diff --git a/go/mysql/conn.go b/go/mysql/conn.go
index 093b474fb2b..6304f7c7388 100644
--- a/go/mysql/conn.go
+++ b/go/mysql/conn.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (c *Conn) readEphemeralPacket(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // readEphemeralPacketDirect attempts to read a packet from the socket directly.
 // It needs to be used for the first handshake packet the server receives,
-// so we do't buffer the SSL negotiation packet. As a shortcut, only
+// so we don't buffer the SSL negotiation packet. As a shortcut, only
 // packets smaller than MaxPacketSize can be read here.
 // This function usually shouldn't be used - use readEphemeralPacket.
 func (c *Conn) readEphemeralPacketDirect(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		if c.cs != nil {
 			log.Error("Received ComStmtPrepare with outstanding cursor")
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError, "error handling packet: %v", data); werr != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 			log.Errorf("unable to prepare query: %s", err.Error())
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacketFromError(err); werr != nil {
 				// If we can't even write the error, we're done.
-				log.Error("Error writing query error to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, werr)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing query error to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, werr)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		if c.cs != nil {
 			log.Error("Received ComStmtExecute with outstanding cursor")
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError, "error handling packet: %v", data); werr != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacketFromError(err); werr != nil {
 				// If we can't even write the error, we're done.
-				log.Error("Error writing query error to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, werr)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing query error to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, werr)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return c.flush(ctx)
@@ -1276,18 +1276,18 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		stmtID, ok := c.parseComStmtReset(data)
 		c.recycleReadPacket()
 		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Got unhandled packet from client %v, returning error: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
+			log.Errorf("Got unhandled packet from client %v, returning error: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
 			if err := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError, "error handling packet: %v", data); err != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 
 		prepare, ok := c.PrepareData[stmtID]
 		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Commands were executed in an improper order from client %v, packet: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
+			log.Errorf("Commands were executed in an improper order from client %v, packet: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(CRCommandsOutOfSync, SSUnknownComError, "commands were executed in an improper order: %v", data); werr != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
 				return werr
 			}
 		}
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		c.discardCursor()
 
 		if err := c.writeOKPacket(0, 0, c.StatusFlags, 0); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error writing ComStmtReset OK packet to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, err)
+			log.Errorf("Error writing ComStmtReset OK packet to client %v: %v", c.ConnectionID, err)
 			return err
 		}
 	case ComStmtFetch:
@@ -1309,9 +1309,10 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		stmtID, numRows, ok := c.parseComStmtFetch(data)
 		c.recycleReadPacket()
 		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Got unhandled packet from client %v, returning error: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
-			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError, "error handling packet: %v", data); werr != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
+			log.Errorf("Unable to parse COM_STMT_FETCH message on connection %v", c.ConnectionID)
+			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError,
+				"unable to parse COM_STMT_FETCH message on connection %v", c.ConnectionID); werr != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", werr)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return c.flush(ctx)
@@ -1321,7 +1322,7 @@ func (c *Conn) handleNextCommand(ctx context.Context, handler Handler) error {
 		if c.cs == nil || stmtID != c.cs.stmtID {
 			log.Errorf("Requested stmtID does not match stmtID of open cursor. Client %v, returning error: %v", c.ConnectionID, data)
 			if werr := c.writeErrorPacket(ERUnknownComError, SSUnknownComError, "error handling packet: %v", data); werr != nil {
-				log.Error("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
+				log.Errorf("Error writing error packet to client: %v", err)
 				return werr
 			}
 			return c.flush(ctx)
diff --git a/go/mysql/server.go b/go/mysql/server.go
index 3fed025dd29..f6be9351afd 100644
--- a/go/mysql/server.go
+++ b/go/mysql/server.go
@@ -473,12 +473,19 @@ func (l *Listener) handle(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn, connectionID uint3
 			return
 		}
 
-		clientAuthResponse, err = c.readEphemeralPacket(context.Background())
+		data, err := c.readEphemeralPacket(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			l.handleConnectionError(c, fmt.Sprintf("Error reading auth switch response for %s: %v", c, err))
 			return
 		}
+
+		var ok bool
+		clientAuthResponse, _, ok = readBytesCopy(data, 0, len(data))
 		c.recycleReadPacket()
+		if !ok {
+			l.handleConnectionError(c, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to copy client auth response for %s", c))
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	userData, err := negotiatedAuthMethod.HandleAuthPluginData(c, user, serverAuthPluginData, clientAuthResponse, conn.RemoteAddr())