diff --git a/src/win/pipe.c b/src/win/pipe.c
index bbd86f65..7a787150 100644
--- a/src/win/pipe.c
+++ b/src/win/pipe.c
@@ -905,18 +905,6 @@ int uv_pipe_bind2(uv_pipe_t* handle,
   }
 
   if (use_uds_pipe) {
-    int exists;
-    err = uv__win_uds_pipe_file_exists(name_copy, &exists);
-    if (err) {
-      goto error;
-    }
-
-    /* The uds file must not exist before bind. */
-    if (exists) {
-      err = UV_EEXIST;
-      goto error;
-    }
-
     /* Only use 1 pending instance when use unix domain socket, cause
      * call AcceptEx multiple times seems result in multiple accept events.
      * Not the expected queue behavior, that only one of them is triggered. */
@@ -952,13 +940,33 @@ int uv_pipe_bind2(uv_pipe_t* handle,
   if (err) {
     goto error;
   }
-
+  
 #if defined(UV__ENABLE_WIN_UDS_PIPE)
   if (use_uds_pipe) {
+    int exists;
+    err = uv__win_uds_pipe_file_exists(handle->pathname, &exists);
+    if (err) {
+      goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* The uds file must not exist before bind. */
+    if (exists) {
+      err = UV_EEXIST;
+      goto error;
+    }
+
     int uds_err = pipe_alloc_accept_unix_domain_socket(
         loop, handle, &handle->pipe.serv.accept_reqs[0], handle->pathname, TRUE);
     if (uds_err) {
-      err = uv_translate_sys_error(uds_err);
+      if (uds_err == WSAENETDOWN) {
+        /*
+         * Typically it means the file at pathname cannot be created,
+         * possibly bad parent directory in path.
+         */
+        err = UV_EINVAL;
+      } else {
+        err = uv_translate_sys_error(uds_err);
+      }
       goto error;
     }
 
@@ -1131,20 +1139,6 @@ int uv_pipe_connect2(uv_connect_t* req,
   memcpy(name_copy, name, namelen);
   name_copy[namelen] = '\0';
 
-  if (use_uds_pipe) {
-    int exists;
-    err = uv__win_uds_pipe_file_exists(name_copy, &exists);
-    if (err) {
-      goto error;
-    }
-
-    /* The uds file must have been created by server. */
-    if (!exists) {
-      err = UV_ENOENT;
-      goto error;
-    }
-  }
-
   if (handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_PIPESERVER) {
     err = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
     goto error;
@@ -1170,9 +1164,21 @@ int uv_pipe_connect2(uv_connect_t* req,
     err = ERROR_NO_UNICODE_TRANSLATION;
     goto error;
   }
-
+  
 #if defined(UV__ENABLE_WIN_UDS_PIPE)
   if (use_uds_pipe) {
+    int exists;
+    err = uv__win_uds_pipe_file_exists(handle->pathname, &exists);
+    if (err) {
+      goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* The uds file must have been created by server. */
+    if (!exists) {
+      err = UV_ENOENT;
+      goto error;
+    }
+
     /*
      * If prefix is not "\\.\pipe", we assume it is a Unix Domain Socket.
      * Although "NamedPipe" is a Windows concept, however in libuv, it has
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index b946511e..50d191bd 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_sendmsg)
 TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_server_close)
 #ifdef _WIN32
 TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_win_uds)
+TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_win_uds_bad_name)
 #endif
 TEST_DECLARE   (connection_fail)
 TEST_DECLARE   (connection_fail_doesnt_auto_close)
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY_CUSTOM (pipe_set_non_blocking, 0, 0, 20000)
 #ifdef _WIN32
   TEST_ENTRY   (pipe_win_uds)
+  TEST_ENTRY   (pipe_win_uds_bad_name)
 #endif
 
   TEST_ENTRY  (pipe_set_chmod)
diff --git a/test/test-pipe-win-uds.c b/test/test-pipe-win-uds.c
index 41077236..c7827542 100644
--- a/test/test-pipe-win-uds.c
+++ b/test/test-pipe-win-uds.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
+#if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64__)
+#define UV_SUPPORTS_WIN_UDS
+#endif
+
 static int close_cb_called = 0;
 static int server_connect_cb_called = 0;
 static int client_connect_cb_called = 0;
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ static void server_connect_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, int status) {
 }
 
 TEST_IMPL(pipe_win_uds) {
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MINGW64__)
+#if defined(UV_SUPPORTS_WIN_UDS)
   int r;
   uv_fs_t fs;
   uv_connect_t req;
@@ -135,4 +139,45 @@ TEST_IMPL(pipe_win_uds) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+
+static void bad_name_connect_cb(uv_connect_t *connect_req, int status) {
+  ASSERT_EQ(status, UV_ENOENT);
+}
+
+
+TEST_IMPL(pipe_win_uds_bad_name) {
+#if defined(UV_SUPPORTS_WIN_UDS)
+  int r;
+  uv_connect_t req;
+  uv_pipe_t pipe_server_1;
+  uv_pipe_t pipe_server_2;
+  uv_pipe_t pipe_client_1;
+  const char * path_1 = "not/exist/file/path";
+  const char * path_2 = "test/fixtures/empty_file";
+
+  // Bind server 1 which has a bad path
+  r = uv_pipe_init_ex(uv_default_loop(), &pipe_server_1, UV_PIPE_INIT_WIN_UDS);
+  ASSERT_OK(r);
+  r = uv_pipe_bind(&pipe_server_1, path_1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(r, UV_EINVAL);
+  
+  // Bind server 2 which file exists
+  r = uv_pipe_init_ex(uv_default_loop(), &pipe_server_2, UV_PIPE_INIT_WIN_UDS);
+  ASSERT_OK(r);
+  r = uv_pipe_bind(&pipe_server_2, path_2);
+  ASSERT_EQ(r, UV_EEXIST);
+
+  // Connect client to server with bad name
+  r = uv_pipe_init_ex(uv_default_loop(), &pipe_client_1, UV_PIPE_INIT_WIN_UDS);
+  ASSERT_OK(r);
+  uv_pipe_connect(&req, &pipe_client_1, path_1, bad_name_connect_cb);
+
+  // Run the loop
+  uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+#endif
+
+  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY(uv_default_loop());
+  return 0;
+}
+
 #endif