diff --git a/.jenkins.sh b/.jenkins.sh
index 7b381a8..4c85f1c 100755
--- a/.jenkins.sh
+++ b/.jenkins.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ run_test python tests/test.py --with-coverage -b "-m aes-256-cfb -k testrc4 -s 1
 
 if [ -f /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen ] ; then
     if [ 3 -eq `cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen` ] ; then
+        # we have to run it twice:
+        # the first time there's no syn cookie
+        # the second time there is syn cookie
+        run_test python tests/test.py --with-coverage -c tests/fastopen.json
         run_test python tests/test.py --with-coverage -c tests/fastopen.json
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/shadowsocks/tcprelay.py b/shadowsocks/tcprelay.py
index 146714a..95cbef5 100644
--- a/shadowsocks/tcprelay.py
+++ b/shadowsocks/tcprelay.py
@@ -241,19 +241,18 @@ class TCPRelayHandler(object):
                     self._create_remote_socket(self._chosen_server[0],
                                                self._chosen_server[1])
                 self._loop.add(remote_sock, eventloop.POLL_ERR)
-                data = b''.join(self._data_to_write_to_local)
+                data = b''.join(self._data_to_write_to_remote)
                 l = len(data)
                 s = remote_sock.sendto(data, MSG_FASTOPEN, self._chosen_server)
                 if s < l:
                     data = data[s:]
-                    self._data_to_write_to_local = [data]
-                    self._update_stream(STREAM_UP, WAIT_STATUS_READWRITING)
+                    self._data_to_write_to_remote = [data]
                 else:
-                    self._data_to_write_to_local = []
-                    self._update_stream(STREAM_UP, WAIT_STATUS_READING)
-                    self._stage = STAGE_STREAM
+                    self._data_to_write_to_remote = []
+               self._update_stream(STREAM_UP, WAIT_STATUS_READWRITING)
             except (OSError, IOError) as e:
                 if eventloop.errno_from_exception(e) == errno.EINPROGRESS:
+                    # in this case data is not sent at all
                     self._update_stream(STREAM_UP, WAIT_STATUS_READWRITING)
                 elif eventloop.errno_from_exception(e) == errno.ENOTCONN:
                     logging.error('fast open not supported on this OS')