diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/io/mina/JacksonProtocolEncoder.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/io/mina/JacksonProtocolEncoder.java
index 3847f4bfd4..9d2144b716 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/io/mina/JacksonProtocolEncoder.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/io/mina/JacksonProtocolEncoder.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public void encode(IoSession session, Object message, ProtocolEncoderOutput out)
 		final IoBuffer buf = IoBuffer.allocate(initialBufferCapacityBytes, false);
 		buf.setAutoExpand(true);
 
-		buf.position();
 		buf.skip(SIZE_PREFIX_LENGTH); // Make a room for the length field.
 
 		final Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.createStarted();