diff --git a/core/decoders/raw.js b/core/decoders/raw.js
index d7a77ec9..e8ea178e 100644
--- a/core/decoders/raw.js
+++ b/core/decoders/raw.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export default class RawDecoder {
     }
 
     decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth) {
+        if ((width === 0) || (height === 0)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (this._lines === 0) {
             this._lines = height;
         }
diff --git a/tests/test.copyrect.js b/tests/test.copyrect.js
index c67caeb5..90ba0c68 100644
--- a/tests/test.copyrect.js
+++ b/tests/test.copyrect.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.hextile.js b/tests/test.hextile.js
index a703100f..a7034f05 100644
--- a/tests/test.hextile.js
+++ b/tests/test.hextile.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.raw.js b/tests/test.raw.js
index 13b3502c..bc7adc78 100644
--- a/tests/test.raw.js
+++ b/tests/test.raw.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.rre.js b/tests/test.rre.js
index 15760520..8e006f87 100644
--- a/tests/test.rre.js
+++ b/tests/test.rre.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.tight.js b/tests/test.tight.js
index 4aa47d70..cc5db36b 100644
--- a/tests/test.tight.js
+++ b/tests/test.tight.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.tightpng.js b/tests/test.tightpng.js
index 857cd84c..cb36e99c 100644
--- a/tests/test.tightpng.js
+++ b/tests/test.tightpng.js
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ function testDecodeRect(decoder, x, y, width, height, data, display, depth) {
         decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
     });
 
-    sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    // Empty messages are filtered at multiple layers, so we need to
+    // do a direct call
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+        decoder.decodeRect(x, y, width, height, sock, display, depth);
+    } else {
+        sock._websocket._receiveData(new Uint8Array(data));
+    }
 
     display.flip();
 }