diff --git a/lib/interceptor/cache.js b/lib/interceptor/cache.js
index c3264a1f0af..f63ea0d27d8 100644
--- a/lib/interceptor/cache.js
+++ b/lib/interceptor/cache.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const CacheRevalidationHandler = require('../handler/cache-revalidation-handler'
 const { assertCacheStore, assertCacheMethods } = require('../util/cache.js')
 
 const AGE_HEADER = Buffer.from('age')
-function noop () {}
 
 /**
  * @param {import('../../types/cache-interceptor.d.ts').default.CacheOptions} [opts]
@@ -57,6 +56,18 @@ module.exports = (opts = {}) => {
         assert(!stream.readableDidRead, 'stream should not be readableDidRead')
 
         try {
+          stream
+            .on('error', function (err) {
+              if (!this.readableEnded && typeof handler.onError === 'function') {
+                handler.onError(err)
+              }
+            })
+            .on('close', function () {
+              if (!this.errored && typeof handler.onComplete === 'function') {
+                handler.onComplete(value.rawTrailers ?? [])
+              }
+            })
+
           if (typeof handler.onConnect === 'function') {
             handler.onConnect((err) => {
               stream.destroy(err)
@@ -73,36 +84,19 @@ module.exports = (opts = {}) => {
 
             value.rawHeaders.push(AGE_HEADER, Buffer.from(`${age}`))
 
-            handler.onHeaders(value.statusCode, value.rawHeaders, () => stream.resume(), value.statusMessage)
-            if (stream.destroyed) {
-              return
+            if (handler.onHeaders(value.statusCode, value.rawHeaders, () => stream.resume(), value.statusMessage) === false) {
+              stream.pause()
             }
           }
 
           if (opts.method === 'HEAD') {
-            if (typeof handler.onComplete === 'function') {
-              handler.onComplete(null)
-            }
-            stream
-              .on('error', noop)
-              .destroy()
+            stream.destroy()
           } else {
-            stream
-              .on('data', chunk => {
-                if (typeof handler.onData === 'function' && !handler.onData(chunk)) {
-                  stream.pause()
-                }
-              })
-              .on('end', () => {
-                if (typeof handler.onComplete === 'function') {
-                  handler.onComplete(value.rawTrailers ?? [])
-                }
-              })
-              .on('error', (err) => {
-                if (!stream.readableEnded && typeof handler.onError === 'function') {
-                  handler.onError(err)
-                }
-              })
+            stream.on('data', function (chunk) {
+              if (typeof handler.onData === 'function' && !handler.onData(chunk)) {
+                stream.pause()
+              }
+            })
           }
         } catch (err) {
           stream.destroy(err)