diff --git a/fakeredis/_tcp_server.py b/fakeredis/_tcp_server.py
index 3136be0e..69f6140d 100644
--- a/fakeredis/_tcp_server.py
+++ b/fakeredis/_tcp_server.py
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ def load(self) -> Any:
             length = int(rest)
             bulk_string = self.reader.read(length)
             terminator = self.reader.read(2)
-            if len(bulk_string) != length or terminator != b"\r\n":
-                raise ValueError()
+            if len(bulk_string) != length:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid bulk string length. Expected {length} bytes, got: {len(bulk_string)}")
+            if terminator != b"\r\n":
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid terminator. Expected \\r\\n, got: {terminator}")
             return bulk_string
         if prefix == b":":
             return int(rest)
diff --git a/test/test_tcp_server/test_reader.py b/test/test_tcp_server/test_reader.py
index a4c81e91..97f08669 100644
--- a/test/test_tcp_server/test_reader.py
+++ b/test/test_tcp_server/test_reader.py
@@ -1,76 +1,87 @@
+import socket
 import time
+from contextlib import closing
 from threading import Thread
 
+import pytest
 import redis
 
 from fakeredis import TcpFakeServer
-from fakeredis._tcp_server import TCP_SERVER_TEST_PORT
 from test import testtools
 
 
-@testtools.run_test_if_lupa_installed()
-def test_eval_multiline_script():
-    """Test that EVAL works with multi-line Lua scripts."""
-    server_address = ("127.0.0.1", TCP_SERVER_TEST_PORT)
-    server = TcpFakeServer(server_address)
-    t = Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
-    t.start()
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def redis_server():
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    with closing(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)) as s:
+        s.bind(("", 0))
+        s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+        port = s.getsockname()[1]
+
+    class TcpFakeServerWithExceptions(TcpFakeServer):
+        def handle_error(self, request, client_address):
+            super().handle_error(request, client_address)
+            # Send an error message back to the client here
+            request.sendall(b"An error occurred on the server.")
+
+    server_address = (host, port)
+    server = TcpFakeServerWithExceptions(server_address)
+    thread = Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+    thread.start()
     time.sleep(0.1)
 
-    with redis.Redis(host=server_address[0], port=server_address[1]) as r:
-        # Multi-line script with trailing newline
-        script = """
+    try:
+        with redis.Redis(host=host, port=port) as r:
+            yield r
+    finally:
+        server.server_close()
+        server.shutdown()
+        thread.join()
+
+
+@testtools.run_test_if_lupa_installed()
+def test_eval_multiline_script(redis_server):
+    """Test that EVAL works with multi-line Lua scripts."""
+    # Multi-line script with trailing newline
+    script = """
 local key = KEYS[1]
 local value = ARGV[1]
 redis.call('SET', key, value)
 return redis.call('GET', key)
 """
-        result = r.eval(script, 1, "testkey", "testvalue")
-        assert result == b"testvalue"
-
-    server.server_close()
-    server.shutdown()
-    t.join()
+    result = redis_server.eval(script, 1, "testkey", "testvalue")
+    assert result == b"testvalue"
 
 
 @testtools.run_test_if_lupa_installed()
-def test_script_load_multiline():
+def test_script_load_multiline(redis_server):
     """Test that SCRIPT LOAD works with multi-line Lua scripts."""
-    server_address = ("127.0.0.1", TCP_SERVER_TEST_PORT)
-    server = TcpFakeServer(server_address)
-    t = Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
-    t.start()
-    time.sleep(0.1)
-
-    with redis.Redis(host=server_address[0], port=server_address[1]) as r:
-        # Multi-line script
-        script = """local x = 1
+    # Multi-line script
+    script = """local x = 1
 local y = 2
 return x + y"""
-        sha = r.script_load(script)
-        result = r.evalsha(sha, 0)
-        assert result == 3
-
-    server.server_close()
-    server.shutdown()
-    t.join()
+    sha = redis_server.script_load(script)
+    result = redis_server.evalsha(sha, 0)
+    assert result == 3
 
 
 @testtools.run_test_if_lupa_installed()
-def test_eval_script_with_trailing_newline():
+def test_eval_script_with_trailing_newline(redis_server):
     """Test that scripts with trailing newlines are preserved."""
-    server_address = ("127.0.0.1", TCP_SERVER_TEST_PORT)
-    server = TcpFakeServer(server_address)
-    t = Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
-    t.start()
-    time.sleep(0.1)
+    # Script with explicit trailing newline
+    script = "return 'hello'\n"
+    result = redis_server.eval(script, 0)
+    assert result == b"hello"
+
 
-    with redis.Redis(host=server_address[0], port=server_address[1]) as r:
-        # Script with explicit trailing newline
-        script = "return 'hello'\n"
-        result = r.eval(script, 0)
-        assert result == b"hello"
+@testtools.run_test_if_lupa_installed()
+def test_bulk_string_length(redis_server):
+    """Test that malformed bulk string input is handled correctly."""
+    host = redis_server.connection_pool.connection_kwargs.get("host")
+    port = redis_server.connection_pool.connection_kwargs.get("port")
 
-    server.server_close()
-    server.shutdown()
-    t.join()
+    with closing(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)) as s:
+        s.connect((host, port))
+        s.sendall(b"$ 1\ntest")
+        data = s.recv(1024).decode()
+        assert data != "An error occurred on the server."