,9 @@ describe('inlfightRequestThrottle', function () {
         var plugin = inflightRequestThrottle(opts);
         function send () {
             assert(false, 'Should not call send');
-            done();
         }
-        function next () {
-            assert(true, 'Should call next');
+        function next (cont) {
+            assert.isUndefined(cont, 'Should call next');
             done();
         }
         var fakeReq = { log : { trace: function () {} } };
@@ -116,7 +113,10 @@ describe('inlfightRequestThrottle', function () {
                     'InternalServerError', 'Default err returned');
                 assert.equal(res.statusCode, 555,
                     'Default shed status code returned');
-                RES.send(200);
+
+                if (RES) {
+                    RES.send(200);
+                }
             });
         });
     });