diff --git a/remote_control/measurement_server.py b/remote_control/measurement_server.py
index 8ac9b83..5b7037e 100644
--- a/remote_control/measurement_server.py
+++ b/remote_control/measurement_server.py
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class MeasurementHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
                 time.sleep(0.2)
                 self.request.sendall(b'.\n')
                 pass
-            reply = self.server.response_queue.get()
+            while not self.server.response_queue.empty():
+                reply = self.server.response_queue.get()
 
             # send back response to the original source
             print(f"sending reply {reply} back to correspondent {self.request}")