diff --git a/src/EventSource.php b/src/EventSource.php
index d73d2cb..5760913 100644
--- a/src/EventSource.php
+++ b/src/EventSource.php
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ private function request()
                 }
             });
 
-            $stream->on('close', function () {
+            $stream->on('close', function () use (&$buffer) {
+                $buffer = '';
                 $this->request = null;
                 if ($this->readyState === self::OPEN) {
                     $this->readyState = self::CONNECTING;
diff --git a/tests/EventSourceTest.php b/tests/EventSourceTest.php
index 9c7721f..3b21c92 100644
--- a/tests/EventSourceTest.php
+++ b/tests/EventSourceTest.php
@@ -557,6 +557,34 @@ public function testEmitMessageWithParsedDataAndPreviousIdWhenNotGivenAgainFromE
         $this->assertEquals('123', $message->lastEventId);
     }
 
+    public function testEmitMessageOnceWhenCallingCloseFromMessageHandlerFromEventStreamWithMultipleMessages()
+    {
+        $loop = $this->getMockBuilder('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface')->getMock();
+
+        $deferred = new Deferred();
+        $browser = $this->getMockBuilder('React\Http\Browser')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+        $browser->expects($this->once())->method('withRejectErrorResponse')->willReturnSelf();
+        $browser->expects($this->once())->method('requestStreaming')->willReturn($deferred->promise());
+
+        $es = new EventSource('http://example.com', $loop, $browser);
+
+        $stream = new ThroughStream();
+        $response = new Response(200, array('Content-Type' => 'text/event-stream'), new ReadableBodyStream($stream));
+        $deferred->resolve($response);
+
+        $message = null;
+        $es->on('message', function ($m) use (&$message, $es) {
+            $message = $m;
+            $es->close();
+        });
+
+        $stream->write("id:1\ndata:hello\n\nid:2\ndata:world\n\n");
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Clue\React\EventSource\MessageEvent', $message);
+        $this->assertEquals('1', $message->lastEventId);
+        $this->assertEquals('1', $es->lastEventId);
+    }
+
     public function testReconnectAfterStreamClosesUsesLastEventIdFromParsedEventStreamForNextRequest()
     {
         $loop = $this->getMockBuilder('React\EventLoop\LoopInterface')->getMock();