diff --git a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocket.java b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocket.java
index 5efe7e86b..f8924d15d 100644
--- a/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocket.java
+++ b/apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocket.java
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@ public interface I2PSocket extends Closeable {
     public Destination getPeerDestination();
 
     /**
-     * @return an InputStream to read from the socket.
+     *  As of 0.9.9 will throw an IOE if socket is closed.
+     *  Prior to that would return null instead of throwing IOE.
+     *
+     * @return an InputStream to read from the socket. Non-null since 0.9.9.
      * @throws IOException on failure
      */
     public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
 
     /**
-     * @return an OutputStream to write into the socket.
+     *  As of 0.9.9 will throw an IOE if socket is closed.
+     *  Prior to that would return null instead of throwing IOE.
+     *
+     * @return an OutputStream to write into the socket. Non-null since 0.9.9.
      * @throws IOException on failure
      */
     public OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException;
diff --git a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketFull.java b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketFull.java
index 3652bcf4e..09060b595 100644
--- a/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketFull.java
+++ b/apps/streaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/I2PSocketFull.java
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ class I2PSocketFull implements I2PSocket {
     Connection getConnection() { return _connection; }
     
     /**
-     *  Warning, may return null instead of throwing IOE,
-     *  which is not what the interface says.
+     *  As of 0.9.9 will throw an IOE if socket is closed.
+     *  Prior to that would return null instead of throwing IOE.
+     *  @return non-null
      */
-    public InputStream getInputStream() {
+    public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
         Connection c = _connection;
         if (c != null)
             return c.getInputStream();
-        else
-            return null;
+        throw new IOException("Socket closed");
     }
     
     public I2PSocketOptions getOptions() {
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ class I2PSocketFull implements I2PSocket {
     }
     
     /**
-     *  Warning, may return null instead of throwing IOE,
-     *  which is not what the interface says.
+     *  As of 0.9.9 will throw an IOE if socket is closed.
+     *  Prior to that would return null instead of throwing IOE.
+     *  @return non-null
      */
     public OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException {
         Connection c = _connection;
         if (c != null)
             return c.getOutputStream();
-        else
-            return null;
+        throw new IOException("Socket closed");
     }
     
     public Destination getPeerDestination() { return _remotePeer; }
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index dd03d2f15..83aa5aad4 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2013-10-17 zzz
+ * I2CP: Move SSL client socket code to util,
+   move cert location to certificates/i2cp.
+ * I2PTunnel: Support SSL for connection to local server
+   for Standard, HTTP, and IRC server tunnels.
+   Put server cert in certificates/i2ptunnel if necessary.
+ * Streaming: Throw IOE if socket is closed (ticket #1077)
+
 2013-10-14 kytv
  * French translation updates from Transifex
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index f6e6df3a5..4e28a2c8d 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 4;
+    public final static long BUILD = 5;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";