diff --git a/mqtt/src/client/client.rs b/mqtt/src/client/client.rs
index f334642..8362ddd 100644
--- a/mqtt/src/client/client.rs
+++ b/mqtt/src/client/client.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,10 @@ async fn receive_packet<'c, T:NetworkConnection>(buffer: & mut [u8],buffer_len:
         let len: usize = conn.receive(recv_buffer).await?;
         if len > 0 {
             trace!("Received len: {}", len);
-            writer.insert_ref(len, &recv_buffer) ?;
+            if Err(e) = writer.insert_ref(len, &recv_buffer) {
+                error!("Buffer operation failed with: {}", e);
+                return Err(ReasonCode::BuffError);
+            }
 
             if writer.position >= 1 && target_len == 0 {
                 let tmp_rem_len = writer.get_rem_len();