diff --git a/pkg/tcp/textproto.go b/pkg/tcp/textproto.go
index 5afe7628..c6290150 100644
--- a/pkg/tcp/textproto.go
+++ b/pkg/tcp/textproto.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package tcp
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/textproto"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ func ReadResponse(r *bufio.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if line == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("empty response on RTSP request")
+	}
 
 	ss := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 3)
 	if len(ss) != 3 {