diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h b/include/zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h
index 950f9dcb1..2ead25f7f 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/transport.h"
 
 /*------------------ Transmission and Reception helpers ------------------*/
+uint16_t _z_read_stream_size(_z_zbuf_t *zbuf);
 int8_t _z_link_recv_t_msg(_z_transport_message_t *t_msg, const _z_link_t *zl);
 
 #endif /* ZENOH_PICO_TRANSPORT_RX_H */
diff --git a/src/transport/common/rx.c b/src/transport/common/rx.c
index 8f25fff0f..66ff11464 100644
--- a/src/transport/common/rx.c
+++ b/src/transport/common/rx.c
@@ -12,15 +12,26 @@
 //   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
 //
 
-#include "zenoh-pico/transport/multicast/rx.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/codec/transport.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/multicast/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/unicast/rx.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/utils/endianness.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 
 /*------------------ Reception helper ------------------*/
+uint16_t _z_read_stream_size(_z_zbuf_t *zbuf) {
+    uint8_t stream_size[_Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE];
+    // Read the bytes from stream
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
+        stream_size[i] = _z_zbuf_read(zbuf);
+    }
+    return _z_host_le_load16(stream_size);
+}
+
 int8_t _z_link_recv_t_msg(_z_transport_message_t *t_msg, const _z_link_t *zl) {
     int8_t ret = _Z_RES_OK;
 
diff --git a/src/transport/common/tx.c b/src/transport/common/tx.c
index 3508493f4..5d1a818cb 100644
--- a/src/transport/common/tx.c
+++ b/src/transport/common/tx.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/multicast/tx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/raweth/tx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/unicast/tx.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/utils/endianness.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 
 /*------------------ Transmission helper ------------------*/
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ void __unsafe_z_finalize_wbuf(_z_wbuf_t *buf, uint8_t link_flow_capability) {
         // Stream capable links
         case Z_LINK_CAP_FLOW_STREAM: {
             size_t len = _z_wbuf_len(buf) - _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE;
-            for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
-                _z_wbuf_put(buf, (uint8_t)((len >> (uint8_t)8 * i) & (uint8_t)0xFF), i);
-            }
+            // Encode the u16 size as little endian
+            _z_wbuf_put(buf, _z_host_u16_lsb(len), 0);
+            _z_wbuf_put(buf, _z_host_u16_msb(len), 1);
             break;
         }
         // Datagram capable links
diff --git a/src/transport/multicast/read.c b/src/transport/multicast/read.c
index 1082a579a..b4de50730 100644
--- a/src/transport/multicast/read.c
+++ b/src/transport/multicast/read.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/config.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/codec/transport.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/iobuf.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/multicast/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/unicast/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
@@ -71,11 +72,9 @@ void *_zp_multicast_read_task(void *ztm_arg) {
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
-
-                for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
-                    to_read |= _z_zbuf_read(&ztm->_zbuf) << (i * (uint8_t)8);
-                }
-
+                // Get stream size
+                to_read = _z_read_stream_size(&ztm->_zbuf);
+                // Read data
                 if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztm->_zbuf) < to_read) {
                     _z_link_recv_zbuf(&ztm->_link, &ztm->_zbuf, NULL);
                     if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztm->_zbuf) < to_read) {
diff --git a/src/transport/multicast/rx.c b/src/transport/multicast/rx.c
index ffcbf0701..6e9c5a098 100644
--- a/src/transport/multicast/rx.c
+++ b/src/transport/multicast/rx.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/definitions/transport.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/iobuf.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/session/utils.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/utils.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ static int8_t _z_multicast_recv_t_msg_na(_z_transport_multicast_t *ztm, _z_trans
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
-                    to_read |= _z_zbuf_read(&ztm->_zbuf) << (i * (uint8_t)8);
-                }
+                // Get stream size
+                to_read = _z_read_stream_size(&ztm->_zbuf);
+                // Read data
                 if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztm->_zbuf) < to_read) {
                     _z_link_recv_zbuf(&ztm->_link, &ztm->_zbuf, addr);
                     if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztm->_zbuf) < to_read) {
diff --git a/src/transport/unicast/read.c b/src/transport/unicast/read.c
index 80e35180c..eb19fca2c 100644
--- a/src/transport/unicast/read.c
+++ b/src/transport/unicast/read.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "zenoh-pico/config.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/codec/transport.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/unicast/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 
@@ -66,11 +67,9 @@ void *_zp_unicast_read_task(void *ztu_arg) {
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
-
-                for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
-                    to_read |= _z_zbuf_read(&ztu->_zbuf) << (i * (uint8_t)8);
-                }
-
+                // Get stream size
+                to_read = _z_read_stream_size(&ztu->_zbuf);
+                // Read data
                 if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztu->_zbuf) < to_read) {
                     _z_link_recv_zbuf(&ztu->_link, &ztu->_zbuf, NULL);
                     if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztu->_zbuf) < to_read) {
diff --git a/src/transport/unicast/rx.c b/src/transport/unicast/rx.c
index 33132b3ca..d8049f79d 100644
--- a/src/transport/unicast/rx.c
+++ b/src/transport/unicast/rx.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/core.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/protocol/iobuf.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/session/utils.h"
+#include "zenoh-pico/transport/common/rx.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/transport/utils.h"
 #include "zenoh-pico/utils/logging.h"
 
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ int8_t _z_unicast_recv_t_msg_na(_z_transport_unicast_t *ztu, _z_transport_messag
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
-                for (uint8_t i = 0; i < _Z_MSG_LEN_ENC_SIZE; i++) {
-                    to_read |= _z_zbuf_read(&ztu->_zbuf) << (i * (uint8_t)8);
-                }
+                // Get stream size
+                to_read = _z_read_stream_size(&ztu->_zbuf);
+                // Read data
                 if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztu->_zbuf) < to_read) {
                     _z_link_recv_zbuf(&ztu->_link, &ztu->_zbuf, NULL);
                     if (_z_zbuf_len(&ztu->_zbuf) < to_read) {