diff --git a/pueue_lib/src/network/protocol.rs b/pueue_lib/src/network/protocol.rs
index 68a21c6a..c598a192 100644
--- a/pueue_lib/src/network/protocol.rs
+++ b/pueue_lib/src/network/protocol.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ pub async fn send_bytes(payload: &[u8], stream: &mut GenericStream) -> Result<()
             .map_err(|err| Error::IoError("sending payload chunk".to_string(), err))?;
     }
 
+    stream.flush().await?;
+
     Ok(())
 }