diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 605fd45e1..23dce8eb9 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -2123,6 +2123,7 @@ static int flush(char const* rpcurl, tr_variant** benc)
             break;
 
         default:
+            evbuffer_add(buf, "", 1);
             fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected response: %s\n", evbuffer_pullup(buf, -1));
             status |= EXIT_FAILURE;
             break;