diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ClientImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ClientImpl.java
index 2e718d58e..89a7d72f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ClientImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ClientImpl.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public ClientImpl(
       if (conf.socketTimeout() > 0) setSocketTimeout(conf.socketTimeout());
 
       // read server handshake
-      ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(true);
+      ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(true);
       if (buf.getByte() == -1) {
         ErrorPacket errorPacket = new ErrorPacket(buf, null);
         throw this.exceptionFactory.create(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ConnectionHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ConnectionHelper.java
index 37ba1f485..3fd89356c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ConnectionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/ConnectionHelper.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public static void authenticationHandler(
 
     writer.permitTrace(true);
     Configuration conf = context.getConf();
-    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(false);
+    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(false);
 
     authentication_loop:
     while (true) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/result/Result.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/result/Result.java
index c29805646..d33eea517 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/result/Result.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/result/Result.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public Result(ColumnDefinitionPacket[] metadataList, byte[][] data, Context cont
 
   @SuppressWarnings("fallthrough")
   protected boolean readNext() throws SQLException, IOException {
-    byte[] buf = reader.readPacket(false, traceEnable);
+    byte[] buf = reader.readPacket(false, traceEnable).buf();
     switch (buf[0]) {
       case (byte) 0xFF:
         loaded = true;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ protected boolean readNext() throws SQLException, IOException {
   @SuppressWarnings("fallthrough")
   protected void skipRemaining() throws SQLException, IOException {
     while (true) {
-      ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(true, traceEnable);
+      ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(true, traceEnable);
       switch (buf.getUnsignedByte()) {
         case 0xFF:
           loaded = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketReader.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketReader.java
index b26c124a3..adda614f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketReader.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public PacketReader(InputStream in, Configuration conf, MutableInt sequence) {
    * @return array packet.
    * @throws IOException if socket exception occur.
    */
-  public ReadableByteBuf readReadablePacket(boolean reUsable) throws IOException {
-    return readReadablePacket(reUsable, logger.isTraceEnabled());
+  public ReadableByteBuf readPacket(boolean reUsable) throws IOException {
+    return readPacket(reUsable, logger.isTraceEnabled());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ public ReadableByteBuf readReadablePacket(boolean reUsable) throws IOException {
    * @return array packet.
    * @throws IOException if socket exception occur.
    */
-  public ReadableByteBuf readReadablePacket(boolean reUsable, boolean traceEnable)
-      throws IOException {
+  public ReadableByteBuf readPacket(boolean reUsable, boolean traceEnable) throws IOException {
     // ***************************************************
     // Read 4 byte header
     // ***************************************************
@@ -189,129 +188,11 @@ public ReadableByteBuf readReadablePacket(boolean reUsable, boolean traceEnable)
 
         lastPacketLength += packetLength;
       } while (packetLength == MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
-
-      return new ReadableByteBuf(sequence, rawBytes, rawBytes.length);
     }
 
     return new ReadableByteBuf(sequence, rawBytes, lastPacketLength);
   }
 
-  public byte[] readPacket(boolean reUsable, boolean traceEnable) throws IOException {
-    // ***************************************************
-    // Read 4 byte header
-    // ***************************************************
-    int remaining = 4;
-    int off = 0;
-    do {
-      int count = inputStream.read(header, off, remaining);
-      if (count < 0) {
-        throw new EOFException(
-            "unexpected end of stream, read "
-                + off
-                + " bytes from 4 (socket was closed by server)");
-      }
-      remaining -= count;
-      off += count;
-    } while (remaining > 0);
-
-    int lastPacketLength =
-        (header[0] & 0xff) + ((header[1] & 0xff) << 8) + ((header[2] & 0xff) << 16);
-    sequence.set(header[3]);
-
-    // prepare array
-    byte[] rawBytes;
-    if (reUsable && lastPacketLength < REUSABLE_BUFFER_LENGTH) {
-      rawBytes = reusableArray;
-    } else {
-      rawBytes = new byte[lastPacketLength];
-    }
-
-    // ***************************************************
-    // Read content
-    // ***************************************************
-    remaining = lastPacketLength;
-    off = 0;
-    do {
-      int count = inputStream.read(rawBytes, off, remaining);
-      if (count < 0) {
-        throw new EOFException(
-            "unexpected end of stream, read "
-                + (lastPacketLength - remaining)
-                + " bytes from "
-                + lastPacketLength
-                + " (socket was closed by server)");
-      }
-      remaining -= count;
-      off += count;
-    } while (remaining > 0);
-
-    if (traceEnable) {
-      logger.trace(
-          "read: {}\n{}",
-          serverThreadLog,
-          LoggerHelper.hex(header, rawBytes, 0, lastPacketLength, maxQuerySizeToLog));
-    }
-
-    // ***************************************************
-    // In case content length is big, content will be separate in many 16Mb packets
-    // ***************************************************
-    if (lastPacketLength == MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
-      int packetLength;
-      do {
-        remaining = 4;
-        off = 0;
-        do {
-          int count = inputStream.read(header, off, remaining);
-          if (count < 0) {
-            throw new EOFException("unexpected end of stream, read " + off + " bytes from 4");
-          }
-          remaining -= count;
-          off += count;
-        } while (remaining > 0);
-
-        packetLength = (header[0] & 0xff) + ((header[1] & 0xff) << 8) + ((header[2] & 0xff) << 16);
-        sequence.set(header[3]);
-
-        int currentbufLength = rawBytes.length;
-        byte[] newRawBytes = new byte[currentbufLength + packetLength];
-        System.arraycopy(rawBytes, 0, newRawBytes, 0, currentbufLength);
-        rawBytes = newRawBytes;
-
-        // ***************************************************
-        // Read content
-        // ***************************************************
-        remaining = packetLength;
-        off = currentbufLength;
-        do {
-          int count = inputStream.read(rawBytes, off, remaining);
-          if (count < 0) {
-            throw new EOFException(
-                "unexpected end of stream, read "
-                    + (packetLength - remaining)
-                    + " bytes from "
-                    + packetLength);
-          }
-          remaining -= count;
-          off += count;
-        } while (remaining > 0);
-
-        if (traceEnable) {
-          logger.trace(
-              "read: {}\n{}",
-              serverThreadLog,
-              LoggerHelper.hex(
-                  header, rawBytes, currentbufLength, packetLength, maxQuerySizeToLog));
-        }
-
-        lastPacketLength += packetLength;
-      } while (packetLength == MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
-
-      return rawBytes;
-    }
-
-    return rawBytes;
-  }
-
   public MutableInt getSequence() {
     return sequence;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketWriter.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketWriter.java
index aaa8fbc45..4a98fcc08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/socket/PacketWriter.java
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ public void writeByte(int value) throws IOException {
   public void writeShort(short value) throws IOException {
     if (2 > buf.length - pos) {
       // not enough space remaining
-      byte[] arr = new byte[2];
-      arr[0] = (byte) value;
-      arr[1] = (byte) (value >> 8);
-      writeBytes(arr, 0, 2);
+      writeBytes(new byte[] {(byte) value, (byte) (value >> 8)}, 0, 2);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/ClientMessage.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/ClientMessage.java
index d1fae037d..2d5947270 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/ClientMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/ClientMessage.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ default Completion readPacket(
       boolean traceEnable)
       throws IOException, SQLException {
 
-    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(true, traceEnable);
+    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(true, traceEnable);
 
     switch (buf.getUnsignedByte()) {
 
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ default Completion readPacket(
         for (int i = 0; i < fieldCount; i++) {
           ci[i] =
               new ColumnDefinitionPacket(
-                  reader.readReadablePacket(false, traceEnable),
+                  reader.readPacket(false, traceEnable),
                   (context.getServerCapabilities() & Capabilities.MARIADB_CLIENT_EXTENDED_TYPE_INFO)
                       > 0);
         }
 
         if (!context.isEofDeprecated()) {
           // skip intermediate EOF
-          reader.readReadablePacket(true, traceEnable);
+          reader.readPacket(true, traceEnable);
         }
 
         // read resultSet
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/PreparePacket.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/PreparePacket.java
index 624c87e47..98197ab9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/PreparePacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/client/PreparePacket.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public Completion readPacket(
       boolean traceEnable)
       throws IOException, SQLException {
 
-    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(true, traceEnable);
+    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(true, traceEnable);
     switch (buf.getUnsignedByte()) {
         // *********************************************************************************************************
         // * ERROR response
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/server/PrepareResultPacket.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/server/PrepareResultPacket.java
index 37670347b..5f8b10aac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/server/PrepareResultPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/message/server/PrepareResultPacket.java
@@ -51,24 +51,24 @@ public PrepareResultPacket(ReadableByteBuf buffer, PacketReader reader, Context
       for (int i = 0; i < numParams; i++) {
         parameters[i] =
             new ColumnDefinitionPacket(
-                reader.readReadablePacket(false, trace),
+                reader.readPacket(false, trace),
                 (context.getServerCapabilities() & Capabilities.MARIADB_CLIENT_EXTENDED_TYPE_INFO)
                     > 0);
       }
       if (!context.isEofDeprecated()) {
-        reader.readReadablePacket(true, trace);
+        reader.readPacket(true, trace);
       }
     }
     if (numColumns > 0) {
       for (int i = 0; i < numColumns; i++) {
         columns[i] =
             new ColumnDefinitionPacket(
-                reader.readReadablePacket(false, trace),
+                reader.readPacket(false, trace),
                 (context.getServerCapabilities() & Capabilities.MARIADB_CLIENT_EXTENDED_TYPE_INFO)
                     > 0);
       }
       if (!context.isEofDeprecated()) {
-        reader.readReadablePacket(true, trace);
+        reader.readPacket(true, trace);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/CachingSha2PasswordPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/CachingSha2PasswordPlugin.java
index 46ebe13b7..4936e9759 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/CachingSha2PasswordPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/CachingSha2PasswordPlugin.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
       out.flush();
     }
 
-    ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readReadablePacket(true);
+    ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readPacket(true);
 
     switch (buf.getByte()) {
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
         buf.readBytes(authResult);
         switch (authResult[0]) {
           case 3:
-            return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+            return in.readPacket(true);
           case 4:
             if (conf.sslMode() != SslMode.DISABLE) {
               // send clear password
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
               }
             }
 
-            return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+            return in.readPacket(true);
 
           default:
             throw new SQLException(
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public static PublicKey readPublicKeyFromFile(String serverRsaPublicKeyFile) thr
    */
   public static PublicKey readPublicKeyFromSocket(PacketReader reader, Context context)
       throws SQLException, IOException {
-    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readReadablePacket(true);
+    ReadableByteBuf buf = reader.readPacket(true);
 
     switch (buf.getByte(0)) {
       case (byte) 0xFF:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/ClearPasswordPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/ClearPasswordPlugin.java
index bbd15695f..f7f6e2230 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/ClearPasswordPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/ClearPasswordPlugin.java
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
       out.flush();
     }
 
-    return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+    return in.readPacket(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/Ed25519PasswordPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/Ed25519PasswordPlugin.java
index 2637c3cde..00a0170e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/Ed25519PasswordPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/Ed25519PasswordPlugin.java
@@ -133,6 +133,6 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
       out.flush();
     }
 
-    return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+    return in.readPacket(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/NativePasswordPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/NativePasswordPlugin.java
index 3bdb5f269..822ef14b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/NativePasswordPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/NativePasswordPlugin.java
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
       }
     }
 
-    return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+    return in.readPacket(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
index a57b52c5a..2ca8dc8e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
 
     gssapiAuth.authenticate(out, in, servicePrincipalName, mechanisms);
 
-    return in.readReadablePacket(true);
+    return in.readPacket(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendPamAuthPacket.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendPamAuthPacket.java
index 5067b2d93..9bef13111 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendPamAuthPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/SendPamAuthPacket.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public ReadableByteBuf process(PacketWriter out, PacketReader in, Context contex
       out.writeByte(0);
       out.flush();
 
-      ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readReadablePacket(true);
+      ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readPacket(true);
 
       int type = buf.getUnsignedByte();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/StandardGssapiAuthentication.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/StandardGssapiAuthentication.java
index a0db67a13..406a4e0e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/StandardGssapiAuthentication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/StandardGssapiAuthentication.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void authenticate(
                       out.flush();
                     }
                     if (!context.isEstablished()) {
-                      ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readReadablePacket(true);
+                      ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readPacket(true);
                       inToken = new byte[buf.readableBytes()];
                       buf.readBytes(inToken);
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication.java
index 4740d837e..bc3259731 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/plugin/authentication/standard/gssapi/WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public void authenticate(
 
       // Step 2: read server response token
       if (clientContext.isContinue()) {
-        ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readReadablePacket(true);
+        ReadableByteBuf buf = in.readPacket(true);
         byte[] tokenForTheClientOnTheServer = new byte[buf.readableBytes()];
         buf.readBytes(tokenForTheClientOnTheServer);
         Sspi.SecBufferDesc continueToken =
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Common.java b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Common.java
index 71135c6f6..635f7bcd1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Common.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Common.java
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ public Connection createProxyCon(HaMode mode, String opts) throws SQLException {
 
   public static boolean haveSsl() throws SQLException {
     Statement stmt = sharedConn.createStatement();
-    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("select @@have_ssl");
+    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("show variables like '%ssl%'");
+    while (rs.next()) {
+      System.out.println(rs.getString(1) + ":" + rs.getString(2));
+    }
+
+    rs = stmt.executeQuery("select @@have_ssl");
     assertTrue(rs.next());
     return "YES".equals(rs.getString(1));
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/integration/LoggingTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/integration/LoggingTest.java
index 2f0ca50ab..f4148922c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/integration/LoggingTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/integration/LoggingTest.java
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ void basicLogging() throws Exception {
               + "| 73 69 6F 6E 5F 74 72 61  63 6B 5F 73 63 68 65 6D | sion_track_schem |\n"
               + "| 61 3D 31                                         | a=1              |\n"
               + "+--------------------------------------------------+------------------+\n";
-
-      Assertions.assertTrue(
-          contents.contains(defaultRequest)
-              || contents.contains(defaultRequest.replace("\r\n", "\n")));
-
+      if (!"maxscale".equals(System.getenv("srv")) && !"skysql-ha".equals(System.getenv("srv"))) {
+        Assertions.assertTrue(
+            contents.contains(defaultRequest)
+                || contents.contains(defaultRequest.replace("\r\n", "\n")));
+      }
       String selectOne =
           "+--------------------------------------------------+\n"
               + "|  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7   8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f |\n"