diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/examples/WiFiClient/WiFiClient.ino b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/examples/WiFiClient/WiFiClient.ino
index eb7c02eff3..6000b7dec6 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/examples/WiFiClient/WiFiClient.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/examples/WiFiClient/WiFiClient.ino
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void loop() {
   }
   
   // Read all the lines of the reply from server and print them to Serial
-  while(client.available()){
+  while(client.available() || client.connected()){
     String line = client.readStringUntil('\r');
     Serial.print(line);
   }