diff --git a/packages/myid/src/http.zig b/packages/myid/src/http.zig
index 6feb10a..76b7539 100644
--- a/packages/myid/src/http.zig
+++ b/packages/myid/src/http.zig
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ pub fn process(conn: std.net.Server.Connection) !void {
             if (leftover_bytes > 0) {
                 bytes_read = leftover_bytes;
                 chars = read_buffer[0..leftover_bytes];
+                leftover_bytes = 0;
             } else {
                 bytes_read = try conn.stream.read(read_buffer[total_bytes_read..]);
                 chars = read_buffer[total_bytes_read .. total_bytes_read + bytes_read];