diff --git a/rpc/codec/json.go b/rpc/codec/json.go
index 0b1a90562..5d60104f7 100644
--- a/rpc/codec/json.go
+++ b/rpc/codec/json.go
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ const (
 // Json serialization support
 type JsonCodec struct {
 	c net.Conn
+	d *json.Decoder
 }
 
 // Create new JSON coder instance
 func NewJsonCoder(conn net.Conn) ApiCoder {
 	return &JsonCodec{
 		c: conn,
+		d: json.NewDecoder(conn),
 	}
 }
 
 // Serialize obj to JSON and write it to conn
 func (self *JsonCodec) ReadRequest() (requests []*shared.Request, isBatch bool, err error) {
-	bytesInBuffer := 0
-	buf := make([]byte, MAX_REQUEST_SIZE)
 
 	deadline := time.Now().Add(READ_TIMEOUT * time.Second)
 	if err := self.c.SetDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
@@ -38,31 +38,36 @@ func (self *JsonCodec) ReadRequest() (requests []*shared.Request, isBatch bool,
 	}
 
 	for {
-		n, err := self.c.Read(buf[bytesInBuffer:])
-		if err != nil {
-			self.c.Close()
-			return nil, false, err
-		}
-
-		bytesInBuffer += n
-
+		var err error
 		singleRequest := shared.Request{}
-		err = json.Unmarshal(buf[:bytesInBuffer], &singleRequest)
-		if err == nil {
+		if err = self.d.Decode(&singleRequest); err == nil {
 			requests := make([]*shared.Request, 1)
 			requests[0] = &singleRequest
 			return requests, false, nil
 		}
 
+		fmt.Printf("err %T %v\n", err)
+
+		if opErr, ok := err.(*net.OpError); ok {
+			if opErr.Timeout() {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
 		requests = make([]*shared.Request, 0)
-		err = json.Unmarshal(buf[:bytesInBuffer], &requests)
-		if err == nil {
+		if err = self.d.Decode(&requests); err == nil {
 			return requests, true, nil
 		}
+
+		if opErr, ok := err.(*net.OpError); ok {
+			if opErr.Timeout() {
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	self.c.Close() // timeout
-	return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read response")
+	return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Timeout reading request")
 }
 
 func (self *JsonCodec) ReadResponse() (interface{}, error) {