diff --git a/src/register.rs b/src/register.rs
index 3421a5d..114b870 100644
--- a/src/register.rs
+++ b/src/register.rs
@@ -68,5 +68,4 @@ pub mod socketn {
     pub const RECEIVED_SIZE: u16 = 0x26;
 
     pub const RX_DATA_READ_POINTER: u16 = 0x28;
-    pub const RX_DATA_WRITE_POINTER: u16 = 0x2A;
 }
diff --git a/src/socket/mod.rs b/src/socket/mod.rs
index 3872ee7..86b48d2 100644
--- a/src/socket/mod.rs
+++ b/src/socket/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub trait Socket {
     fn register(&self) -> u8;
     fn tx_buffer(&self) -> u8;
     fn rx_buffer(&self) -> u8;
+
     fn set_mode<SpiBus: ActiveBus>(
         &self,
         bus: &mut SpiBus,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub trait Socket {
         block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::MODE, true, &mut mode))?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
     fn reset_interrupt<SpiBus: ActiveBus>(
         &self,
         bus: &mut SpiBus,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ pub trait Socket {
         block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::INTERRUPT, true, &mut data))?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
     fn set_source_port<SpiBus: ActiveBus>(
         &self,
         bus: &mut SpiBus,
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ pub trait Socket {
         block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::SOURCE_PORT, true, &mut data))?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
     fn has_received<SpiBus: ActiveBus>(
         &self,
         bus: &mut SpiBus,
@@ -68,6 +72,19 @@ pub trait Socket {
         block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::COMMAND, true, &mut data))?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn get_receive_size<SpiBus: ActiveBus>(&self, bus: &mut SpiBus) -> Result<u16, SpiBus::Error> {
+        loop {
+            // Section 4.2 of datasheet, Sn_TX_FSR address docs indicate that read must be repeated until two sequential reads are stable
+            let mut sample_0 = [0u8; 2];
+            block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::RECEIVED_SIZE, false, &mut sample_0))?;
+            let mut sample_1 = [0u8; 2];
+            block!(bus.transfer_frame(self.register(), socketn::RECEIVED_SIZE, false, &mut sample_1))?;
+            if sample_0 == sample_1 && sample_0[0] >= 8 {
+                break Ok(BigEndian::read_u16(&sample_0));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub type OwnedSockets = (
diff --git a/src/udp/packet.rs b/src/udp/packet.rs
index cf36f6e..a64318b 100644
--- a/src/udp/packet.rs
+++ b/src/udp/packet.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ pub struct UdpPacket<UdpSocket> {
 impl<'a, SpiBus: ActiveBus, NetworkImpl: Network, SocketImpl: Socket> UdpPacket<UdpSocket<'a, SpiBus, NetworkImpl, SocketImpl>>
 {
     pub fn new(mut udp_socket: UdpSocket<'a, SpiBus, NetworkImpl, SocketImpl>) -> Result<Self, SpiBus::Error> {
-        let receive_size = Self::block_until_receive_size_known(&mut udp_socket)?;
+        let receive_size = udp_socket.socket.get_receive_size(&mut udp_socket.bus)?;
+
+        // Packet frame, as described in W5200 docs sectino 5.2.2.1
         // |<-- read_pointer                                read_pointer + received_size -->|
         // |Destination IP Address | Destination Port | Byte Size of DATA | Actual DATA ... |
         // |   --- 4 Bytes ---     |  --- 2 Bytes --- |  --- 2 Bytes ---  |      ....       |
@@ -53,17 +55,6 @@ impl<'a, SpiBus: ActiveBus, NetworkImpl: Network, SocketImpl: Socket> UdpPacket<
         Ok(self.udp_socket)
     }
 
-    fn block_until_receive_size_known(udp_socket: &mut UdpSocket<'a, SpiBus, NetworkImpl, SocketImpl>) -> Result<u16, SpiBus::Error> {
-        loop {
-            let mut sample_0 = [0u8; 2];
-            block!(udp_socket.bus.transfer_frame(udp_socket.socket.register(), socketn::RECEIVED_SIZE, false, &mut sample_0))?;
-            let mut sample_1 = [0u8; 2];
-            block!(udp_socket.bus.transfer_frame(udp_socket.socket.register(), socketn::RECEIVED_SIZE, false, &mut sample_1))?;
-            if sample_0 == sample_1 && sample_0[0] >= 8 {
-                break Ok(BigEndian::read_u16(&sample_0));
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, SpiBus: ActiveBus, NetworkImpl: Network, SocketImpl: Socket> Iterator for UdpPacket<UdpSocket<'a, SpiBus, NetworkImpl, SocketImpl>> {