diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index f677ad8c..7af43d09 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Parser.prototype.feed = function feed(data) {
       len = utils.copy(this.pending[0], chunk, off);
       if (len === this.pending[0].length)
         this.pending.shift();
+      else if (!this.pending[0].slice && this.pending[0] instanceof Uint8Array)
+        this.pending[0] = new Uint8Array(this.pending[0].buffer.slice(len));
       else
         this.pending[0] = this.pending[0].slice(len);
       off += len;