diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 2b18c35..817d8f2 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class KubernetesRESTClient implements IKubernetesRESTClient {
             };
             const request = client.request(requestHeaders);
 
-            let body = "";
+            let lastResponse = "";
             let buffer = "";
 
             request.on("error", (err: any) => {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class KubernetesRESTClient implements IKubernetesRESTClient {
                 }
 
                 try {
-                    const parsedBody = JSON.parse(body);
+                    const parsedBody = JSON.parse(lastResponse);
 
                     if (isStatus(parsedBody) && parsedBody.status === "Failure") {
                         debug("watch: failed with status %O", parsedBody);
@@ -249,28 +249,39 @@ export class KubernetesRESTClient implements IKubernetesRESTClient {
                 debug("WATCH request on %o received %d bytes of data", absoluteURL, chunk.length);
 
                 buffer += chunk;
-                body += chunk;
+
+                let parts = buffer.split('\n');
+
+                // the last part is either empty or a part of the following incomplete line
+                buffer = parts.pop() ?? "";
+
+                if (buffer !== "") {
+                    lastResponse = buffer
+                } else if (parts.length > 0) {
+                    lastResponse = parts[parts.length - 1]
+                }
 
                 // Line is not yet complete; wait for next chunk.
-                if (!buffer.endsWith("\n")) {
+                if (parts.length === 0) {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                try {
-                    const obj: WatchEvent<R> = JSON.parse(buffer);
-                    buffer = "";
-
-                    const resourceVersion = obj.object.metadata.resourceVersion
-                        ? parseInt(obj.object.metadata.resourceVersion, 10)
-                        : -1;
-                    if (resourceVersion > lastVersion) {
-                        debug(`watch: emitting ${obj.type} event for ${obj.object.metadata.name}`);
-
-                        lastVersion = resourceVersion;
-                        onUpdate(obj).catch(onError);
+                for (const part of parts) {
+                    try {
+                        const obj: WatchEvent<R> = JSON.parse(part);
+
+                        const resourceVersion = obj.object.metadata.resourceVersion
+                            ? parseInt(obj.object.metadata.resourceVersion, 10)
+                            : -1;
+                        if (resourceVersion > lastVersion) {
+                            debug(`watch: emitting ${obj.type} event for ${obj.object.metadata.name}`);
+
+                            lastVersion = resourceVersion;
+                            onUpdate(obj).catch(onError);
+                        }
+                    } catch (err) {
+                        onError(err);
                     }
-                } catch (err) {
-                    onError(err);
                 }
             });
         });