diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be1441610..44070860f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ A MySQL-Driver for Go's [database/sql](http://golang.org/pkg/database/sql) packa
 
 ![Go-MySQL-Driver logo](https://raw.github.com/wiki/go-sql-driver/mysql/go-mysql-driver_m.jpg "Golang Gopher transporting the MySQL Dolphin in a wheelbarrow")
 
-**Current tagged Release:** May 14, 2013 (Version 1.0)
-
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/go-sql-driver/mysql.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/go-sql-driver/mysql) *(master branch)*
+**Current tagged Release:** June 03, 2013 (Version 1.0.1)
 
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   * [Features](#features)
diff --git a/packets.go b/packets.go
index d79d11174..b8fda32f0 100644
--- a/packets.go
+++ b/packets.go
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) readPacket() (data []byte, err error) {
 			return data, nil
 		}
 
+		var buf []byte
+		buf = append(buf, data...)
+
 		// More data
-		var data2 []byte
-		data2, err = mc.readPacket()
+		data, err = mc.readPacket()
 		if err == nil {
-			return append(data, data2...), nil
+			return append(buf, data...), nil
 		}
 	}
 	errLog.Print(err.Error())