diff --git a/gym_donkeycar/core/client.py b/gym_donkeycar/core/client.py
index 43e8d2ffb..da08ae91b 100755
--- a/gym_donkeycar/core/client.py
+++ b/gym_donkeycar/core/client.py
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ def proc_msg(self, sock):
                                 if partial[0][0] == "{":
                                     assembled_packet = "".join(partial)
                                     assembled_packet = replace_float_notation(assembled_packet)
+                                    second_open = assembled_packet.find('{"msg', 1)
+                                    if second_open != -1:
+                                        # hmm what to do? We have a partial packet. Trimming just
+                                        # the good part and discarding the rest.
+                                        logger.warn("got partial packet:" + assembled_packet[:20])
+                                        assembled_packet = assembled_packet[second_open:]
+
                                     try:
                                         j = json.loads(assembled_packet)
                                         self.on_msg_recv(j)