diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 804386a..03329d9 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetDatagramChannelSize(size int) {
 func defaultTlsPeerName(tlsConn *tls.Conn) (tlsPeer string, ok bool) {
 	state := tlsConn.ConnectionState()
 	if len(state.PeerCertificates) <= 0 {
-		return "", false
+		return "", true
 	}
 	cn := state.PeerCertificates[0].Subject.CommonName
 	return cn, true
@@ -189,21 +191,25 @@ func (s *Server) goAcceptConnection(listener net.Listener) {
 			}
 			connection, err := listener.Accept()
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed to accept connection, "+
+					"proto=%s, addr=%s, error=%v",
+					listener.Addr().Network(), listener.Addr(), err,
+				)
 				continue
 			}
+			log.Printf("Accepted connection, proto=%s, remote=%s, local=%s",
+				listener.Addr().Network(), connection.RemoteAddr(), connection.LocalAddr(),
+			)
 
-			s.goScanConnection(connection)
+			s.goReadConnection(connection)
 		}
 
 		s.wait.Done()
 	}(listener)
 }
 
-func (s *Server) goScanConnection(connection net.Conn) {
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(connection)
-	if sf := s.format.GetSplitFunc(); sf != nil {
-		scanner.Split(sf)
-	}
+func (s *Server) goReadConnection(connection net.Conn) {
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(connection)
 
 	remoteAddr := connection.RemoteAddr()
 	var client string
@@ -215,27 +221,37 @@ func (s *Server) goScanConnection(connection net.Conn) {
 	if tlsConn, ok := connection.(*tls.Conn); ok {
 		// Handshake now so we get the TLS peer information
 		if err := tlsConn.Handshake(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to complete TLS handshake, closing connection, "+
+				"remote=%s, local=%s, error=%v",
+				tlsConn.RemoteAddr(), tlsConn.LocalAddr(), err,
+			)
 			connection.Close()
 			return
 		}
+		log.Printf("TLS handshake complete, remote=%s, local=%s",
+			tlsConn.RemoteAddr(), tlsConn.LocalAddr(),
+		)
 		if s.tlsPeerNameFunc != nil {
 			var ok bool
 			tlsPeer, ok = s.tlsPeerNameFunc(tlsConn)
 			if !ok {
+				log.Printf("Failed to get TLS peer name, closing connection, "+
+					"remote=%s, local=%s", tlsConn.RemoteAddr(), tlsConn.LocalAddr(),
+				)
 				connection.Close()
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	var scanCloser *ScanCloser
-	scanCloser = &ScanCloser{scanner, connection}
+	readCloser := &ReadCloser{reader, connection}
 
 	s.wait.Add(1)
-	go s.scan(scanCloser, client, tlsPeer)
+	go s.read(readCloser, client, tlsPeer)
 }
 
-func (s *Server) scan(scanCloser *ScanCloser, client string, tlsPeer string) {
+func (s *Server) read(readCloser *ReadCloser, client string, tlsPeer string) {
+	i := 0
 loop:
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -244,15 +260,34 @@ loop:
 		default:
 		}
 		if s.readTimeoutMilliseconds > 0 {
-			scanCloser.closer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Duration(s.readTimeoutMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond))
+			readCloser.closer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Duration(s.readTimeoutMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond))
 		}
-		if scanCloser.Scan() {
-			s.parser([]byte(scanCloser.Text()), client, tlsPeer)
-		} else {
+		// Read up to and including '<' delimiter
+		token, err := readCloser.ReadString('<')
+		if token != "" && i > 0 { // Skip traffic that doesnt start with '<'
+			// Re-add '<' to start; remove from end
+			token = "<" + token[:len(token)-1]
+			// Parse as syslog
+			s.parser([]byte(token), client, tlsPeer)
+		}
+		// Break loop on error
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				log.Println("EOF when reading token")
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("Error when reading token: %v", err)
+			}
 			break loop
 		}
+		i++
+	}
+	// Close connection
+	if conn, ok := readCloser.closer.(net.Conn); ok {
+		log.Printf("Closing connection, proto=%s, remote=%s, local=%s",
+			conn.LocalAddr().Network(), conn.RemoteAddr(), conn.LocalAddr(),
+		)
 	}
-	scanCloser.closer.Close()
+	readCloser.closer.Close()
 
 	s.wait.Done()
 }
@@ -318,8 +353,8 @@ type TimeoutCloser interface {
 	SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error
 }
 
-type ScanCloser struct {
-	*bufio.Scanner
+type ReadCloser struct {
+	*bufio.Reader
 	closer TimeoutCloser
 }