diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43608d6..03e5642 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>nl.andrewl</groupId>
     <artifactId>record-net</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0</version>
+    <version>1.3.1</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
index 776ed0d..7a6ab0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ public class ExtendedDataInputStream extends DataInputStream {
 	public byte[] readByteArray() throws IOException {
 		int length = readInt();
 		if (length < 0) return null;
-		byte[] array = new byte[length];
-		int readLength = read(array);
-		if (readLength != length) throw new IOException("Could not read complete byte array.");
-		return array;
+		return readNBytes(length);
 	}
 
 	public int[] readIntArray() throws IOException {