diff --git a/netcard.go b/netcard.go
index 2065de8..25e63e1 100644
--- a/netcard.go
+++ b/netcard.go
@@ -265,16 +265,15 @@ func (nc *NetCard) runWrite() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Panic(err)
 		}
+		zdec.Close()
 
-		dec := gob.NewDecoder(zdec)
+		dec := gob.NewDecoder(buf)
 		var bufs [][]byte
 		err = dec.Decode(&bufs)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Panic(err)
 		}
 
-		zdec.Close()
-
 		for _, buf := range bufs {
 			h := md5.New()
 			h.Write(buf)