diff --git a/src/rpc_v1/proto.rs b/src/rpc_v1/proto.rs
index abf011c..22c1cf9 100644
--- a/src/rpc_v1/proto.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_v1/proto.rs
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ impl RpcCallDecoder {
 
         async_stream::try_stream! {
             let mut messages = 0usize;
+            let mut name_buf = vec![0; 128];
+            let mut payload_buf = vec![0; 1024];
 
             loop {
                 let read_fut = async {
@@ -429,7 +431,7 @@ impl RpcCallDecoder {
                         )).into_diagnostic();
                     }
 
-                    let mut name_buf = vec![0; name_len];
+                    name_buf.resize(name_len, 0);
                     buf_read.read_exact(&mut name_buf).await.into_diagnostic()?;
 
                     let payload_len = buf_read.read_u32().await.into_diagnostic()? as usize;
@@ -441,20 +443,20 @@ impl RpcCallDecoder {
                         )).into_diagnostic();
                     }
 
-                    let mut payload_buf = vec![0; payload_len];
+                    payload_buf.resize(payload_len, 0);
                     buf_read.read_exact(&mut payload_buf).await.into_diagnostic()?;
 
-                    miette::Result::<_>::Ok(Some((serial, name_buf, payload_buf)))
+                    miette::Result::<_>::Ok(Some((serial, &name_buf[..], &payload_buf[..])))
                 };
 
-                let Some((serial, name_buf, payload_buf)) = select! {
+                let Some((serial, name_slice, payload_slice)) = select! {
                     read_result = read_fut => read_result,
                     _ = &mut cancel => { break; }
                 }? else {
                     break;
                 };
 
-                let name = std::str::from_utf8(&name_buf).into_diagnostic()?;
+                let name = std::str::from_utf8(name_slice).into_diagnostic()?;
 
                 let decoder = decoders
                     .get(name)
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@ impl RpcCallDecoder {
                     .ok_or_else(|| miette!("No such RPC call name: {}", name))?
                     .clone();
 
-                let packet = match decoder(&payload_buf) {
+                let packet = match decoder(payload_slice) {
                     Ok(p) => p,
                     Err(e) => {
                         error!("Failed to parse packet: {e}");