1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/protocoltelnet.cpp b/src/stable/protocoltelnet.cpp
index 77bc3dc..f6fbd4b 100644
--- a/src/stable/protocoltelnet.cpp
+++ b/src/stable/protocoltelnet.cpp
@@ -269,9 +269,11 @@ void Bu::ProtocolTelnet::onNewData( Bu::Client *pClient )
     // IAC code or multibyte escape sequence or something, but then again, it
     // shouldn't be called then, and really, shouldn't be, it'll be called soon
     // enough, when we get the rest of that code.
-    if( !bCanonical )
+    if( !bCanonical && !sDataBuf.isEmpty() )
     {
-        gotData( sDataBuf );
+        Bu::String sDat = sDataBuf;
+        sDataBuf.clear();
+        gotData( sDat );
     }
 }