diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8be0f6e..70154ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "python_thingset"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 description = "A Python library for ThingSet functionality"
 authors = [
     { name = "Adam Mitchell", email = "adam.mitchell@brillpower.com" }
diff --git a/python_thingset/response.py b/python_thingset/response.py
index 128c2eb..1af4c23 100644
--- a/python_thingset/response.py
+++ b/python_thingset/response.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def _get_status_byte(self, data: bytes) -> int:
                     return None
 
     def _strip_null(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
-        return data[1:].replace(b"\xf6", b"")
+        return data[1:].replace(b"\xf6", b"", 1)
 
     @property
     def mode(self) -> int: