diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index 7dd11403a..faa97955f 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ static int ClientBenchmarkThroughput(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, char* host, word16 port,
                                 }
                                 else
                             #endif
-                                if (err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
+                                if (err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ &&
+                                        err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
                                     fprintf(stderr, "SSL_read bench error %d\n", err);
                                     err_sys("SSL_read failed");
                                 }
@@ -1072,7 +1073,9 @@ static int ClientRead(WOLFSSL* ssl, char* reply, int replyLen, int mustRead,
             }
         }
 
-        if (mustRead && err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
+        if (mustRead &&
+            (err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ
+             || err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE)) {
             elapsed = current_time(0) - start;
             if (elapsed > MAX_NON_BLOCK_SEC) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Nonblocking read timeout\n");
diff --git a/examples/server/server.c b/examples/server/server.c
index 23973ee38..de6204c9a 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.c
+++ b/examples/server/server.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ int ServerEchoData(SSL* ssl, int clientfd, int echoData, int block,
                     else
                 #endif
                     if (err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ &&
+                                             err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE &&
                                              err != WOLFSSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN &&
                                              err != APP_DATA_READY) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "SSL_read echo error %d\n", err);
@@ -553,7 +554,9 @@ static void ServerRead(WOLFSSL* ssl, char* input, int inputLen)
             if (wolfSSL_pending(ssl))
                 err = WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ;
         }
-    } while (err == WC_PENDING_E || err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ);
+    } while (err == WC_PENDING_E
+             || err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_READ
+             || err == WOLFSSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE);
     if (ret > 0) {
         /* null terminate message */
         input[ret] = '\0';