diff --git a/proxy/proxy.js b/proxy/proxy.js
index f08e26e..566ad39 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.js
+++ b/proxy/proxy.js
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ function createStreamParser(sessionId, onComplete) {
       const line = event.event ? `event: ${event.event}\ndata: ${event.data}\n\n` : `data: ${event.data}\n\n`
       chunks.push(line)
 
+      if (!event.data || event.data === '[DONE]') return
+
       if (event.event === 'done' || JSON.parse(event.data || '{}')?.choices?.[0]?.finish_reason) {
         if (reasoningBuffer) {
           onComplete(assistantIndex, reasoningBuffer)
@@ -198,8 +200,6 @@ function createStreamParser(sessionId, onComplete) {
         return
       }
 
-      if (!event.data || event.data === '[DONE]') return
-
       try {
         const parsed = JSON.parse(event.data)
         const delta = parsed.choices?.[0]?.delta
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function createStreamParser(sessionId, onComplete) {
   return {
     feed(chunk) {
       chunks.length = 0
-      parser.feed(chunk)
+      parser.feed(typeof chunk === 'string' ? chunk : chunk.toString('utf8'))
       return chunks.join('')
     },
     flush() {