diff --git a/examples/websocket.c b/examples/websocket.c
index c0a3c5bf..509f8bf8 100644
--- a/examples/websocket.c
+++ b/examples/websocket.c
@@ -7,37 +7,53 @@
 
 static void *callback(enum mg_event event, struct mg_connection *conn) {
   if (event == MG_WEBSOCKET_READY) {
-    static const char *hello = "hello from mongoose! waiting for message ...";
-    char frame[2];
-
-    // Prepare websocket frame.
-    frame[0] = 0x81;            // text frame
-    frame[1] = strlen(hello);   // length is < 126
-
-    // Write frame and a text message
-    mg_write(conn, frame, sizeof(frame));
-    mg_write(conn, hello, strlen(hello));
-    return "";
+    unsigned char buf[40];
+    buf[0] = 0x81;
+    buf[1] = snprintf((char *) buf + 2, sizeof(buf) - 2, "%s", "server ready");
+    mg_write(conn, buf, 2 + buf[1]);
+    return "";  // MG_WEBSOCKET_READY return value is ignored
   } else if (event == MG_WEBSOCKET_MESSAGE) {
-    unsigned char buf[500], reply[500];
-    int len, msg_len, i, mask_len, xor;
+    unsigned char buf[200], reply[200];
+    int n, i, mask_len, xor, msg_len, len;
 
-    // Read message from the client and echo it back
-    if ((len = mg_read(conn, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 8) {
-      msg_len = buf[1] & 127;
-      mask_len = (buf[1] & 128) ? 4 : 0;
-      if (msg_len < 126) {
-        reply[0] = 0x81;  // text, FIN set
-        reply[1] = msg_len;
-        for (i = 0; i < msg_len; i++) {
-          xor = mask_len == 0 ? 0 : buf[2 + (i % 4)];
-          reply[i + 2] = buf[i + 2 + mask_len] ^ xor;
+    // Read message from the client.
+    // Accept only small (<126 bytes) messages.
+    len = 0;
+    msg_len = mask_len = 0;
+    for (;;) {
+      if ((n = mg_read(conn, buf + len, sizeof(buf) - len)) <= 0) {
+        return "";  // Read error, close websocket
+      }
+      len += n;
+      if (len >= 2) {
+        msg_len = buf[1] & 127;
+        mask_len = (buf[1] & 128) ? 4 : 0;
+        if (msg_len > 125) {
+          return ""; // Message is too long, close websocket
+        }
+        // If we've buffered the whole message, exit the loop
+        if (len >= 2 + mask_len + msg_len) {
+          break;
         }
-        mg_write(conn, reply, 2 + msg_len);
       }
     }
 
-    return ""; // Return non-NULL: stop websocket conversation
+    // Prepare frame
+    reply[0] = 0x81;  // text, FIN set
+    reply[1] = msg_len;
+
+    // Copy message from request to reply, applying the mask if required.
+    for (i = 0; i < msg_len; i++) {
+      xor = mask_len == 0 ? 0 : buf[2 + (i % 4)];
+      reply[i + 2] = buf[i + 2 + mask_len] ^ xor;
+    }
+
+    // Echo the message back to the client
+    mg_write(conn, reply, 2 + msg_len);
+
+    // Return non-NULL means stoping websocket conversation.
+    // Close the conversation if client has sent us "exit" string.
+    return memcmp(reply + 2, "exit", 4) == 0 ? "" : NULL;
   } else {
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/examples/websocket_html_root/index.html b/examples/websocket_html_root/index.html
index 2457b02c..7b46d4d6 100644
--- a/examples/websocket_html_root/index.html
+++ b/examples/websocket_html_root/index.html
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8" />  
 <title>WebSocket Test</title>  
 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
+
+  // This javascript code creates a websocket to the URI "/foo",
+  // sends a message to it, waits for the reply, and sends an "exit" message.
+  // Server must terminate the conversation after receiving "exit" message.
+
   var writeToScreen = function(message) {
     var div = document.createElement('div');
     div.innerHTML = message;
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@
     websocket.onmessage = function(ev) {
       writeToScreen('<span style="color: blue;">RESPONSE: ' + ev.data +
                     ' </span>');
-      websocket.close();
+      websocket.send('exit');
     };
     websocket.onerror = function(ev) {
       writeToScreen('<span style="color: red; ">ERROR: </span> ' + ev.data);
diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 5488595a..c92b51d7 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -495,8 +495,6 @@ struct mg_connection {
   int64_t consumed_content;   // How many bytes of content have been read
   char *buf;                  // Buffer for received data
   char *path_info;            // PATH_INFO part of the URL
-  char *body;                 // Pointer to not-read yet buffered body data
-  char *next_request;         // Pointer to the buffered next request
   char *log_message;          // Placeholder for the mongoose error log message
   int must_close;             // 1 if connection must be closed
   int buf_size;               // Buffer size
@@ -1456,13 +1454,10 @@ static int pull(FILE *fp, struct mg_connection *conn, char *buf, int len) {
 
 int mg_read(struct mg_connection *conn, void *buf, size_t len) {
   int n, buffered_len, nread;
+  const char *body;
 
-  assert(conn->next_request != NULL &&
-         conn->body != NULL &&
-         conn->next_request >= conn->body);
   nread = 0;
   if (conn->consumed_content < conn->content_len) {
-
     // Adjust number of bytes to read.
     int64_t to_read = conn->content_len - conn->consumed_content;
     if (to_read < (int64_t) len) {
@@ -1470,14 +1465,14 @@ int mg_read(struct mg_connection *conn, void *buf, size_t len) {
     }
 
     // Return buffered data
-    buffered_len = conn->next_request - conn->body;
+    body = conn->buf + conn->request_len + conn->consumed_content;
+    buffered_len = &conn->buf[conn->data_len] - body;
     if (buffered_len > 0) {
       if (len < (size_t) buffered_len) {
         buffered_len = (int) len;
       }
-      memcpy(buf, conn->body, (size_t) buffered_len);
+      memcpy(buf, body, (size_t) buffered_len);
       len -= buffered_len;
-      conn->body += buffered_len;
       conn->consumed_content += buffered_len;
       nread += buffered_len;
       buf = (char *) buf + buffered_len;
@@ -2863,7 +2858,7 @@ static int is_not_modified(const struct mg_connection *conn,
 
 static int forward_body_data(struct mg_connection *conn, FILE *fp,
                              SOCKET sock, SSL *ssl) {
-  const char *expect;
+  const char *expect, *body;
   char buf[MG_BUF_LEN];
   int to_read, nread, buffered_len, success = 0;
 
@@ -2879,7 +2874,8 @@ static int forward_body_data(struct mg_connection *conn, FILE *fp,
       (void) mg_printf(conn, "%s", "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n\r\n");
     }
 
-    buffered_len = conn->next_request - conn->body;
+    body = conn->buf + conn->request_len + conn->consumed_content;
+    buffered_len = &conn->buf[conn->data_len] - body;
     assert(buffered_len >= 0);
     assert(conn->consumed_content == 0);
 
@@ -2887,9 +2883,8 @@ static int forward_body_data(struct mg_connection *conn, FILE *fp,
       if ((int64_t) buffered_len > conn->content_len) {
         buffered_len = (int) conn->content_len;
       }
-      push(fp, sock, ssl, conn->body, (int64_t) buffered_len);
+      push(fp, sock, ssl, body, (int64_t) buffered_len);
       conn->consumed_content += buffered_len;
-      conn->body += buffered_len;
     }
 
     nread = 0;
@@ -3663,8 +3658,8 @@ static void send_websocket_handshake(struct mg_connection *conn) {
 }
 
 static void read_websocket(struct mg_connection *conn) {
-  unsigned char *mask, *buf = (unsigned char *) conn->body;
-  int n, len, mask_len, body_len;
+  unsigned char *mask, *buf = (unsigned char *) conn->buf + conn->request_len;
+  int n, len, mask_len, body_len, discard_len;
 
   for (;;) {
     if ((body_len = conn->data_len - conn->request_len) >= 2) {
@@ -3685,10 +3680,13 @@ static void read_websocket(struct mg_connection *conn) {
     }
 
     if (conn->content_len > 0) {
-      conn->next_request = conn->buf + conn->data_len;
       if (call_user(conn, MG_WEBSOCKET_MESSAGE) != NULL) {
         break;  // Callback signalled to exit
       }
+      discard_len = conn->content_len > body_len ? body_len : conn->content_len;
+      memmove(buf, buf + discard_len, conn->data_len - discard_len);
+      conn->data_len -= discard_len;
+      conn->content_len = conn->consumed_content = 0;
     } else {
       if (wait_until_socket_is_readable(conn) == 0) {
         break;
@@ -4184,12 +4182,10 @@ static int set_acl_option(struct mg_context *ctx) {
 }
 
 static void reset_per_request_attributes(struct mg_connection *conn) {
-  conn->path_info = conn->body = conn->next_request = conn->log_message = NULL;
+  conn->path_info = conn->log_message = NULL;
   conn->num_bytes_sent = conn->consumed_content = 0;
-  conn->content_len = -1;
-  conn->request_len = conn->data_len = 0;
-  conn->must_close = 0;
   conn->status_code = -1;
+  conn->must_close = conn->request_len = 0;
 }
 
 static void close_socket_gracefully(struct mg_connection *conn) {
@@ -4337,7 +4333,7 @@ static int is_valid_uri(const char *uri) {
 
 static void process_new_connection(struct mg_connection *conn) {
   struct mg_request_info *ri = &conn->request_info;
-  int keep_alive_enabled, buffered_len;
+  int keep_alive_enabled, discard_len;
   const char *cl;
 
   keep_alive_enabled = !strcmp(conn->ctx->config[ENABLE_KEEP_ALIVE], "yes");
@@ -4353,8 +4349,6 @@ static void process_new_connection(struct mg_connection *conn) {
     } if (conn->request_len <= 0) {
       return;  // Remote end closed the connection
     }
-    conn->body = conn->next_request = conn->buf + conn->request_len;
-
     if (parse_http_request(conn->buf, conn->buf_size, ri) <= 0 ||
         !is_valid_uri(ri->uri)) {
       // Do not put garbage in the access log, just send it back to the client
@@ -4368,19 +4362,14 @@ static void process_new_connection(struct mg_connection *conn) {
       log_access(conn);
     } else {
       // Request is valid, handle it
-      cl = get_header(ri, "Content-Length");
-      conn->content_len = cl == NULL ? -1 : strtoll(cl, NULL, 10);
-
-      // Set pointer to the next buffered request
-      buffered_len = conn->data_len - conn->request_len;
-      assert(buffered_len >= 0);
-      if (conn->content_len <= 0) {
-      } else if (conn->content_len < (int64_t) buffered_len) {
-        conn->next_request += conn->content_len;
+      if ((cl = get_header(ri, "Content-Length")) != NULL) {
+        conn->content_len = strtoll(cl, NULL, 10);
+      } else if (!mg_strcasecmp(ri->request_method, "POST") ||
+                 !mg_strcasecmp(ri->request_method, "PUT")) {
+        conn->content_len = -1;
       } else {
-        conn->next_request += buffered_len;
+        conn->content_len = 0;
       }
-
       conn->birth_time = time(NULL);
       handle_request(conn);
       call_user(conn, MG_REQUEST_COMPLETE);
@@ -4391,12 +4380,17 @@ static void process_new_connection(struct mg_connection *conn) {
     }
 
     // Discard all buffered data for this request
-    assert(conn->next_request >= conn->buf);
-    assert(conn->data_len >= conn->next_request - conn->buf);
-    conn->data_len -= conn->next_request - conn->buf;
-    memmove(conn->buf, conn->next_request, (size_t) conn->data_len);
+    discard_len = conn->content_len >= 0 &&
+      conn->request_len + conn->content_len < conn->data_len ?
+      conn->request_len + conn->content_len : conn->data_len;
+    memmove(conn->buf, conn->buf + discard_len, conn->data_len - discard_len);
+    conn->data_len -= discard_len;
+    assert(conn->data_len >= 0);
+    assert(conn->data_len <= conn->buf_size);
+
   } while (conn->ctx->stop_flag == 0 &&
            keep_alive_enabled &&
+           conn->content_len >= 0 &&
            should_keep_alive(conn));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit_test.c b/test/unit_test.c
index f27c5b6e..5f761f45 100644
--- a/test/unit_test.c
+++ b/test/unit_test.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define USE_WEBSOCKET
 #include "mongoose.c"
 
 #define FATAL(str, line) do {                     \