diff --git a/otr/otr.go b/otr/otr.go
index 8861b77..173b753 100644
--- a/otr/otr.go
+++ b/otr/otr.go
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@
 			t.data, tlvData, ok3 = getNBytes(tlvData, int(t.length))
 			if !ok1 || !ok2 || !ok3 {
 				err = errors.New("otr: corrupt tlv data")
+				return
 			}
 			tlvs = append(tlvs, t)
 		}