diff --git a/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer.go b/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer.go
index 0870dd6..96e650f 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer.go
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 package multiplex
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 )
 
-const DATAGRAM_NUMBER_LIMIT = 1024
-
 // datagramBuffer is the same as bufferedPipe with the exception that it's message-oriented,
 // instead of byte-oriented. The integrity of datagrams written into this buffer is preserved.
 // it won't get chopped up into individual bytes
 type datagramBuffer struct {
-	buf       [][]byte
+	pLens     []int
+	buf       *bytes.Buffer
 	closed    uint32
 	rwCond    *sync.Cond
 	rDeadline time.Time
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type datagramBuffer struct {
 
 func NewDatagramBuffer() *datagramBuffer {
 	d := &datagramBuffer{
-		buf:    make([][]byte, 0),
 		rwCond: sync.NewCond(&sync.Mutex{}),
 	}
 	return d
@@ -32,8 +31,11 @@ func NewDatagramBuffer() *datagramBuffer {
 func (d *datagramBuffer) Read(target []byte) (int, error) {
 	d.rwCond.L.Lock()
 	defer d.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+	if d.buf == nil {
+		d.buf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	}
 	for {
-		if atomic.LoadUint32(&d.closed) == 1 && len(d.buf) == 0 {
+		if atomic.LoadUint32(&d.closed) == 1 && len(d.pLens) == 0 {
 			return 0, io.EOF
 		}
 
@@ -45,30 +47,33 @@ func (d *datagramBuffer) Read(target []byte) (int, error) {
 			time.AfterFunc(delta, d.rwCond.Broadcast)
 		}
 
-		if len(d.buf) > 0 {
+		if len(d.pLens) > 0 {
 			break
 		}
 		d.rwCond.Wait()
 	}
-	data := d.buf[0]
-	if len(target) < len(data) {
+	dataLen := d.pLens[0]
+	if len(target) < dataLen {
 		return 0, io.ErrShortBuffer
 	}
-	d.buf = d.buf[1:]
-	copy(target, data)
+	d.pLens = d.pLens[1:]
+	d.buf.Read(target[:dataLen])
 	// err will always be nil because we have already verified that buf.Len() != 0
 	d.rwCond.Broadcast()
-	return len(data), nil
+	return dataLen, nil
 }
 
 func (d *datagramBuffer) Write(f Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
 	d.rwCond.L.Lock()
 	defer d.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+	if d.buf == nil {
+		d.buf = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	}
 	for {
 		if atomic.LoadUint32(&d.closed) == 1 {
 			return true, io.ErrClosedPipe
 		}
-		if len(d.buf) <= DATAGRAM_NUMBER_LIMIT {
+		if d.buf.Len() <= BUF_SIZE_LIMIT {
 			// if d.buf gets too large, write() will panic. We don't want this to happen
 			break
 		}
@@ -81,9 +86,9 @@ func (d *datagramBuffer) Write(f Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	data := make([]byte, len(f.Payload))
-	copy(data, f.Payload)
-	d.buf = append(d.buf, data)
+	dataLen := len(f.Payload)
+	d.pLens = append(d.pLens, dataLen)
+	d.buf.Write(f.Payload)
 	// err will always be nil
 	d.rwCond.Broadcast()
 	return false, nil
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer_test.go b/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer_test.go
index 4907866..add8e86 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer_test.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/datagramBuffer_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_RW(t *testing.T) {
 				"got", b2,
 			)
 		}
-		if len(pipe.buf) != 0 {
+		if pipe.buf.Len() != 0 {
 			t.Error("buf len is not 0 after finished reading")
 			return
 		}