diff --git a/protocol/tcpsocket.go b/protocol/tcpsocket.go
index 88eb84e..441072b 100644
--- a/protocol/tcpsocket.go
+++ b/protocol/tcpsocket.go
@@ -109,3 +109,23 @@ func TCPReadAmount(conn net.Conn, amount int) ([]byte, bool) {
 
 	return reply, true
 }
+
+// Read an amount and dont log errors if we fail to read from the socket
+func TCPReadAmountBlind(conn net.Conn, amount int) ([]byte, bool) {
+	reply := make([]byte, amount)
+	totalRead := 0
+
+	// keep reading until we hit the desired amount (or an error occurs)
+	for totalRead < amount {
+		count, err := conn.Read(reply[totalRead:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		if count == 0 {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		totalRead += count
+	}
+
+	return reply, true
+}