diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5b76e6d..cc4dba2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "0.4"
-  - "0.6"
   - "0.8"
   - "0.10"
diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 9d384aa..571c9dc 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -206,6 +206,31 @@ module.exports = function (proto) {
       }
 
       self.sourceStream.pipe(proc.stdin);
+
+      // We cache the buffers for get operations
+      // as we may use it again.
+      // This wouldn't make sense for a convert operation.
+      // We rely on garbage collection for optimization,
+      // so if want to kill trash the garbage quickly,
+      // do `this._buffers = null`.
+      // We do this in lieu of `bufferStream`,
+      // with this being more magical.
+      if (self.bufferStream && !this._buffering) {
+        // Incase there are multiple processes in parallel,
+        // we only need one
+        this._buffering = true
+        var buffers = []
+
+        self.sourceStream.on('data', function (chunk) {
+          buffers.push(chunk)
+        })
+
+        // Kill reference as we assume the stream is dead.
+        self.sourceStream.on('end', function () {
+          self.sourceBuffer = Buffer.concat(buffers)
+          self.sourceStream = null
+        })
+      }
     }
 
     // for _exec operations (identify() mostly), we also
diff --git a/lib/convenience/autoOrient.js b/lib/convenience/autoOrient.js
index c2c82b0..1ae143e 100644
--- a/lib/convenience/autoOrient.js
+++ b/lib/convenience/autoOrient.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (proto) {
 
   proto.autoOrient = function autoOrient () {
     this.preprocessor(function (callback) {
-      this.orientation(function (err, orientation) {
+      this.orientation({bufferStream: true}, function (err, orientation) {
         if (err) return callback(err);
 
         var transforms = exifTransforms[orientation.toLowerCase()];
diff --git a/lib/getters.js b/lib/getters.js
index a5f03df..0b2749f 100644
--- a/lib/getters.js
+++ b/lib/getters.js
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ module.exports = function (gm) {
 
       self.on(getter, createListener(callback));
 
+      self.bufferStream = !!opts.bufferStream;
+
       if (val.verbose) {
         self.identify(opts, function (err, stdout, stderr, cmd) {
           if (err) {
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ module.exports = function (gm) {
 
     self._identifyState = IDENTIFYING;
 
+    self.bufferStream = !!opts.bufferStream;
+
     var args = makeArgs(self, { verbose: true });
 
     self._exec(args, function (err, stdout, stderr, cmd) {
diff --git a/test/autoOrientStream.js b/test/autoOrientStream.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f19075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/autoOrientStream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+// gm - Copyright Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com> (MIT Licensed)
+// This is a copy of `autoOrient.js` using streams
+
+var assert = require('assert')
+var fs = require('fs')
+
+module.exports = function (_, dir, finish, gm) {
+  if (!gm.integration)
+    return finish();
+
+  var filename = dir + '/autoOrient.jpg';
+
+  gm(fs.createReadStream(dir + '/originalSideways.jpg')).orientation(function (err, o) {
+    if (err) return finish(err);
+
+    assert.equal('RightTop', o);
+    assert.ok(!! this.data['Profile-EXIF'], 'No Profile-EXIF data found');
+    assert.equal('155x460', this.data.Geometry);
+
+    // this image is sideways, but may be auto-oriented by modern OS's
+    // try opening it in a browser to see its true orientation
+    gm(fs.createReadStream(dir + '/originalSideways.jpg'))
+    .autoOrient()
+    .write(filename, function autoOrient (err) {
+      if (err) return finish(err);
+
+      // fs race condition
+      setTimeout(function () {
+        gm(filename).identify(function (err) {
+          if (err) return finish(err);
+
+          assert.equal('Unknown', this.data.Orientation);
+          assert.ok(! this.data['Profile-EXIF'], 'Profile-EXIF still exists');
+          assert.equal('460x155', this.data.Geometry);
+
+          finish(err);
+        });
+      }, 200);
+    });
+  });
+}
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diff --git a/test/streamInGetter.js b/test/streamInGetter.js
index 4b0f208..9fed5f9 100644
--- a/test/streamInGetter.js
+++ b/test/streamInGetter.js
@@ -6,17 +6,10 @@ module.exports = function (_, dir, finish, gm) {
   if (!gm.integration)
     return finish();
 
-  var imageStream = fs.createReadStream(dir + '/original.jpg')
-
-  var buffers = []
-  imageStream.on('data', function (chunk) {
-    buffers.push(chunk)
-  })
-
-  gm(imageStream)
-  .size(function (err, size) {
-    gm(Buffer.concat(buffers)).write(dir + '/streamInGetter.png', function streamInGetter (err){
+  gm(fs.createReadStream(dir + '/original.jpg'))
+  .size({bufferStream: true}, function (err, size) {
+    this.write(dir + '/streamInGetter.png', function streamInGetter (err){
       finish(err);
     });
   });
-}
+}
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