diff --git a/core/backends/lan/socketlinereader.cpp b/core/backends/lan/socketlinereader.cpp

index f67fdf3fa397e417028fc624c1ef6655cf192709..da77052ab390e988c2eb070f8fe7a25a6d077edc 100644

--- a/core/backends/lan/socketlinereader.cpp

+++ b/core/backends/lan/socketlinereader.cpp

@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ void SocketLineReader::dataReceived()

         }

     }

-    //If we still have things to read from the socket, call dataReceived again

-    //We do this manually because we do not trust readyRead to be emitted again

-    //So we call this method again just in case.

-    if (m_socket->bytesAvailable() > 0) {

-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "dataReceived", Qt::QueuedConnection);

-        return;

-    }

-

     //If we have any packets, tell it to the world.

     if (!m_packets.isEmpty()) {

         Q_EMIT readyRead();

diff --git a/tests/testsocketlinereader.cpp b/tests/testsocketlinereader.cpp

index 755845569eedfebf159894b35f22f74a5f1f235b..b6425b034ce16fb455d3c7386e3feca37a399a4f 100644

--- a/tests/testsocketlinereader.cpp

+++ b/tests/testsocketlinereader.cpp

@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@

 #include <QProcess>

 #include <QEventLoop>

 #include <QTimer>

+#include <QSignalSpy>

 class TestSocketLineReader : public QObject

 {

     Q_OBJECT

 public Q_SLOTS:

-    void initTestCase();

+    void init();

+    void cleanup() { delete m_server; }

     void newPacket();

 private Q_SLOTS:

     void socketLineReader();

+    void badData();

 private:

     QTimer m_timer;

@@ -45,8 +48,9 @@ private:

     SocketLineReader* m_reader;

 };

-void TestSocketLineReader::initTestCase()

+void TestSocketLineReader::init()

 {

+    m_packets.clear();

     m_server = new Server(this);

     QVERIFY2(m_server->listen(QHostAddress::LocalHost, 8694), "Failed to create local tcp server");

@@ -97,6 +101,29 @@ void TestSocketLineReader::socketLineReader()

     }

 }

+void TestSocketLineReader::badData()

+{

+    const QList<QByteArray> dataToSend = { "data1\n", "data" }; //does not end in a \n

+    for (const QByteArray& line : qAsConst(dataToSend)) {

+        m_conn->write(line);

+    }

+    m_conn->flush();

+

+    QSignalSpy spy(m_server, &QTcpServer::newConnection);

+    QVERIFY(m_server->hasPendingConnections() || spy.wait(1000));

+    QSslSocket* sock = m_server->nextPendingConnection();

+

+    QVERIFY2(sock != nullptr, "Could not open a connection to the client");

+

+    m_reader = new SocketLineReader(sock, this);

+    connect(m_reader, &SocketLineReader::readyRead, this, &TestSocketLineReader::newPacket);

+    m_timer.start();

+    m_loop.exec();

+

+    QCOMPARE(m_packets.count(), 1);

+    QCOMPARE(m_packets[0], dataToSend[0]);

+}

+

 void TestSocketLineReader::newPacket()

 {

     if (!m_reader->bytesAvailable()) {