diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index 02d2a17b..f19eb86b 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ void processInputBuffer(client *c) {
     }
 
     /* Trim to pos */
-    if (c->qb_pos) {
+    if (server.current_client != NULL && c->qb_pos) {
         sdsrange(c->querybuf,c->qb_pos,-1);
         c->qb_pos = 0;
     }