diff --git a/src/WebSockets.jl b/src/WebSockets.jl
index 16340fc..3f043e9 100644
--- a/src/WebSockets.jl
+++ b/src/WebSockets.jl
@@ -387,18 +387,25 @@ end
 
 """ Read a frame: turn bytes from the websocket into a WebSocketFragment."""
 function read_frame(ws::WebSocket)
-    if eof(ws.socket)
-        throw(WebSocketError(1006, "Client side closed socket connection"))
+    # Try to read two bytes. There is no guarantee that two bytes are actually allocated.
+    ab = Array{UInt8}(undef, 2)
+    if readbytes!(ws.socket, ab) != 2
+      throw(WebSocketError(1006, "Client side closed socket connection"))
     end
-    # Read first byte
-    a = read(ws.socket, UInt8)
+
+    #=
+    Browsers will seldom close in the middle of writing to a socket,
+    but other clients often do, and the stacktraces can be very long.
+    ab can be assigned, but of length 1. Use an enclosing try..catch in the calling function
+    =#
+    a = ab[1]
     fin    = (a & 0b1000_0000) >>> 7  # If fin, then is final fragment
     rsv1   = a & 0b0100_0000  # If not 0, fail.
     rsv2   = a & 0b0010_0000  # If not 0, fail.
     rsv3   = a & 0b0001_0000  # If not 0, fail.
     opcode = a & 0b0000_1111  # If not known code, fail.
 
-    b = read(ws.socket, UInt8)
+    b = ab[2]
     mask = (b & 0b1000_0000) >>> 7
     hasmask = mask != 0
 
diff --git a/test/client_listen_test.jl b/test/client_listen_test.jl
index 40601fc..d8943e2 100644
--- a/test/client_listen_test.jl
+++ b/test/client_listen_test.jl
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ for i = 1:3
     end
 end
 
-@info "Listen: Client side initates message exchange."
+@info "Listen: Client side initiates message exchange."
 let
     server = startserver(url=SURL,port=PORT)
     WebSockets.open(initiatingws, "ws://$SURL:$PORT")
     close(server)
 end
 
-@info "Listen: Server side initates message exchange."
+@info "Listen: Server side initiates message exchange."
 let
     server = startserver(url=SURL,port=PORT)
     WebSockets.open(echows, "ws://$SURL:$PORT", subprotocol = SUBPROTOCOL)
     close(server)
 end
 
-@info "Listen: Server side initates message exchange. Close from within server side handler."
+@info "Listen: Server side initiates message exchange. Close from within server side handler."
 let
     server = startserver(url=SURL,port=PORT)
     WebSockets.open(echows, "ws://$SURL:$PORT", subprotocol = SUBPROTOCOL_CLOSE)
diff --git a/test/client_serverWS_test.jl b/test/client_serverWS_test.jl
index 77249e4..567d9e0 100644
--- a/test/client_serverWS_test.jl
+++ b/test/client_serverWS_test.jl
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ for i = 1:3
     end
 end
 
-@info "ServerWS: Client side initates message exchange."
+@info "ServerWS: Client side initiates message exchange."
 let
     server = startserver()
     WebSockets.open(initiatingws, "ws://$SURL:$PORT")
     close(server)
 end
 
-@info "ServerWS: Server side initates message exchange."
+@info "ServerWS: Server side initiates message exchange."
 let
     server = startserver()
     WebSockets.open(echows, "ws://$SURL:$PORT", subprotocol = SUBPROTOCOL)
     close(server)
 end
 
-@info "ServerWS: Server side initates message exchange. Close from within server side handler."
+@info "ServerWS: Server side initiates message exchange. Close from within server side handler."
 let
     server = startserver()
     WebSockets.open(echows, "ws://$SURL:$PORT", subprotocol = SUBPROTOCOL_CLOSE)
diff --git a/test/client_test.jl b/test/client_test.jl
index 942e340..d27df44 100644
--- a/test/client_test.jl
+++ b/test/client_test.jl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sleep(1)
 res = WebSockets.open((_) -> nothing, URL, subprotocol = "unapproved");
 @test res.status == 400
 
-@info "Try to open a websocket with uknown port. Takes a few seconds."
+@info "Try to open a websocket with unknown port. Takes a few seconds."
 sleep(1)
 global caughterr = WebSockets.WebSocketClosedError("")
 try
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
 @test typeof(caughterr) <: WebSocketClosedError
 @test caughterr.message == " while open ws|client: connect: connection refused (ECONNREFUSED)"
 
-@info "Try open with uknown scheme."
+@info "Try open with unknown scheme."
 sleep(1)
 global caughterr = ArgumentError("")
 try