diff --git a/src/gps/GPS.cpp b/src/gps/GPS.cpp
index d13897f31..c801004b1 100644
--- a/src/gps/GPS.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/GPS.cpp
@@ -1378,11 +1378,9 @@ GnssModel_t GPS::getProbeResponse(unsigned long timeout, const std::vector<ChipI
             char c = _serial_gps->read();
 
             // Add char to buffer if there's space
+            if (responseLen < sizeof(response) - 1) {
+                response[responseLen++] = c;
                 response[responseLen] = '\0';
-            } else {
-#ifdef GPS_DEBUG
-                LOG_WARN("GPS response buffer overflow, dropping character '%c'", c);
-#endif
             }
 
             if (c == ',' || (responseLen >= 2 && response[responseLen - 2] == '\r' && response[responseLen - 1] == '\n')) {