diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f871158e..0b6e68fa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ checksum = "08c48aae112d48ed9f069b33538ea9e3e90aa263cfa3d1c24309612b1f7472de"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "compiler_builtins"
-version = "0.1.26"
+version = "0.1.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "036b035e9ebcd705affece16319223d19f229e2358be6e3b7b094e57193312e6"
+checksum = "38f18416546abfbf8d801c555a0e99524453e7214f9cc9107ad49de3d5948ccc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cslice"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 [[package]]
 name = "libasync"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#b26327e474ef224c91f704b7f513a1495a981f87"
+source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#be35be8d381449149040938f24c124861da9860e"
 dependencies = [
  "libcortex_a9",
  "pin-utils",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "libboard_zynq"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#b26327e474ef224c91f704b7f513a1495a981f87"
+source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#be35be8d381449149040938f24c124861da9860e"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
  "libcortex_a9",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "libcortex_a9"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#b26327e474ef224c91f704b7f513a1495a981f87"
+source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#be35be8d381449149040938f24c124861da9860e"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
  "libregister",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "libregister"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#b26327e474ef224c91f704b7f513a1495a981f87"
+source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#be35be8d381449149040938f24c124861da9860e"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
  "vcell",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "libsupport_zynq"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#b26327e474ef224c91f704b7f513a1495a981f87"
+source = "git+https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/zc706.git#be35be8d381449149040938f24c124861da9860e"
 dependencies = [
  "compiler_builtins",
  "libboard_zynq",
diff --git a/runtime/src/comms.rs b/runtime/src/comms.rs
index 539514a5..6a0ffb52 100644
--- a/runtime/src/comms.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/comms.rs
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ async fn expect(stream: &TcpStream, pattern: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
 
 async fn read_i8(stream: &TcpStream) -> Result<i8> {
     Ok(stream.recv(|buf| {
-        if buf.len() >= 1 {
-            Poll::Ready((1, buf[0] as i8))
-        } else {
-            Poll::Pending
-        }
+        Poll::Ready((1, buf[0] as i8))
     }).await?)
 }