diff --git a/src/mangosd/RASocket.cpp b/src/mangosd/RASocket.cpp
index 9ae12189131..2aee7b5acf9 100644
--- a/src/mangosd/RASocket.cpp
+++ b/src/mangosd/RASocket.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ RASocket::RASocket(boost::asio::io_service &service, std::function<void(Socket *
     m_secure(sConfig.GetBoolDefault("RA.Secure", true)), MaNGOS::Socket(service, closeHandler),
     m_authLevel(AuthLevel::None), m_accountId(0), m_accountLevel(AccountTypes::SEC_PLAYER)
 {
-    m_commandBuffer.reserve(InitialBufferSize);
-
     if (sConfig.IsSet("RA.Stricted"))
     {
         sLog.outError("Deprecated config option RA.Stricted being used.  Use RA.Restricted instead.");
@@ -76,32 +74,36 @@ bool RASocket::Open()
 /// Read data from the network
 bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
 {
-    DEBUG_LOG("RASocket::handle_input");
+    DEBUG_LOG("RASocket::ProcessIncomingData");
 
-    std::vector<char> buffer(ReadLengthRemaining());
+    std::string buffer;
+    buffer.resize(ReadLengthRemaining());
     Read(&buffer[0], buffer.size());
 
-    bool completeCommand = false;
-    size_t newLine;
-    for (newLine = 0; newLine < buffer.size(); ++newLine)
+    static const std::string NEWLINE = "\n\r";
+
+    auto pos = 0;
+
+    while (pos != std::string::npos)
     {
-        if (buffer[newLine] == '\r' || buffer[newLine] == '\n')
-        {
-            if (newLine > 0)
-                std::copy(buffer.cbegin(), buffer.cbegin() + newLine - 1, std::back_inserter(m_commandBuffer));
+        auto newLine = buffer.find_first_of(NEWLINE, pos);
+
+        m_input += buffer.substr(pos, newLine - pos);
+
+        pos = buffer.find_first_not_of(NEWLINE, newLine);
 
-            completeCommand = true;
+        if (newLine == std::string::npos)
             break;
-        }
-    }
 
-    // no newline found? save what we have and return
-    if (newLine == buffer.size())
-    {
-        std::copy(buffer.cbegin(), buffer.cend(), std::back_inserter(m_commandBuffer));
-        return true;
+        if (!HandleInput())
+            return false;
     }
 
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool RASocket::HandleInput()
+{
     auto const minLevel = static_cast<AccountTypes>(sConfig.GetIntDefault("RA.MinLevel", AccountTypes::SEC_ADMINISTRATOR));
 
     switch (m_authLevel)
@@ -109,15 +111,13 @@ bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
         /// <ul> <li> If the input is '<username>'
         case AuthLevel::None:
         {
-            const std::string username(&m_commandBuffer[0], m_commandBuffer.size());
-
-            m_accountId = sAccountMgr.GetId(username);
+            m_accountId = sAccountMgr.GetId(m_input);
 
             ///- If the user is not found, deny access
             if (!m_accountId)
             {
                 Send("-No such user.\r\n");
-                sLog.outRALog("User %s does not exist.", username.c_str());
+                sLog.outRALog("User %s does not exist.", m_input.c_str());
 
                 if (m_secure)
                     return false;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
             if (m_accountLevel < minLevel)
             {
                 Send("-Not enough privileges.\r\n");
-                sLog.outRALog("User %s has no privilege.", username.c_str());
+                sLog.outRALog("User %s has no privilege.", m_input.c_str());
 
                 if (m_secure)
                     return false;
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
         case AuthLevel::HaveUsername:
         {
             // login+pass ok
-            const std::string pw(&m_commandBuffer[0], m_commandBuffer.size());
-
-            if (sAccountMgr.CheckPassword(m_accountId, pw))
+            if (sAccountMgr.CheckPassword(m_accountId, m_input))
             {
                 m_authLevel = AuthLevel::Authenticated;
 
@@ -182,16 +180,14 @@ bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
         ///<li> If user is logged, parse and execute the command
         case AuthLevel::Authenticated:
         {
-            const std::string command(&m_commandBuffer[0], m_commandBuffer.size());
-
-            if (command.length())
+            if (m_input.length())
             {
-                sLog.outRALog("Got '%s' cmd.", command.c_str());
+                sLog.outRALog("Got '%s' cmd.", m_input.c_str());
 
-                if (command == "quit")
+                if (m_input == "quit")
                     return false;
 
-                sWorld.QueueCliCommand(new CliCommandHolder(m_accountId, m_accountLevel, command.c_str(),
+                sWorld.QueueCliCommand(new CliCommandHolder(m_accountId, m_accountLevel, m_input.c_str(),
                     [this] (const char *buffer) { this->Send(buffer); },
                     [this] (bool) { this->Send("mangos>"); }));
             }
@@ -206,17 +202,7 @@ bool RASocket::ProcessIncomingData()
             ///</ul>
     };
 
-    m_commandBuffer.clear();
-
-    // there might be additional data here, skip any newline characters first
-    for (; newLine < buffer.size(); ++newLine)
-    {
-        if (buffer[newLine] != '\r' && buffer[newLine] != '\n')
-            break;
-    }
-
-    if (newLine < buffer.size())
-        std::copy(buffer.cbegin() + newLine, buffer.cend(), std::back_inserter(m_commandBuffer));
+    m_input.clear();
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/mangosd/RASocket.h b/src/mangosd/RASocket.h
index 81988f91ed0..0208b3362ae 100644
--- a/src/mangosd/RASocket.h
+++ b/src/mangosd/RASocket.h
@@ -42,18 +42,17 @@ class RASocket : public MaNGOS::Socket
             Authenticated
         };
 
-        static const int InitialBufferSize = 64;
-
         const bool m_secure;
         bool m_restricted;
 
-        std::vector<char> m_commandBuffer;
+        std::string m_input;
 
         AuthLevel m_authLevel;
         AccountTypes m_accountLevel;
         uint32 m_accountId;
 
         virtual bool ProcessIncomingData() override;
+        bool HandleInput();
         void Send(const std::string &message);
 
     public: