diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index faac34b..3438fd9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ module.exports = metadata => {
       this._numPieces = Math.ceil(this._metadataSize / PIECE_LENGTH)
       this._remainingRejects = this._numPieces * 2
 
-      if (this._fetching) {
-        this._requestPieces()
-      }
+      this._requestPieces()
     }
 
     onMessage (buf) {
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ module.exports = metadata => {
     }
 
     _onData (piece, buf, totalSize) {
-      if (buf.length > PIECE_LENGTH) {
+      if (buf.length > PIECE_LENGTH || !this._fetching) {
         return
       }
       buf.copy(this.metadata, piece * PIECE_LENGTH)
@@ -201,6 +199,7 @@ module.exports = metadata => {
     }
 
     _requestPieces () {
+      if (!this._fetching) return
       this.metadata = Buffer.alloc(this._metadataSize)
       for (let piece = 0; piece < this._numPieces; piece++) {
         this._request(piece)
diff --git a/test/fetch.js b/test/fetch.js
index e9664c2..2363c47 100644
--- a/test/fetch.js
+++ b/test/fetch.js
@@ -218,3 +218,34 @@ test('discard invalid metadata', t => {
 
   wire1.handshake(leavesMetadata.parsedTorrent.infoHash, id1)
 })
+
+test('stop receiving data after cancel', t => {
+  t.plan(1)
+
+  const wire1 = new Protocol()
+  const wire2 = new Protocol()
+
+  wire1.pipe(wire2).pipe(wire1)
+
+  wire1.use(utMetadata(sintel.torrent))
+  wire2.use(utMetadata())
+
+  wire2.ut_metadata.once('metadata', () => {
+    t.fail('No "metadata" event should fire')
+  })
+
+  wire2.once('handshake', (infoHash, peerId, extensions) => {
+    wire2.handshake(sintel.parsedTorrent.infoHash, id2)
+    wire2.ut_metadata.fetch()
+  })
+
+  wire2.on('extended', ext => {
+    if (ext === 'ut_metadata') {
+      wire2.ut_metadata.cancel()
+    }
+  })
+
+  wire1.handshake(sintel.parsedTorrent.infoHash, id1)
+
+  process.nextTick(() => t.pass('no metadata received'))
+})