diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index 6c6bcde3e7..e14af7635f 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -503,8 +503,11 @@ Socket.prototype.compress = function(compress){
  */
 
 Socket.prototype.dispatch = function(event){
-  debug('dispatching an event %j', event);
+  event = Array.isArray(event) ? event : [event];
   var self = this;
+
+  debug('dispatching an event %j', event);
+
   function dispatchSocket(err) {
     process.nextTick(function(){
       if (err) {
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ Socket.prototype.dispatch = function(event){
       emit.apply(self, event);
     });
   }
+  
   this.run(event, dispatchSocket);
 };