diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ae32fbd14..37c5fd836 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Nmap Changelog ($Id$); -*-text-*-
 
-o [NSE] Fixed bug in match.numbytes that would return one byte less than what
-  was requested. Updated redis library to take the fix into account. [Patrik]
-
 o Added probe and matchline for Couchbase Membase NoSQL database [Patrik]
 
 o Added the new --script-args-file option which allows you to specify
diff --git a/nselib/match.lua b/nselib/match.lua
index 55d207c6b..0224724cd 100644
--- a/nselib/match.lua
+++ b/nselib/match.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
 -- @usage sock:receive_buf(match.numbytes(80))
 -- @see nmap.receive_buf
 numbytes = function(num)
-	local n = num + 1
+	local n = num
 	return function(buf)
 		if(#buf >=n) then
 			return n, n
diff --git a/nselib/redis.lua b/nselib/redis.lua
index 8f08100f7..233ec80be 100644
--- a/nselib/redis.lua
+++ b/nselib/redis.lua
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Response = {
 			
 			local len = tonumber(data:match("^%$(%d*)"))
 			-- we should only have a single line, so we can just peel of the length	
-			status, data = self.socket:receive_buf(match.numbytes(len-1))
+			status, data = self.socket:receive_buf(match.numbytes(len))
 			if( not(status) ) then
 				return false, "Failed to receive data from server"
 			end