diff --git a/read_socket_or_tcp_listener.go b/read_socket_or_tcp_listener.go
index 9842dc1..b4cff27 100644
--- a/read_socket_or_tcp_listener.go
+++ b/read_socket_or_tcp_listener.go
@@ -139,14 +139,44 @@ func (s *server) writeStewSocket(toStewSocketCh []byte) {
 }
 
 func (s *server) readHTTPlistenerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		er := fmt.Errorf("error: readHTTPListenerHandler: %v", err)
-		sendErrorLogMessage(s.configuration, s.metrics, s.newMessagesCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
-	}
-	r.Body.Close()
 
-	log.Printf("got: %v\n", string(b))
+	var readBytes []byte
+
+	for {
+		b := make([]byte, 1500)
+		_, err := r.Body.Read(b)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to read data from tcp listener: %v", err)
+			sendErrorLogMessage(s.configuration, s.metrics, s.newMessagesCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
+			return
+		}
+
+		readBytes = append(readBytes, b...)
+
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	readBytes = bytes.Trim(readBytes, "\x00")
+
+	// unmarshal the JSON into a struct
+	sam, err := s.convertBytesToSAMs(readBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		er := fmt.Errorf("error: malformed json: %v", err)
+		sendErrorLogMessage(s.configuration, s.metrics, s.newMessagesCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for i := range sam {
+
+		// Fill in the value for the FromNode field, so the receiver
+		// can check this field to know where it came from.
+		sam[i].Message.FromNode = Node(s.nodeName)
+	}
+
+	// Send the SAM struct to be picked up by the ring buffer.
+	s.newMessagesCh <- sam
 
 }