diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index 4465e8d4a0..629ad0ba02 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ func hijackServer(w http.ResponseWriter) (io.ReadCloser, io.Writer, error) {
 	return conn, conn, nil
 }
 
+func closeStreams(streams ...interface{}) {
+	for _, stream := range streams {
+		if tcpc, ok := stream.(interface {
+			CloseWrite() error
+		}); ok {
+			tcpc.CloseWrite()
+		} else if closer, ok := stream.(io.Closer); ok {
+			closer.Close()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Check to make sure request's Content-Type is application/json
 func checkForJson(r *http.Request) error {
 	ct := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
@@ -871,20 +883,7 @@ func postContainersAttach(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.Re
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		if tcpc, ok := inStream.(*net.TCPConn); ok {
-			tcpc.CloseWrite()
-		} else {
-			inStream.Close()
-		}
-	}()
-	defer func() {
-		if tcpc, ok := outStream.(*net.TCPConn); ok {
-			tcpc.CloseWrite()
-		} else if closer, ok := outStream.(io.Closer); ok {
-			closer.Close()
-		}
-	}()
+	defer closeStreams(inStream, outStream)
 
 	var errStream io.Writer
 
@@ -1134,25 +1133,7 @@ func postContainerExecStart(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		defer func() {
-			if cw, ok := inStream.(interface {
-				CloseWrite() error
-			}); ok {
-				cw.CloseWrite()
-			} else {
-				inStream.Close()
-			}
-		}()
-		defer func() {
-			if cw, ok := outStream.(interface {
-				CloseWrite() error
-			}); ok {
-				cw.CloseWrite()
-			} else if closer, ok := outStream.(io.Closer); ok {
-				closer.Close()
-			}
-		}()
+		defer closeStreams(inStream, outStream)
 
 		var errStream io.Writer