diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/StandardReadableByteBuf.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/StandardReadableByteBuf.java
index 330a3f8e6..6249cbbc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/StandardReadableByteBuf.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/StandardReadableByteBuf.java
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ public void skipLengthEncoded() {
     } else {
       switch (len) {
         case 252:
-          pos += readUnsignedShort();
+          skip(readUnsignedShort());
           break;
         case 253:
-          pos += readUnsignedMedium();
+          skip(readUnsignedMedium());
           break;
         case 254:
-          pos += 4 + readUnsignedInt();
+          skip((int) (4 + readUnsignedInt()));
           break;
       }
     }