diff --git a/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.cpp b/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.cpp
index ae86cf42..768b5070 100644
--- a/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int BridgeUDP::parsePacket(){
   }
   remote_ip = IPAddress(si_other.sin_addr.s_addr);
   remote_port = ntohs(si_other.sin_port);
-  rx_buffer = new cbuf(len);
+  rx_buffer = new cbuf(len+1);
   rx_buffer->write(buf, len);
   return len;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.h b/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.h
index 090768cb..f518eb6b 100644
--- a/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.h
+++ b/libraries/Bridge/src/BridgeUdp.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class BridgeUDP : public UDP {
   IPAddress multicast_ip;
   IPAddress remote_ip;
   uint16_t remote_port;
-  char buffer[1460];
+  char buffer[1500];
   size_t buffer_len;
   cbuf * rx_buffer;
 public: