diff --git a/ws/client.go b/ws/client.go
index ff24278..86c40ae 100644
--- a/ws/client.go
+++ b/ws/client.go
@@ -146,9 +146,8 @@ func clientReader(c *client){
 		/* (2) Parse message */
 		msg, err := readMessage(c.io.reader)
 
-		if err == ErrUnmaskedFrame {
+		if err == ErrUnmaskedFrame || err == ErrReservedBits {
 			closeStatus = PROTOCOL_ERR
-			break
 		}
 		if err != nil { break }
 
diff --git a/ws/message.go b/ws/message.go
index 26f5404..d3b19ea 100644
--- a/ws/message.go
+++ b/ws/message.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var ErrInvalidSize = fmt.Errorf("Received invalid payload size")
 var ErrInvalidPayload = fmt.Errorf("Received invalid utf8 payload")
 var ErrInvalidCloseStatus = fmt.Errorf("Received invalid close status")
 var ErrInvalidOpCode = fmt.Errorf("Received invalid OpCode")
+var ErrReservedBits  = fmt.Errorf("Received reserved bits")
 var CloseFrame = fmt.Errorf("Received close Frame")
 
 
@@ -68,16 +69,21 @@ func readMessage(reader io.Reader) (*Message, error){
 
 	/* (2) Byte 1: FIN and OpCode */
 	tmpBuf = make([]byte, 1)
-	_, err = reader.Read(tmpBuf)
+	err = readBytes(reader, tmpBuf)
 	if err != nil { return m, err }
 
 
+	// check reserved bits
+	if tmpBuf[0] & 0x70 != 0 {
+		return m, ErrReservedBits
+	}
+
 	m.Final = bool( tmpBuf[0] & 0x80 == 0x80 )
 	m.Type = MessageType( tmpBuf[0] & 0x0f )
 
 	/* (3) Byte 2: Mask and Length[0] */
 	tmpBuf = make([]byte, 1)
-	_, err = reader.Read(tmpBuf)
+	err = readBytes(reader, tmpBuf)
 	if err != nil { return m, err }
 
 	// if mask, byte array not nil
@@ -92,18 +98,16 @@ func readMessage(reader io.Reader) (*Message, error){
 	if m.Size == 127 {
 
 		tmpBuf = make([]byte, 8)
-		nbr, err := reader.Read(tmpBuf)
+		err := readBytes(reader, tmpBuf)
 		if err != nil { return m, err }
-		if nbr < 8    { return m, io.EOF }
 
 		m.Size = uint( binary.BigEndian.Uint64(tmpBuf) )
 
 	} else if m.Size == 126 {
 
 		tmpBuf = make([]byte, 2)
-		nbr, err := reader.Read(tmpBuf)
+		err := readBytes(reader, tmpBuf)
 		if err != nil { return m, err }
-		if nbr < 2    { return m, io.EOF }
 
 		m.Size = uint( binary.BigEndian.Uint16(tmpBuf) )
 
@@ -113,9 +117,8 @@ func readMessage(reader io.Reader) (*Message, error){
 	if mask != nil {
 
 		tmpBuf = make([]byte, 4)
-		nbr, err := reader.Read(tmpBuf)
+		err := readBytes(reader, tmpBuf)
 		if err != nil { return m, err }
-		if nbr < 4    { return m, io.EOF }
 
 		mask = make([]byte, 4)
 		copy(mask, tmpBuf)
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ func (m *Message) check(fragment bool) error{
 	}
 
 	/* (2) Waiting fragment but received standalone frame */
-	if fragment && m.Type != CONTINUATION {
+	if fragment && m.Type != CONTINUATION && m.Type != CLOSE && m.Type != PING {
 		return ErrInvalidFragment
 	}
 
@@ -306,4 +309,25 @@ func (m *Message) check(fragment bool) error{
 	}
 
 	return nil
+}
+
+
+
+func readBytes(reader io.Reader, buffer []byte) error {
+
+	var cur, len int = 0, len(buffer)
+
+	// try to read until the full size is read
+	for cur < len {
+
+		nbread, err := reader.Read(buffer[cur:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		cur += nbread
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
 }
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