diff --git a/internal/client/client.go b/internal/client/client.go
index 51c01957..1e173fe7 100644
--- a/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/client/client.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func New(
 			Conn:            nconn,
 			ReadTimeout:     readTimeout,
 			WriteTimeout:    writeTimeout,
-			ReadBufferCount: 2,
+			ReadBufferCount: 1,
 		}),
 		parent:       parent,
 		state:        stateInitial,
diff --git a/internal/serverudp/server.go b/internal/serverudp/server.go
index 525c772e..b666109a 100644
--- a/internal/serverudp/server.go
+++ b/internal/serverudp/server.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func New(writeTimeout time.Duration,
 		writeTimeout: writeTimeout,
 		streamType:   streamType,
 		pc:           pc,
-		readBuf:      multibuffer.New(2, readBufferSize),
+		readBuf:      multibuffer.New(1, readBufferSize),
 		publishers:   make(map[publisherAddr]*publisherData),
 		done:         make(chan struct{}),
 	}