diff --git a/src/utils/pool_process_reporting.c b/src/utils/pool_process_reporting.c
index 54eb8b7..a9fc51e 100644
--- a/src/utils/pool_process_reporting.c
+++ b/src/utils/pool_process_reporting.c
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ send_complete_and_ready(POOL_CONNECTION * frontend, POOL_CONNECTION_POOL * backe
 	pool_write(frontend, "C", 1);
 	if (MAJOR(backend) == PROTO_MAJOR_V3)
 	{
-		len = htonl(4 + strlen(msg) + 1);
+		len = htonl(4 + msg_len + 1);
 		pool_write(frontend, &len, sizeof(len));
 	}
-	pool_write(frontend, msg, strlen(msg) + 1);
+	pool_write(frontend, msg, msg_len + 1);
 
 	/* ready for query */
 	pool_write(frontend, "Z", 1);