diff --git a/src/readable.rs b/src/readable.rs
index bae4d83..72cf156 100644
--- a/src/readable.rs
+++ b/src/readable.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ struct StreamReader< C: Context, S: Read > {
 impl< 'a, C, S > StreamReader< C, S > where C: Context, S: Read {
     #[inline(never)]
     fn read_bytes_slow( &mut self, mut output: &mut [u8] ) -> Result< (), C::Error > {
-        if self.is_buffering && output.len() < self.buffer.capacity() {
+        if self.is_buffering {
             let reader = &mut self.reader;
             while self.buffer.len() < self.buffer.capacity() {
                 let bytes_written = self.buffer.try_append_with( self.buffer.capacity() - self.buffer.len(), |chunk| {
diff --git a/tests/consistent_results.rs b/tests/consistent_results.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5293bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/consistent_results.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use speedy::{Endianness, Readable};
+use std::io;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Readable, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct Test {
+    #[speedy(default_on_eof)]
+    list: Vec<u8>,
+    #[speedy(default_on_eof)]
+    value_kind: ValueKind,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Readable, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[speedy(tag_type = u8)]
+enum ValueKind {
+    #[default]
+    Default = 0,
+    Other = 1,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn read_from_consistent_results() {
+    let test_buffer: Vec<u8> = vec![
+        0, 32, 0, 0, // list length (8192 or 8 * 1024)
+        // list data (missing)
+        2, // value_kind
+    ];
+
+    let test_stream = io::Cursor::new(&test_buffer);
+
+    let mut ctx = Endianness::LittleEndian;
+
+    // BufferReader
+    let (result_buffer, _) = Test::read_with_length_from_buffer_with_ctx(ctx, &test_buffer);
+
+    dbg!(&result_buffer);
+    assert!(
+        result_buffer.is_err(),
+        "expected `result_buffer` to be an error"
+    );
+
+    // CopyingBufferReader
+    let (result_buffer_copying, _) =
+        Test::read_with_length_from_buffer_copying_data_with_ctx_mut(&mut ctx, &test_buffer);
+
+    dbg!(&result_buffer_copying);
+    assert!(
+        result_buffer_copying.is_err(),
+        "expected `result_buffer_copying` to be an error"
+    );
+
+    // StreamReader(is_buffering = false)
+    let result_stream_unbuffered =
+        Test::read_from_stream_unbuffered_with_ctx(ctx, test_stream.clone());
+
+    dbg!(&result_stream_unbuffered);
+    assert!(
+        result_stream_unbuffered.is_err(),
+        "expected `result_stream_unbuffered` to be an error"
+    );
+
+    // StreamReader(is_buffering = true)
+    let result_stream_buffered = Test::read_from_stream_buffered_with_ctx(ctx, test_stream);
+
+    dbg!(&result_stream_buffered);
+    assert!(
+        result_stream_buffered.is_err(),
+        "expected `result_stream_buffered` to be an error"
+    );
+}