diff --git a/util/flv_sock.cpp b/util/flv_sock.cpp
index 8d6c55a4..60bc3abe 100644
--- a/util/flv_sock.cpp
+++ b/util/flv_sock.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@ SWBaseSocket::SWBaseError SWBerr;
 char * FLVbuffer;
 int FLV_len;
 int FLVbs = 0;
+bool HeaderDone = false;
+static char FLVheader[13];
 
 void FLV_Readheader(SWUnixSocket & ss){
-  static char header[13];
-  while (ss.frecv(header, 13, &SWBerr) != 13){
-    //wait
-  }
 }//FLV_Readheader
 
 void FLV_Dump(){FLV_len = 0;}
 
 bool FLV_GetPacket(SWUnixSocket & ss){
+  if (!HeaderDone){
+    if (ss.frecv(FLVheader, 13, &SWBerr) == 13){HeaderDone = true;}
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  
   if (FLVbs < 15){FLVbuffer = (char*)realloc(FLVbuffer, 15); FLVbs = 15;}
   //if received a whole header, receive a whole packet
   //if not, retry header next pass