diff --git a/src/vfs/ant_rx_chardev.c b/src/vfs/ant_rx_chardev.c
index 778f0c9..f15e97a 100644
--- a/src/vfs/ant_rx_chardev.c
+++ b/src/vfs/ant_rx_chardev.c
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@
          iRet = 0;
          goto out;
       }
+
+      iRxBufferLength = 0;    // reset buffer length here since we should have a full packet
       
 #if ANT_HCI_OPCODE_SIZE == 1  // Check the different message types by opcode
       ANT_U8 opcode = aucRxBuffer[ANT_HCI_OPCODE_OFFSET];
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@
                            &aucRxBuffer[iCurrentHciPacketOffset + ANT_HCI_DATA_OFFSET]);   
                } else {
                   ANT_WARN("%s rx callback is null", pstChnlInfo->pcDevicePath);
-               }                  
+               }
             }
             
             iCurrentHciPacketOffset = iCurrentHciPacketOffset + ANT_HCI_HEADER_SIZE + ANT_HCI_FOOTER_SIZE + iHciDataSize;