diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipcamera/internal/handler/IpCameraHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipcamera/internal/handler/IpCameraHandler.java
index b96ff172083e..f88f66909484 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipcamera/internal/handler/IpCameraHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.ipcamera/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/ipcamera/internal/handler/IpCameraHandler.java
@@ -252,12 +252,15 @@ public void channelRead(@Nullable ChannelHandlerContext ctx, @Nullable Object ms
                                 incomingJpeg = new byte[bytesToRecieve];
                             }
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        // 401 errors already handled in pipeline by MyNettyAuthHandler.java
+                        return;
                     }
                 }
                 if (msg instanceof HttpContent) {
-                    if (mjpegUri.equals(requestUrl)) {
+                    HttpContent content = (HttpContent) msg;
+                    if (mjpegUri.equals(requestUrl) && !(content instanceof LastHttpContent)) {
                         // multiple MJPEG stream packets come back as this.
-                        HttpContent content = (HttpContent) msg;
                         byte[] chunkedFrame = new byte[content.content().readableBytes()];
                         content.content().getBytes(content.content().readerIndex(), chunkedFrame);
                         CameraServlet localServlet = servlet;
@@ -265,7 +268,6 @@ public void channelRead(@Nullable ChannelHandlerContext ctx, @Nullable Object ms
                             localServlet.openStreams.queueFrame(chunkedFrame);
                         }
                     } else {
-                        HttpContent content = (HttpContent) msg;
                         // Found some cameras use Content-Type: image/jpg instead of image/jpeg
                         if (contentType.contains("image/jp")) {
                             for (int i = 0; i < content.content().capacity(); i++) {