diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/glommio/network.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
index 2788bc0..117e3d3 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ impl Connection {
                     Ok(request) => {
                         ::log::debug!("received request: {:?}", request);
 
+                        self.request_buffer = Vec::new();
+
                         return Ok(Some(request));
                     }
                     Err(RequestParseError::NeedMoreData) => {