diff --git a/client/list_messages.go b/client/list_messages.go
index 8058f5b..728e43c 100644
--- a/client/list_messages.go
+++ b/client/list_messages.go
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ func (c *IMAPClient) ListMessages(mailbox string, numMessages uint32, config Mes
 		if config.GrabBody {
 			for _, literal := range msg.Body {
 				buf := bytebufferpool.Get()
-				defer bytebufferpool.Put(buf)
-
-				_, err := buf.ReadFrom(literal)
-				if err == nil {
+				if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(literal); err == nil {
 					details.Body = buf.String()
 				}
+				buf.Reset() // Reset the buffer before returning it to the pool.
+				bytebufferpool.Put(buf)
 			}
 		}
 		results = append(results, details)