diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/libssh-repeated-text.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/libssh-repeated-text.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec29067b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/libssh-repeated-text.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - network_cli - when receiving longer responses with libssh, parts of the
+    response were sometimes repeated. The response is now returned as it is
+    received (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/issues/132).
diff --git a/plugins/connection/network_cli.py b/plugins/connection/network_cli.py
index 466d6285a..800b988b8 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/network_cli.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/network_cli.py
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ def receive_libssh(
                 if errored_response:
                     raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(errored_response)
                 self._last_response = data
-                self._command_response += self._sanitize(
+                self._command_response = self._sanitize(
                     resp, command, strip_prompt
                 )
                 command_prompt_matched = True
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_network_cli.py b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_network_cli.py
index 131fc1cd8..075885d73 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_network_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_network_cli.py
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ def test_network_cli_exec_command(conn, command):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "response",
     [
-        b"device#command\ncommand response\n\ndevice#",
+        [b"device#command\ncommand response\n\ndevice#"],
+        [b"device#command\ncommand ", b"response\n\ndevice#"],
         pytest.param(
-            b"ERROR: error message device#",
+            [b"ERROR: error message device#"],
             marks=pytest.mark.xfail(raises=AnsibleConnectionFailure),
         ),
     ],
@@ -181,9 +182,9 @@ def test_network_cli_send(conn, response, ssh_type):
     conn._connected = True
 
     if conn.ssh_type == "paramiko":
-        mock__shell.recv.side_effect = [response, None]
+        mock__shell.recv.side_effect = [*response, None]
     elif conn.ssh_type == "libssh":
-        mock__shell.read_bulk_response.side_effect = [response, None]
+        mock__shell.read_bulk_response.side_effect = [*response, None]
     conn.send(b"command")
 
     mock__shell.sendall.assert_called_with(b"command\r")