diff --git a/edge_impulse_linux/runner.py b/edge_impulse_linux/runner.py
index 9904979..5e33863 100755
--- a/edge_impulse_linux/runner.py
+++ b/edge_impulse_linux/runner.py
@@ -87,9 +87,14 @@ def send_msg(self, msg):
 
         t_sent_msg = now()
 
-        # i'm not sure if this is right, we should switch to async i/o for this like in Node
-        # I think that would perform better
-        data = self._client.recv(1 * 1024 * 1024)
+        data = b""
+        while True:
+            chunk = self._client.recv(1024)
+            # end chunk has \x00 in the end
+            if chunk[-1] == 0:
+                data = data + chunk[:-1]
+                break
+            data = data + chunk
 
         t_received_msg = now()
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a644665..2538bf3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ numpy>=1.19
 PyAudio==0.2.11
 psutil>=5.8.0
 edge_impulse_linux
+six==1.16.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1fbd8d6..fd56f7c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,6 +16,4 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.6
-install_requires =
-    numpy>=1.19
-    psutil>=5.8.0
+install_requires = file: requirements.txt