.jshintrc

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "browser": true,
-  "node": true,
-  "esversion": 11,
-  "curly": true,
-  "sub": true,
-  "bitwise": true,
-  "eqeqeq": true,
-  "forin": true,
-  "freeze": true,
-  "immed": true,
-  "latedef": "nofunc",
-  "nonbsp": true,
-  "nonew": true,
-  "plusplus": true,
-  "undef": true,
-  "unused": "vars",
-  "strict": true,
-  "maxdepth": 3,
-  "maxstatements": 100,
-  "maxcomplexity": 40
-}

index.js

@@ -76,19 +76,6 @@ function setDefaults(defs) {
         var req;
         var finalOpts = {};
 
-        // allow specifying a file
-        if ('string' === typeof opts.stream) {
-            if (opts.debug) {
-                console.debug('[@root/request] creating file write stream');
-            }
-            try {
-                opts.stream = fs.createWriteStream(opts.stream);
-            } catch (e) {
-                cb(e);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         function onResponse(resp) {
             var followRedirect;
 
@@ -164,6 +151,19 @@ function setDefaults(defs) {
                     reject = _reject;
                 });
 
+                // allow specifying a file
+                if ('string' === typeof opts.stream) {
+                    try {
+                        if (opts.debug) {
+                            console.debug(
+                                '[@root/request] file write stream created'
+                            );
+                        }
+                        opts.stream = fs.createWriteStream(opts.stream);
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        cb(e);
+                    }
+                }
                 // or an existing write stream
                 if ('function' === typeof opts.stream.pipe) {
                     if (opts.debug) {