diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/ext/ByteBuf.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/ext/ByteBuf.kt
index 2a8c705..16e42f8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/ext/ByteBuf.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/ext/ByteBuf.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ fun ByteBuf.readString(): String {
 
 fun ByteBuf.readNullCircumfixedString(): String {
     if (readUnsignedByte().toInt() != 0)
+fun ByteBuf.readNullCircumfixedString(ignore: Boolean = false): String {
+    if (readUnsignedByte().toInt() != 0 && !ignore)
         throw IllegalArgumentException("byte != 0 infront of null-circumfixed string")
     return readString()
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/net/proxy/LoginClientDecoder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/net/proxy/LoginClientDecoder.kt
index 825bfa7..6406733 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/net/proxy/LoginClientDecoder.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/opennxt/net/proxy/LoginClientDecoder.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class LoginClientDecoder : ByteToMessageDecoder() {
                         medium9 = payload.readMedium(),
                         isMember = payload.readUnsignedByte().toInt(),
                         username = payload.readNullCircumfixedString(),
+                        username = payload.readNullCircumfixedString(true),
                         short12 = payload.readUnsignedShort(),
                         int13 = payload.readInt()
                     )