diff --git a/common/connection.go b/common/connection.go
index 70e4b16c9..27a2a119c 100644
--- a/common/connection.go
+++ b/common/connection.go
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package common
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -321,13 +319,7 @@ func (c *Connection) findTargetIDForLog(id target.SessionID) target.ID {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) recvLoop() {
-	// Setting the wsBuffer as the same size as bufio.NewReader. We should look at
-	// optimizing it depending on the average website, or allow it to be
-	// configurable, but it depends on how much this affects the user.
-	wsBuffer := make([]byte, 4096)
-	// This buffer grows as the test progresses.
-	var recvBuffer []byte
-	var bufReader bufio.Reader
+	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 
 	c.logger.Debugf("Connection:recvLoop", "wsURL:%q", c.wsURL)
 	for {
@@ -337,28 +329,17 @@ func (c *Connection) recvLoop() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Buffered reads from the websocket connection.
-		bufReader.Reset(reader)
-		for {
-			n, err := bufReader.Read(wsBuffer)
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				break
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				c.handleIOError(err)
-				return
-			}
-			recvBuffer = append(recvBuffer, bytes.Clone(wsBuffer[:n])...)
+		if _, err := buffer.ReadFrom(reader); err != nil {
+			c.handleIOError(err)
+			return
 		}
 
 		// Clone the bytes from the recvBuffer to buf before unmarshaling
-		// the message. Without this test the unmarshaling will fail as
-		// it reuses the buf as the underlying bytes buffer.
-		buf := make([]byte, len(recvBuffer))
-		copy(buf, recvBuffer)
+		// the message. Without this, the unmarshaling will fail as it
+		// reuses the buf as the underlying bytes buffer.
+		buf := bytes.Clone(buffer.Bytes())
 
-		// Reset recvBuffer so it can be reused.
-		recvBuffer = recvBuffer[:0]
+		buffer.Reset()
 
 		c.logger.Tracef("cdp:recv", "<- %s", buf)