diff --git a/core/src/main/java/me/prettyprint/cassandra/serializers/JaxbSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/me/prettyprint/cassandra/serializers/JaxbSerializer.java
index a376a759b..1febab8fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/me/prettyprint/cassandra/serializers/JaxbSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/me/prettyprint/cassandra/serializers/JaxbSerializer.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public Object fromByteBuffer(ByteBuffer bytes) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes.array());
+    ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes.array(), bytes.position(), bytes.remaining());
     try {
       XMLStreamReader reader = createStreamReader(bais);
       Object ret = unmarshaller.get().unmarshal(reader);