diff --git a/game/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/game/net/login/LoginChannelHandler.kt b/game/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/game/net/login/LoginChannelHandler.kt
index 93558091..5e7dd6e0 100644
--- a/game/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/game/net/login/LoginChannelHandler.kt
+++ b/game/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/game/net/login/LoginChannelHandler.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class LoginChannelHandler @Inject constructor(
         usernameHash = msg.usernameHash
         serverKey = secureRandom.nextLong()
         ctx.write(LoginResponse.ExchangeSessionKey(serverKey), ctx.voidPromise())
+        ctx.read()
     }
 
     private fun handleInitJs5RemoteConnection(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, msg: LoginRequest.InitJs5RemoteConnection) {