diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index 55643985c8..af9ff76eb3 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ void Socket::checkForReadyReadBackup() {
 void Socket::readPendingDatagrams() {
     int packetSizeWithHeader = -1;
 
-    while ((packetSizeWithHeader = _udpSocket.pendingDatagramSize()) != -1) {
+    while (_udpSocket.hasPendingDatagrams() && (packetSizeWithHeader = _udpSocket.pendingDatagramSize()) != -1) {
 
         // we're reading a packet so re-start the readyRead backup timer
         _readyReadBackupTimer->start();
 
         // grab a time point we can mark as the receive time of this packet
         auto receiveTime = p_high_resolution_clock::now();
-        
+
         // setup a HifiSockAddr to read into
         HifiSockAddr senderSockAddr;