diff --git a/src/encoding/base64.js b/src/encoding/base64.js
index 208e6abf..0a91d820 100644
--- a/src/encoding/base64.js
+++ b/src/encoding/base64.js
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ import stream from 'web-stream-tools';
 const b64s = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/'; // Standard radix-64
 const b64u = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_'; // URL-safe radix-64
 
+const b64toByte = [];
+for (let i = 0; i < b64s.length; i++) {
+  b64toByte[b64s.charCodeAt(i)] = i;
+}
+b64toByte[b64u.charCodeAt(62)] = 62;
+b64toByte[b64u.charCodeAt(63)] = 63;
+
 /**
  * Convert binary array to radix-64
  * @param {Uint8Array | ReadableStream<Uint8Array>} t Uint8Array to convert
@@ -98,7 +105,6 @@ function s2r(t, u = false) {
  */
 function r2s(t, u) {
   // TODO check atob alternative
-  const b64 = u ? b64u : b64s;
   let c;
 
   let s = 0;
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ function r2s(t, u) {
     const r = new Uint8Array(Math.ceil(0.75 * tl));
     let index = 0;
     for (let n = 0; n < tl; n++) {
-      c = b64.indexOf(value.charAt(n));
+      c = b64toByte[value.charCodeAt(n)];
       if (c >= 0) {
         if (s) {
           r[index++] = a | ((c >> (6 - s)) & 255);
diff --git a/src/message.js b/src/message.js
index ba51eeba..2c7d2c1e 100644
--- a/src/message.js
+++ b/src/message.js
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ export async function read(input, fromStream=util.isStream(input)) {
     input = stream.nodeToWeb(input);
   }
   const packetlist = new packet.List();
-  await packetlist.read(input);
+  await packetlist.read(input, fromStream);
   const message = new Message(packetlist);
   message.fromStream = fromStream;
   return message;
diff --git a/src/packet/compressed.js b/src/packet/compressed.js
index 1c606bd0..4153e052 100644
--- a/src/packet/compressed.js
+++ b/src/packet/compressed.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function Compressed() {
  * Parsing function for the packet.
  * @param {Uint8Array | ReadableStream<Uint8Array>} bytes Payload of a tag 8 packet
  */
-Compressed.prototype.read = async function (bytes) {
+Compressed.prototype.read = async function (bytes, streaming) {
   await stream.parse(bytes, async reader => {
 
     // One octet that gives the algorithm used to compress the packet.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Compressed.prototype.read = async function (bytes) {
     // Compressed data, which makes up the remainder of the packet.
     this.compressed = reader.remainder();
 
-    await this.decompress();
+    await this.decompress(streaming);
   });
 };
 
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ Compressed.prototype.write = function () {
  * Decompression method for decompressing the compressed data
  * read by read_packet
  */
-Compressed.prototype.decompress = async function () {
+Compressed.prototype.decompress = async function (streaming) {
 
   if (!decompress_fns[this.algorithm]) {
     throw new Error(this.algorithm + ' decompression not supported');
   }
 
-  await this.packets.read(decompress_fns[this.algorithm](this.compressed));
+  await this.packets.read(decompress_fns[this.algorithm](this.compressed), streaming);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ function pako_zlib(constructor, options = {}) {
         return obj.result;
       }
     }, () => {
+      if (constructor === pako.Deflate) {
         obj.push([], pako.Z_FINISH);
         return obj.result;
+      }
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/packet/packet.js b/src/packet/packet.js
index b5ec1081..8b2a0475 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet.js
+++ b/src/packet/packet.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default {
    * @param {Function} callback Function to call with the parsed packet
    * @returns {Boolean} Returns false if the stream was empty and parsing is done, and true otherwise.
    */
-  read: async function(input, callback) {
+  read: async function(input, streaming, callback) {
     const reader = stream.getReader(input);
     let writer;
     try {
@@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ export default {
         packet_length_type = headerByte & 0x03; // bit 1-0
       }
 
-      const streaming = this.supportsStreaming(tag);
+      const supportsStreaming = this.supportsStreaming(tag);
       let packet = null;
       let callbackReturned;
-      if (streaming) {
+      if (streaming && supportsStreaming) {
         const transform = new TransformStream();
         writer = stream.getWriter(transform.writable);
         packet = transform.readable;
         callbackReturned = callback({ tag, packet });
+      } else {
+        packet = [];
       }
 
       let wasPartialLength;
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ export default {
           } else if (lengthByte > 223 && lengthByte < 255) {
             packet_length = 1 << (lengthByte & 0x1F);
             wasPartialLength = true;
-            if (!streaming) {
+            if (!supportsStreaming) {
               throw new TypeError('This packet type does not support partial lengths.');
             }
             // 4.2.2.3. Five-Octet Lengths
@@ -233,35 +235,37 @@ export default {
               8) | await reader.readByte();
           }
         }
-        if (writer && packet_length > 0) {
+        if (packet_length >= 0) {
           let bytesRead = 0;
           while (true) {
-            await writer.ready;
+            if (writer) await writer.ready;
             const { done, value } = await reader.read();
             if (done) {
               if (packet_length === Infinity) break;
               throw new Error('Unexpected end of packet');
             }
-            await writer.write(value.slice(0, packet_length - bytesRead));
+            const chunk = value.subarray(0, packet_length - bytesRead);
+            if (writer) await writer.write(chunk);
+            else packet.push(chunk);
             bytesRead += value.length;
             if (bytesRead >= packet_length) {
-              reader.unshift(value.slice(packet_length - bytesRead + value.length));
+              reader.unshift(value.subarray(packet_length - bytesRead + value.length));
               break;
             }
           }
         }
       } while(wasPartialLength);
 
-      if (!streaming) {
-        packet = await reader.readBytes(packet_length);
+      if (!writer) {
+        packet = util.concatUint8Array(packet);
         await callback({ tag, packet });
       }
       const nextPacket = await reader.peekBytes(2);
       if (writer) {
         await writer.ready;
         await writer.close();
+        await callbackReturned;
       }
-      if (streaming) await callbackReturned;
       return !nextPacket || !nextPacket.length;
     } catch(e) {
       if (writer) {
diff --git a/src/packet/packetlist.js b/src/packet/packetlist.js
index 03f8c7da..3df4e288 100644
--- a/src/packet/packetlist.js
+++ b/src/packet/packetlist.js
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ List.prototype = [];
  * Reads a stream of binary data and interprents it as a list of packets.
  * @param {Uint8Array | ReadableStream<Uint8Array>} A Uint8Array of bytes.
  */
-List.prototype.read = async function (bytes) {
+List.prototype.read = async function (bytes, streaming) {
   this.stream = stream.transformPair(bytes, async (readable, writable) => {
     const writer = stream.getWriter(writable);
     try {
       while (true) {
         await writer.ready;
-        const done = await packetParser.read(readable, async parsed => {
+        const done = await packetParser.read(readable, streaming, async parsed => {
           try {
             const tag = enums.read(enums.packet, parsed.tag);
             const packet = packets.newPacketFromTag(tag);
             packet.packets = new List();
             packet.fromStream = util.isStream(parsed.packet);
-            await packet.read(parsed.packet);
+            await packet.read(parsed.packet, streaming);
             await writer.write(packet);
           } catch (e) {
             if (!config.tolerant || packetParser.supportsStreaming(parsed.tag)) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ List.prototype.read = async function (bytes) {
     } else {
       this.stream = null;
     }
-    if (done || value.fromStream) {
+    if (done || packetParser.supportsStreaming(value.tag)) {
       break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/packet/sym_encrypted_aead_protected.js b/src/packet/sym_encrypted_aead_protected.js
index 6e256c9b..6332c058 100644
--- a/src/packet/sym_encrypted_aead_protected.js
+++ b/src/packet/sym_encrypted_aead_protected.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ SymEncryptedAEADProtected.prototype.decrypt = async function (sessionKeyAlgorith
   if (config.aead_protect_version !== 4) {
     this.cipherAlgo = enums.write(enums.symmetric, sessionKeyAlgorithm);
   }
-  await this.packets.read(await this.crypt('decrypt', key, stream.clone(this.encrypted), streaming));
+  await this.packets.read(await this.crypt('decrypt', key, stream.clone(this.encrypted), streaming), streaming);
   return true;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/packet/sym_encrypted_integrity_protected.js b/src/packet/sym_encrypted_integrity_protected.js
index a2c4e66b..71f5e1f7 100644
--- a/src/packet/sym_encrypted_integrity_protected.js
+++ b/src/packet/sym_encrypted_integrity_protected.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ SymEncryptedIntegrityProtected.prototype.decrypt = async function (sessionKeyAlg
   if (!util.isStream(encrypted) || !config.allow_unauthenticated_stream) {
     packetbytes = await stream.readToEnd(packetbytes);
   }
-  await this.packets.read(packetbytes);
+  await this.packets.read(packetbytes, streaming);
   return true;
 };