diff --git a/src/ngx_http_memc_response.c b/src/ngx_http_memc_response.c
index f003a3e..7606cce 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_memc_response.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_memc_response.c
@@ -165,9 +165,11 @@ ngx_http_memc_process_simple_header(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     ctx->parser_state = cs;
 
-    resp.data = u->buffer.pos;
+    resp.data = u->buffer.start;
     resp.len  = p - resp.data;
 
+    u->buffer.pos = p;
+
     dd("memcached response: (len: %d) %s", resp.len, resp.data);
     dd("machine state: %d", cs);
 
@@ -176,8 +178,6 @@ ngx_http_memc_process_simple_header(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
         rc = ngx_http_memc_write_simple_response(r, u, status, &resp);
 
-        u->buffer.pos = p;
-
         return rc;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_memc_response.rl b/src/ngx_http_memc_response.rl
index 6476af4..7ee8857 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_memc_response.rl
+++ b/src/ngx_http_memc_response.rl
@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@ ngx_http_memc_process_simple_header(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     ctx->parser_state = cs;
 
-    resp.data = u->buffer.pos;
+    resp.data = u->buffer.start;
     resp.len  = p - resp.data;
 
+    u->buffer.pos = p;
+
     dd("memcached response: (len: %d) %s", resp.len, resp.data);
     dd("machine state: %d", cs);
 
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ ngx_http_memc_process_simple_header(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
         rc = ngx_http_memc_write_simple_response(r, u, status, &resp);
 
-        u->buffer.pos = p;
-
         return rc;
     }