diff --git a/daemon/session2.c b/daemon/session2.c
index 0d1a69f50..6e16bffdd 100644
--- a/daemon/session2.c
+++ b/daemon/session2.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,8 @@ static int session2_transport_pushv(struct session2 *s,
 			} else {
 				int ret = uv_udp_try_send((uv_udp_t*)handle,
 						(uv_buf_t *)iov, iovcnt, comm->comm_addr);
+				if (ret > 0) // equals buffer size, only confuses us
+					ret = 0;
 				if (ret == UV_EAGAIN) {
 					ret = kr_error(ENOBUFS);
 					session2_event(s, PROTOLAYER_EVENT_OS_BUFFER_FULL, NULL);
@@ -1476,6 +1478,8 @@ static int session2_transport_pushv(struct session2 *s,
 				ret = kr_error(ENOBUFS);
 				session2_event(s, PROTOLAYER_EVENT_OS_BUFFER_FULL, NULL);
 			}
+			else if (ret > 0) // iovec_sum was checked, let's not get confused anymore
+				ret = 0;
 
 			if (false && ret == UV_EAGAIN) {
 				uv_write_t *req = malloc(sizeof(*req));