diff --git a/pkg/mjpeg/client.go b/pkg/mjpeg/client.go
index 2211dbd1..1a523336 100644
--- a/pkg/mjpeg/client.go
+++ b/pkg/mjpeg/client.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -74,13 +75,21 @@ func (c *Client) startJPEG() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) startMJPEG(boundary string) error {
+	r := bufio.NewReader(c.res.Body)
+
+	// fix bug in the project https://github.com/easytarget/esp32-cam-webserver/
+	// https://github.com/AlexxIT/go2rtc/issues/545
+	if boundary == "123456789000000000000987654321" {
+		r = bypassChunked(c.res.Body)
+		_, _ = r.Discard(2)
+	}
+
 	// some cameras add prefix to boundary header:
 	// https://github.com/TheTimeWalker/wallpanel-android
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(boundary, "--") {
 		boundary = "--" + boundary
 	}
 
-	r := bufio.NewReader(c.res.Body)
 	tp := textproto.NewReader(r)
 
 	for !c.closed {
@@ -133,3 +142,11 @@ func (c *Client) startMJPEG(boundary string) error {
 func now() uint32 {
 	return uint32(time.Now().UnixMilli() * 90)
 }
+
+// bypassChunked - hacky method to get raw bufio.Reader from http.body
+func bypassChunked(body any) *bufio.Reader {
+	// body is http.body with src as internal.chunkedReader
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(body).Elem().FieldByName("r")
+	prtToBuf := (**bufio.Reader)(v.Addr().UnsafePointer())
+	return *prtToBuf
+}