diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/AutoExpandingBufferReadTransport.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/AutoExpandingBufferReadTransport.java
index a28d254..d06fec7 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/AutoExpandingBufferReadTransport.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/AutoExpandingBufferReadTransport.java
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@
   @Override
   public final int read(byte[] target, int off, int len) throws TTransportException {
     int amtToRead = Math.min(len, getBytesRemainingInBuffer());
-    System.arraycopy(buf.array(), pos, target, off, amtToRead);
-    consumeBuffer(amtToRead);
+    if(amtToRead > 0){
+      System.arraycopy(buf.array(), pos, target, off, amtToRead);
+      consumeBuffer(amtToRead);
+    }
     return amtToRead;
   }
 
@@ -81,4 +83,3 @@
     return limit - pos;
   }
 }
-  
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