diff --git a/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.cc b/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.cc
index 7f07f5aef6..1f3598540a 100644
--- a/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.cc
+++ b/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.cc
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ void ReliableStream::sendOnePacket()
     const uint8_t* p = packetsToSend.front().data();
     size_t n = packetsToSend.front().size();
 
+    if(n < packetSize)
+        flushRequested = false;
+
     ++sentOutputPacket;
     sentPackets.splice(sentPackets.end(), packetsToSend, packetsToSend.begin());
 
@@ -221,12 +224,14 @@ void ReliableStream::sendOnePacket()
 void ReliableStream::sendPackets()
 {
     //printf("sendPackets: %d - %d packets, next = %d\n", (int)packetsToSend.size(), (int)sentPackets.size(), sentOutputPacket + 1);
-    while(!packetsToSend.empty() && sentPackets.size() < maxInFlight)
+    while(!packetsToSend.empty() && sentPackets.size() < maxInFlight
+        && (flushRequested || sentPackets.front().size() >= packetSize))
         sendOnePacket();
 }
 
 void ReliableStream::flushWrite()
 {
+    flushRequested = true;
     sendPackets();
 }
 
@@ -234,13 +239,35 @@ void ReliableStream::write(const void* p, size_t n)
 {
     while(n)
     {
-        size_t n1 = n > packetSize ? packetSize : n;
+        size_t availableSpaceInPacket = 0;
+        if(!packetsToSend.empty())
+            availableSpaceInPacket = packetSize - (packetsToSend.back().size()-4);
 
-        packetsToSend.emplace_back();
+        uint32_t crc = 0;
+
+        if(availableSpaceInPacket)
+        {
+            auto& packet = packetsToSend.back();
+
+            auto p = packet.end() - 4;
+            crc = (p[0] << 24) | (p[1] << 16) | (p[2] << 8) | p[3];
+            packet.erase(p, packet.end());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            packetsToSend.emplace_back();
+            availableSpaceInPacket = packetSize;
+            flushRequested = false;
+        }
+
+        size_t n1 = n > availableSpaceInPacket ? availableSpaceInPacket : n;
+        
         auto& packet = packetsToSend.back();
-        packet.reserve(n1 + 4);
-        packet.insert(packet.end(), (const uint8_t*)p, ((const uint8_t*)p)+n1);
-        uint32_t crc = crc32(0,  packet.begin(), packet.end());
+        packet.reserve(packetSize + 4);
+
+        auto newData = packet.end();
+        packet.insert(newData, (const uint8_t*)p, ((const uint8_t*)p)+n1);
+        crc = crc32(crc,  newData, packet.end());
         //printf("outgoing crc: %x (bytes: %d without crc and header)\n", (unsigned) crc, (int)packet.size());
         packet.push_back(crc >> 24);
         packet.push_back(crc >> 16);
diff --git a/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.h b/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.h
index 6a913b846f..20e55b57e6 100644
--- a/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.h
+++ b/LaunchAPPL/Common/ReliableStream.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ReliableStream : public StreamWrapper
     std::list<std::vector<uint8_t>> sentPackets;
 
     bool resetResponse = false;
+    bool flushRequested = false;
 
     virtual size_t onReceive(const uint8_t* p, size_t n);
 public: