diff --git a/ev-server/pagure-stream-server.py b/ev-server/pagure-stream-server.py
index 811fcc0..2112ba4 100644
--- a/ev-server/pagure-stream-server.py
+++ b/ev-server/pagure-stream-server.py
@@ -95,10 +95,17 @@ def get_obj_from_path(path):
 
 @trollius.coroutine
 def handle_client(client_reader, client_writer):
-    # give client a chance to respond, timeout after 10 seconds
-    data = yield trollius.From(trollius.wait_for(
-        client_reader.readline(),
-        timeout=10.0))
+    data = None
+    while True:
+        # give client a chance to respond, timeout after 10 seconds
+        line = yield trollius.From(trollius.wait_for(
+            client_reader.readline(),
+            timeout=10.0))
+        if not line.decode().strip():
+            break
+        line = line.decode().rstrip()
+        if data is None:
+            data = line
 
     if data is None:
         log.warning("Expected ticket uid, received None")