diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8d55d8e..59ef17e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: package_cloud push pantheon/public/fedora/29 ./dist/*.rpm
       - run: package_cloud push pantheon/public/el/7 ./dist/*.rpm
 
-
 workflows:
   version: 2
   test-build-release:
@@ -66,10 +65,6 @@ workflows:
             - sig-go-release
           requires:
             - test
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
       - publish-rpm:
           requires:
             - build-release
@@ -77,4 +72,3 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only:
                 - master
-
diff --git a/audit.go b/audit.go
index e16acf2..006317d 100644
--- a/audit.go
+++ b/audit.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/pantheon-systems/pauditd/pkg/marshaller"
 	"github.com/pantheon-systems/pauditd/pkg/metric"
@@ -175,7 +176,16 @@ func main() {
 		slog.Error.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	nlClient, err := NewNetlinkClient(config.GetInt("socket_buffer.receive"))
+	recvSize := 0
+	rmemMax := fetchRmemMax()
+	// If the value is 0, use the default value from the config
+	recvSize = rmemMax
+	if rmemMax == 0 {
+		recvSize = config.GetInt("socket_buffer.receive")
+	}
+	slog.Info.Printf("Setting the receive buffer size to %d\n", recvSize)
+
+	nlClient, err := NewNetlinkClient(recvSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -201,7 +211,6 @@ func main() {
 	//Main loop. Get data from netlink and send it to the json lib for processing
 	for {
 		msg, err := nlClient.Receive()
-		timing := metric.GetClient().NewTiming() // measure latency from recipt of message
 		if err != nil {
 			if err.Error() == "no buffer space available" {
 				metric.GetClient().Increment("messages.netlink_dropped")
@@ -209,13 +218,41 @@ func main() {
 			slog.Error.Printf("Error during message receive: %+v\n", err)
 			continue
 		}
-
-		metric.GetClient().Increment("messages.total")
 		if msg == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		// As soon as we have a message, spawn a goroutine to handle it and free up the main loop
+		go handleMsg(msg, marshaller)
+	}
+}
+
+// Fetch the max value we can set from /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+// This value is mounted in from the host via the kube yaml
+func fetchRmemMax() int {
+	var rmemMax int
+	file, err := os.Open("/proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max")
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Error opening rmem_max: [%v]", err))
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
 
-		marshaller.Consume(msg)
-		timing.Send("latency")
+	_, err = fmt.Fscanf(file, "%d", &rmemMax)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Error reading the rmem_max value: [%v]", err))
 	}
+	return rmemMax
+}
+
+func handleMsg(msg *syscall.NetlinkMessage, marshaller *marshaller.AuditMarshaller) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			slog.Error.Printf("Panic occurred in handleMsg: %v", r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	timing := metric.GetClient().NewTiming() // measure latency from recipt of message
+	metric.GetClient().Increment("messages.total")
+
+	marshaller.Consume(msg)
+	timing.Send("latency")
 }
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index e111db0..189bcb6 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 8970
 )
 
-//TODO: this should live in a marshaller
+// TODO: this should live in a marshaller
 type AuditStatusPayload struct {
 	Mask            uint32
 	Enabled         uint32
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func NewNetlinkClient(recvSize int) (*NetlinkClient, error) {
 	n := &NetlinkClient{
 		fd:                   fd,
 		address:              &syscall.SockaddrNetlink{Family: syscall.AF_NETLINK, Groups: 0, Pid: 0},
-		buf:                  make([]byte, MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH),
 		cancelKeepConnection: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
@@ -120,7 +119,28 @@ func (n *NetlinkClient) Send(np *NetlinkPacket, a *AuditStatusPayload) error {
 
 // Receive will receive a packet from a netlink socket
 func (n *NetlinkClient) Receive() (*syscall.NetlinkMessage, error) {
-	nlen, _, err := syscall.Recvfrom(n.fd, n.buf, 0)
+	// Large message handling
+	// See https://mdlayher.com/blog/linux-netlink-and-go-part-1-netlink/
+	// Use a new buffer every time since this is spawned in a goroutine
+	buf := make([]byte, MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
+	for {
+		// Peek at the buffer to see how many bytes are available.
+		b, _, err := syscall.Recvfrom(n.fd, buf, syscall.MSG_PEEK)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Break when we can read all messages.
+		if b < len(buf) {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Double in size if not enough bytes.
+		buf = make([]byte, len(buf)*2)
+	}
+
+	// Read out all available messages.
+	nlen, _, err := syscall.Recvfrom(n.fd, buf, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -131,13 +151,13 @@ func (n *NetlinkClient) Receive() (*syscall.NetlinkMessage, error) {
 
 	msg := &syscall.NetlinkMessage{
 		Header: syscall.NlMsghdr{
-			Len:   Endianness.Uint32(n.buf[0:4]),
-			Type:  Endianness.Uint16(n.buf[4:6]),
-			Flags: Endianness.Uint16(n.buf[6:8]),
-			Seq:   Endianness.Uint32(n.buf[8:12]),
-			Pid:   Endianness.Uint32(n.buf[12:16]),
+			Len:   Endianness.Uint32(buf[0:4]),
+			Type:  Endianness.Uint16(buf[4:6]),
+			Flags: Endianness.Uint16(buf[6:8]),
+			Seq:   Endianness.Uint32(buf[8:12]),
+			Pid:   Endianness.Uint32(buf[12:16]),
 		},
-		Data: n.buf[syscall.SizeofNlMsghdr:nlen],
+		Data: buf[syscall.SizeofNlMsghdr:nlen],
 	}
 
 	return msg, nil
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 689bed6..e084412 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ func TestNewNetlinkClient(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, (n.fd > 0), "No file descriptor")
 		assert.True(t, (n.address != nil), "Address was nil")
 		assert.Equal(t, uint32(0), n.seq, "Seq should start at 0")
-		assert.True(t, MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH >= len(n.buf), "Client buffer is too small")
-
 		assert.Equal(t, "Socket receive buffer size: ", lb.String()[:28], "Expected some nice log lines")
 		assert.Equal(t, "", elb.String(), "Did not expect any error messages")
 	}