diff --git a/s3_storage_provider.py b/s3_storage_provider.py
index 1ec4951..8ff65c8 100644
--- a/s3_storage_provider.py
+++ b/s3_storage_provider.py
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ class _S3DownloadThread(threading.Thread):
                 if not chunk:
                     return
 
-                # We clear the wakeup_event flag just before we write the data
-                # to producer.
-                wakeup_event.clear()
                 reactor.callFromThread(producer._write, chunk)
 
         except Exception:
@@ -190,9 +187,10 @@ class _S3Responder(Responder):
         """See Responder.write_to_consumer
         """
         self.consumer = consumer
-        # We are a IPullProducer, so we expect consumer to call resumeProducing
-        # each time they want a new chunk of data.
-        consumer.registerProducer(self, False)
+        # We are a IPushProducer, so we start producing immediately until we
+        # get a pauseProducing or stopProducing
+        consumer.registerProducer(self, True)
+        self.wakeup_event.set()
         return self.deferred
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
@@ -200,13 +198,18 @@ class _S3Responder(Responder):
         self.wakeup_event.set()
 
     def resumeProducing(self):
-        """See IPullProducer.resumeProducing
+        """See IPushProducer.resumeProducing
         """
         # The consumer is asking for more data, signal _S3DownloadThread
         self.wakeup_event.set()
 
+    def pauseProducing(self):
+        """See IPushProducer.stopProducing
+        """
+        self.wakeup_event.clear()
+
     def stopProducing(self):
-        """See IPullProducer.stopProducing
+        """See IPushProducer.stopProducing
         """
         # The consumer wants no more data ever, signal _S3DownloadThread
         self.stop_event.set()