diff --git a/src/proxy.cpp b/src/proxy.cpp
index 0d2b6b16..c79aeff6 100644
--- a/src/proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy.cpp
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ int zmq::proxy (
         if (unlikely (rc < 0))
             return -1;
 
-        //  Process a control command if any
-        if (control_ && items [2].revents & ZMQ_POLLIN) {
-            rc = control_->recv (&msg, 0);
-            if (unlikely (rc < 0))
-                return -1;
-
         //  Get the pollout separately because when combining this with pollin it maxes the CPU
         //  because pollout shall most of the time return directly
         rc = zmq_poll (&itemsout [0], 2, 0);
         if (unlikely (rc < 0))
             return -1;
 
+        //  Process a control command if any
+        if (control_ && items [2].revents & ZMQ_POLLIN) {
+            rc = control_->recv (&msg, 0);
+            if (unlikely (rc < 0))
+                return -1;
+
             moresz = sizeof more;
             rc = control_->getsockopt (ZMQ_RCVMORE, &more, &moresz);
             if (unlikely (rc < 0) || more)
diff --git a/tests/test_proxy_terminate.cpp b/tests/test_proxy_terminate.cpp
index 83e70d4b..d6b08cf5 100644
--- a/tests/test_proxy_terminate.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_proxy_terminate.cpp
@@ -86,22 +86,41 @@ int main (void)
     rc = zmq_connect (publisher, "tcp://127.0.0.1:15564");
     assert (rc == 0);
 
+    // Start a secondary puller which reads the data out the other end
+    char buf[255];
+    void *puller = zmq_socket (ctx, ZMQ_PULL);
+    assert (puller);
+    rc = zmq_connect (puller, "tcp://127.0.0.1:15563");
+    assert (rc == 0);
+
     msleep (50);
     rc = zmq_send (publisher, "This is a test", 14, 0);
     assert (rc == 14);
 
+    rc = zmq_recv (puller, buf, 255, 0);
+    assert (rc == 14);
+
     msleep (50);
     rc = zmq_send (publisher, "This is a test", 14, 0);
     assert (rc == 14);
 
+    rc = zmq_recv (puller, buf, 255, 0);
+    assert (rc == 14);
+
     msleep (50);
     rc = zmq_send (publisher, "This is a test", 14, 0);
     assert (rc == 14);
+
+    rc = zmq_recv (puller, buf, 255, 0);
+    assert (rc == 14);
+
     rc = zmq_send (control, "TERMINATE", 9, 0);
     assert (rc == 9);
 
     rc = zmq_close (publisher);
     assert (rc == 0);
+    rc = zmq_close (puller);
+    assert (rc == 0);
     rc = zmq_close (control);
     assert (rc == 0);