diff --git a/xgress/readuntil.go b/xgress/readuntil.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58fbdadde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xgress/readuntil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+	Copyright 2019 NetFoundry, Inc.
+
+	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+	you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+	You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+	Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+	distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+	WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+	See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+	limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package xgress
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/netfoundry/ziti-foundation/transport"
+)
+
+func ReadUntilNewline(peer transport.Connection) ([]byte, error) {
+	return ReadUntil(peer, '\n')
+}
+
+func ReadUntil(peer transport.Connection, stop byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, 0)
+	done := false
+	for !done {
+		next := make([]byte, 1)
+		n, err := peer.Reader().Read(next)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if n != 1 {
+			return nil, errors.New("short read")
+		}
+		buffer = append(buffer, next[:n]...)
+		done = buffer[len(buffer)-1] == stop
+	}
+	return buffer, nil
+}
diff --git a/xgress/request.go b/xgress/request.go
index e3eb2f828..34e1a9e8c 100644
--- a/xgress/request.go
+++ b/xgress/request.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func SendRequest(request *Request, peer io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func ReceiveRequest(peer transport.Connection) (*Request, error) {
-	line, err := transport.ReadUntilNewline(peer)
+	line, err := ReadUntilNewline(peer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func SendResponse(response *Response, peer io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func ReceiveResponse(peer transport.Connection) (*Response, error) {
-	line, err := transport.ReadUntilNewline(peer)
+	line, err := ReadUntilNewline(peer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}