diff --git a/src/Weheartwebsites/SOCKS5/Methods/Plain.php b/src/Weheartwebsites/SOCKS5/Methods/Plain.php
index 5cec654..68ca882 100644
--- a/src/Weheartwebsites/SOCKS5/Methods/Plain.php
+++ b/src/Weheartwebsites/SOCKS5/Methods/Plain.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function authenticate(Client $client)
 
         $client->send($login_string);
 
-        $response = unpack('Cver/Cstatus', $client->recv());
+        $response = unpack('Cver/Cstatus', $client->recv(2));
 
         if (!isset($response['ver'], $response['status'])) {
             throw new Exception('PlainAuth: unable to parse response');