diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0e558228..96719367 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,30 @@ int CNetMessage::readData(const char *pch, unsigned int nBytes)
 
 
 
+// requires LOCK(cs_vSend)
+void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
+{
+    CDataStream& vSend = pnode->vSend;
+    if (vSend.empty())
+        return;
+
+    int nBytes = send(pnode->hSocket, &vSend[0], vSend.size(), MSG_NOSIGNAL | MSG_DONTWAIT);
+    if (nBytes > 0)
+    {
+        vSend.erase(vSend.begin(), vSend.begin() + nBytes);
+        pnode->nLastSend = GetTime();
+    }
+    else if (nBytes < 0)
+    {
+        // error
+        int nErr = WSAGetLastError();
+        if (nErr != WSAEWOULDBLOCK && nErr != WSAEMSGSIZE && nErr != WSAEINTR && nErr != WSAEINPROGRESS)
+        {
+            printf("socket send error %d\n", nErr);
+            pnode->CloseSocketDisconnect();
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 void ThreadSocketHandler(void* parg)
 {
@@ -994,28 +1018,7 @@ void ThreadSocketHandler2(void* parg)
             {
                 TRY_LOCK(pnode->cs_vSend, lockSend);
                 if (lockSend)
-                {
-                    CDataStream& vSend = pnode->vSend;
-                    if (!vSend.empty())
-                    {
-                        int nBytes = send(pnode->hSocket, &vSend[0], vSend.size(), MSG_NOSIGNAL | MSG_DONTWAIT);
-                        if (nBytes > 0)
-                        {
-                            vSend.erase(vSend.begin(), vSend.begin() + nBytes);
-                            pnode->nLastSend = GetTime();
-                        }
-                        else if (nBytes < 0)
-                        {
-                            // error
-                            int nErr = WSAGetLastError();
-                            if (nErr != WSAEWOULDBLOCK && nErr != WSAEMSGSIZE && nErr != WSAEINTR && nErr != WSAEINPROGRESS)
-                            {
-                                printf("socket send error %d\n", nErr);
-                                pnode->CloseSocketDisconnect();
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                    SocketSendData(pnode);
             }
 
             //