diff --git a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/CreateRequestBuilder.java b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/CreateRequestBuilder.java
index 9b57f72b..3ed43a20 100644
--- a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/CreateRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/CreateRequestBuilder.java
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public <C> C invoke(final Class<C> cls) throws ScimException
       if(response.getStatusInfo().getFamily() ==
           Response.Status.Family.SUCCESSFUL)
       {
+        response.bufferEntity();
+        /* fully read and close the input stream, allowing the buffered result
+           to be used while still keeping the TCP connection open for subsequent
+           requests
+         */
         return response.readEntity(cls);
       }
       else
diff --git a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/ReplaceRequestBuilder.java b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/ReplaceRequestBuilder.java
index cfb4af36..9e5bef3d 100644
--- a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/ReplaceRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/ReplaceRequestBuilder.java
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ public <C> C invoke(final Class<C> cls) throws ScimException
       if(response.getStatusInfo().getFamily() ==
           Response.Status.Family.SUCCESSFUL)
       {
+        response.bufferEntity();
+        /* fully read and close the input stream, allowing the buffered result
+           to be used while still keeping the TCP connection open for subsequent
+           requests
+         */
         return response.readEntity(cls);
       }
       else
diff --git a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/SearchRequestBuilder.java b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/SearchRequestBuilder.java
index f19bdb74..1dc7b8ad 100644
--- a/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/SearchRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/scim2-sdk-client/src/main/java/com/unboundid/scim2/client/requests/SearchRequestBuilder.java
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ private <T> void invoke(
       if (response.getStatusInfo().getFamily() ==
           Response.Status.Family.SUCCESSFUL)
       {
+        response.bufferEntity();
+        /* fully read and close the input stream, allowing the buffered result
+           to be used while still keeping the TCP connection open for subsequent
+           requests
+         */
         InputStream inputStream = response.readEntity(InputStream.class);
         try
         {