diff --git a/lib/memcache.js b/lib/memcache.js
index d53085b..6398baf 100644
--- a/lib/memcache.js
+++ b/lib/memcache.js
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ Client.prototype.handle_stats = function(buffer){
 		return [{}, 5];
 	}
 
+    // special case - stats reset
+	if (buffer.indexOf('RESET') == 0){
+		return [{}, 7];
+	}
+
+
 	// find the terminator
 	var idx = buffer.indexOf('\r\nEND\r\n');
 	if (idx == -1){