diff --git a/http.lua b/http.lua
index 947a761..29d43b8 100644
--- a/http.lua
+++ b/http.lua
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ function M.send(method, t)
         end
 
         if r.headers["content-length"] and tonumber(r.headers["content-length"]) > 0 then
-            r.content, err = socket:receive("*a")
+            r.content, err = socket:receive(tonumber(r.headers["content-length"]))
 
             if not r.content then
                 socket:close()