diff --git a/src/lib/socket.c b/src/lib/socket.c
index 6424d0c..12a6b1d 100644
--- a/src/lib/socket.c
+++ b/src/lib/socket.c
@@ -2381,6 +2381,13 @@ static int bio_read(BIO *bio, char *dst, int lim) {
 		memcpy(dst, so->bio.ahead.p, count);
 		so->bio.ahead.p += count;
 
+		if (so->bio.ahead.p == so->bio.ahead.pe) {
+			free(so->bio.ahead.data);
+			so->bio.ahead.data = NULL;
+			so->bio.ahead.p = NULL;
+			so->bio.ahead.pe = NULL;
+		}
+
 		return count;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/socket.lua b/src/socket.lua
index 12cfc86..07cd9cd 100644
--- a/src/socket.lua
+++ b/src/socket.lua
@@ -312,19 +312,10 @@ end)
 --
 -- Smarter socket:checktls
 --
-local havessl, whynossl
-
 local _checktls; _checktls = socket.interpose("checktls", function(self)
+	local havessl, whynossl = pcall(require, "openssl.ssl")
 	if not havessl then
-		if havessl == false then
-			return nil, whynossl
-		end
-
-		local havessl, whynossl = pcall(require, "openssl.ssl")
-
-		if not havessl then
-			return nil, whynossl
-		end
+		return nil, whynossl
 	end
 
 	return _checktls(self)