diff --git a/messaging/__init__.py b/messaging/__init__.py
index fa803e5d05a0af..08a827494c41e8 100644
--- a/messaging/__init__.py
+++ b/messaging/__init__.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, s):
   def update(self, timeout=1000):
     msgs = []
     for sock in self.poller.poll(timeout):
-      msgs.append(recv_one(sock))
+      msgs.append(recv_one_or_none(sock))
     self.update_msgs(sec_since_boot(), msgs)
 
   def update_msgs(self, cur_time, msgs):