diff --git a/source/vibe/core/net.d b/source/vibe/core/net.d
index fc7a038..041b05b 100644
--- a/source/vibe/core/net.d
+++ b/source/vibe/core/net.d
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ struct TCPConnection {
 	@safe:
 
 	import core.time : seconds;
-	import vibe.internal.array : FixedRingBuffer;
+	import vibe.internal.array : BatchBuffer;
 	//static assert(isConnectionStream!TCPConnection);
 
 	struct Context {
-		FixedRingBuffer!ubyte readBuffer;
+		BatchBuffer!ubyte readBuffer;
 	}
 
 	private {
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ mixin(tracer);
 			waitForData();
 			auto n = min(count, m_context.readBuffer.length);
 			m_context.readBuffer.popFrontN(n);
-			if (m_context.readBuffer.empty) m_context.readBuffer.clear(); // start filling at index 0 again
 			count -= n;
 		}
 	}
@@ -395,7 +394,6 @@ mixin(tracer);
 			assert(m_context.readBuffer.length > 0);
 			auto l = min(dst.length, m_context.readBuffer.length);
 			m_context.readBuffer.read(dst[0 .. l]);
-			if (m_context.readBuffer.empty) m_context.readBuffer.clear(); // start filling at index 0 again
 			dst = dst[l .. $];
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/vibe/internal/array.d b/source/vibe/internal/array.d
index 1e1ad72..6e2024c 100644
--- a/source/vibe/internal/array.d
+++ b/source/vibe/internal/array.d
@@ -563,16 +563,21 @@ struct BatchBuffer(T, size_t N = 0) {
 		@property void capacity(size_t n) { assert(n >= m_fill); m_buffer.length = n; }
 	}
 
-	@property bool empty() { return m_first >= m_fill; }
+	@property bool empty() const { return m_first >= m_fill; }
 	@property size_t capacity() const { return m_buffer.length; }
-	@property size_t length() { return m_fill - m_first; }
+	@property size_t length() const { return m_fill - m_first; }
 	@property ref inout(T) front() inout { assert(!empty); return m_buffer[m_first]; }
-	void popFront() { assert(!m_empty); m_first++; }
+	void popFront() { assert(!empty); m_first++; }
 	void popFrontN(size_t n) { assert(n <= length); m_first += n; }
 	inout(T)[] peek() inout { return m_buffer[m_first .. m_fill]; }
 	T[] peekDst() { assert(empty); return m_buffer; }
 	void putN(size_t n) { assert(empty && n <= m_buffer.length); m_fill = n; }
 	void putN(T[] elems) { assert(empty && elems.length <= m_buffer.length); m_buffer[0 .. elems.length] = elems[]; m_fill = elems.length; }
+	void read(T[] dst) {
+		assert(length() >= dst.length);
+		dst[] = m_buffer[0 .. m_fill];
+		m_fill = 0;
+	}
 }