diff --git a/src/meta.c b/src/meta.c
index 5735da7e..e56c86f9 100644
--- a/src/meta.c
+++ b/src/meta.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ bool receive_meta(connection_t *c) {
 			if(c->tcplen) {
 				char *tcpbuffer = buffer_read(&c->inbuf, c->tcplen);
 				if(tcpbuffer) {
+					c->tcplen = 0;
 					receive_tcppacket(c, tcpbuffer, c->tcplen);
 					continue;
 				} else {