diff --git a/server/go/server/server.go b/server/go/server/server.go
index 317424d..e71f6a6 100644
--- a/server/go/server/server.go
+++ b/server/go/server/server.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 			// Hard cap on unparsed inbound bytes (memory-DoS guard). A peer
 			// that sends bytes that never assemble into a complete packet can
 			// otherwise grow this buffer without bound.
-			if ctx.InBuffer.Len() > s.config.MaxBufferedBytes {
+			if s.config.MaxBufferedBytes > 0 && ctx.InBuffer.Len() > s.config.MaxBufferedBytes {
 				s.logger.Warn("Inbound buffer exceeded %d bytes from ip=%s conn=%d — closing",
 					s.config.MaxBufferedBytes, ctx.GetPeerIP(), ctx.ID)
 				break