diff --git a/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side.go b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side.go
index 737ab8494..66542bc8c 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side.go
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/subtle"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"slices"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/9seconds/mtg/v2/mtglib/internal/tls"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -24,11 +21,6 @@ const (
 	RandomOffset = 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2
 
 	sniDNSNamesListType = 0
-
-	// maxContinuationRecords limits the number of continuation TLS records
-	// that reassembleTLSHandshake will read. This prevents resource exhaustion
-	// from adversarial fragmentation.
-	maxContinuationRecords = 10
 )
 
 var (
@@ -62,31 +54,17 @@ func ReadClientHello(
 	//  4. New digest should be all 0 except of last 4 bytes
 	//  5. Last 4 bytes are little endian uint32 of UNIX timestamp when
 	//     this message was created.
-	reassembled, err := reassembleTLSHandshake(conn)
+	clientHelloCopy, handshakeReader, err := parseClientHello(conn)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot reassemble TLS records: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	handshakeCopyBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	reader := io.TeeReader(reassembled, handshakeCopyBuf)
-
-	// Skip the TLS record header (validated during reassembly).
-	// The header still flows through TeeReader into handshakeCopyBuf for HMAC.
-	if _, err = io.CopyN(io.Discard, reader, tls.SizeHeader); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot skip tls header: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read client hello: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	reader, err = parseHandshakeHeader(reader)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse handshake header: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	hello, err := parseHandshake(reader)
+	hello, err := parseHandshake(handshakeReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse handshake: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	sniHostnames, err := parseSNI(reader)
+	sniHostnames, err := parseSNI(handshakeReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse SNI: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -97,10 +75,10 @@ func ReadClientHello(
 
 	digest := hmac.New(sha256.New, secret)
 	// we write a copy of the handshake with client random all nullified.
-	digest.Write(handshakeCopyBuf.Next(RandomOffset))
-	handshakeCopyBuf.Next(RandomLen)
+	digest.Write(clientHelloCopy.Next(RandomOffset))
+	clientHelloCopy.Next(RandomLen)
 	digest.Write(emptyRandom[:])
-	digest.Write(handshakeCopyBuf.Bytes())
+	digest.Write(clientHelloCopy.Bytes())
 
 	computed := digest.Sum(nil)
 
@@ -122,152 +100,6 @@ func ReadClientHello(
 	return hello, nil
 }
 
-// reassembleTLSHandshake reads one or more TLS records from conn,
-// validates the record type and version, and reassembles fragmented
-// handshake payloads into a single TLS record.
-//
-// Per RFC 5246 Section 6.2.1, handshake messages may be fragmented
-// across multiple TLS records. DPI bypass tools like ByeDPI use this
-// to evade censorship.
-//
-// The returned buffer contains the full TLS record (header + payload)
-// so that callers can include the header in HMAC computation.
-func reassembleTLSHandshake(conn io.Reader) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
-	header := [tls.SizeHeader]byte{}
-
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(conn, header[:]); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read record header: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	length := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(header[3:]))
-	payload := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-	if _, err := io.CopyN(payload, conn, length); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read record payload: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if header[0] != tls.TypeHandshake {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected record type %#x", header[0])
-	}
-
-	if header[1] != 3 || header[2] != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected protocol version %#x %#x", header[1], header[2])
-	}
-
-	// Reassemble fragmented payload. continuationCount caps the total
-	// number of continuation records across both phases below.
-	continuationCount := 0
-
-	// Phase 1: read continuation records until we have at least the
-	// 4-byte handshake header (type + uint24 length) to determine the
-	// expected total size.
-	for ; payload.Len() < 4 && continuationCount < maxContinuationRecords; continuationCount++ {
-		prevLen := payload.Len()
-
-		if err := readContinuationRecord(conn, payload); err != nil {
-			payload.Truncate(prevLen) // discard partial data on error
-
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF) {
-				break // no more records — let downstream parsing handle what we have
-			}
-
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Phase 2: we know the expected handshake size — read remaining
-	// continuation records until the payload is complete.
-	if payload.Len() >= 4 {
-		p := payload.Bytes()
-		expectedTotal := 4 + (int(p[1])<<16 | int(p[2])<<8 | int(p[3]))
-
-		if expectedTotal > 0xFFFF {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("handshake message too large: %d bytes", expectedTotal)
-		}
-
-		for ; payload.Len() < expectedTotal && continuationCount < maxContinuationRecords; continuationCount++ {
-			if err := readContinuationRecord(conn, payload); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-
-		if payload.Len() < expectedTotal {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot reassemble handshake: too many continuation records")
-		}
-
-		payload.Truncate(expectedTotal)
-	}
-
-	if payload.Len() > 0xFFFF {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reassembled payload too large: %d bytes", payload.Len())
-	}
-
-	// Reconstruct a single TLS record with the reassembled payload.
-	result := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	result.Grow(tls.SizeHeader + payload.Len())
-	result.Write(header[:3])
-	binary.Write(result, binary.BigEndian, uint16(payload.Len())) //nolint:errcheck // bytes.Buffer.Write never fails
-	result.Write(payload.Bytes())
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// readContinuationRecord reads the next TLS record header and appends its
-// full payload to dst. It returns an error if the record is not a handshake
-// record.
-func readContinuationRecord(conn io.Reader, dst *bytes.Buffer) error {
-	nextHeader := [tls.SizeHeader]byte{}
-
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(conn, nextHeader[:]); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read continuation record header: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if nextHeader[0] != tls.TypeHandshake {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected continuation record type %#x", nextHeader[0])
-	}
-
-	if nextHeader[1] != 3 || nextHeader[2] != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected continuation record version %#x %#x", nextHeader[1], nextHeader[2])
-	}
-
-	nextLength := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(nextHeader[3:]))
-
-	if nextLength == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("zero-length continuation record")
-	}
-
-	if _, err := io.CopyN(dst, conn, nextLength); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read continuation record payload: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func parseHandshakeHeader(r io.Reader) (io.Reader, error) {
-	// type(1) + size(3 / uint24)
-	// 01 - handshake message type 0x01 (client hello)
-	// 00 00 f4 - 0xF4 (244) bytes of client hello data follows
-	header := [1 + 3]byte{}
-
-	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, header[:]); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read handshake header: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if header[0] != TypeHandshakeClient {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect handshake type: %#x", header[0])
-	}
-
-	// unfortunately there is not uint24 in golang, so we just reust header
-	header[0] = 0
-
-	length := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(header[:]))
-	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-	_, err := io.CopyN(buf, r, length)
-
-	return buf, err
-}
-
 func parseHandshake(r io.Reader) (*ClientHello, error) {
 	//  A protocol version of "3,3" (meaning TLS 1.2) is given.
 	header := [2]byte{}
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side_test.go b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side_test.go
index ed30eaa0d..bf23409e4 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side_test.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/client_side_test.go
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				buf.Write(payload[10:])
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "unexpected continuation record type",
+			errMsg: "unexpected record type",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "too many continuation records",
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				}
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "too many continuation records",
+			errMsg: "too many fragments",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "zero-length continuation record",
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				require.NoError(s.T(), binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, uint16(0)))
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "zero-length continuation record",
+			errMsg: "cannot read record header",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "wrong continuation record version",
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				buf.Write(payload[10:])
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "unexpected continuation record version",
+			errMsg: "unexpected protocol version",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "handshake message too large",
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				buf.Write(handshakePayload)
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "handshake message too large",
+			errMsg: "cannot read record header",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "truncated continuation record header",
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				buf.WriteByte(3)
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "cannot read continuation record header",
+			errMsg: "cannot read record header",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "truncated continuation record payload",
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (s *ParseClientHelloFragmentedTestSuite) TestReassemblyErrors() {
 				require.NoError(s.T(), binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, uint16(100)))
 				return buf.Bytes()
 			},
-			errMsg: "cannot read continuation record payload",
+			errMsg: "EOF",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/utils.go b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e9271128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtglib/internal/tls/fake/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package fake
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/9seconds/mtg/v2/mtglib/internal/tls"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxFragmentsCount = 10
+)
+
+var ErrTooManyFragments = errors.New("too many fragments")
+
+// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5246#section-6.2.1
+// client hello can be fragmented in a series of packets:
+//
+//	Bytes on the wire:
+//
+// 16 03 01 00 F8 01 00 00 F4 03 03 [32 bytes random] [session_id] [ciphers] [SNI...]
+// ├─────────────┤├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+//
+//	TLS record       Payload (248 bytes)
+//	header (5B)
+//
+//	16    = Handshake
+//	03 01 = TLS 1.0 (record layer version)
+//	00 F8 = 248 bytes follow
+//
+//	01       = ClientHello (handshake type)
+//	00 00 F4 = 244 bytes of handshake body
+//	03 03    = TLS 1.2 (actual protocol version)
+//	...rest of ClientHello...
+//
+// Fragmented record look like:
+//
+//	Record 1:
+//
+// 16 03 01 00 03 01 00 00
+// ├─────────────┤├──────┤
+//
+//	TLS header    3 bytes of payload
+//
+//	16    = Handshake
+//	03 01 = TLS 1.0
+//	00 03 = only 3 bytes follow
+//
+//	01       = ClientHello type
+//	00 00    = first 2 bytes of the uint24 length (INCOMPLETE!)
+//
+// Record 2:
+// 16 03 01 00 F5 F4 03 03 [32 bytes random] [session_id] [ciphers] [SNI...]
+// ├─────────────┤├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+//
+//	TLS header    remaining 245 bytes of payload
+//
+//	16    = Handshake
+//	03 01 = TLS 1.0
+//	00 F5 = 245 bytes follow
+//
+//	F4    = last byte of uint24 length (now complete: 00 00 F4 = 244)
+//	03 03 = TLS 1.2
+//	...rest of ClientHello continues...
+//
+// So it means that there could be a series of handshake packets of different
+// lengths. The goal of this function is to concatenate these fragments.
+type fragmentedHandshakeReader struct {
+	r             io.Reader
+	buf           bytes.Buffer
+	readFragments int
+}
+
+func (f *fragmentedHandshakeReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if n, err := f.buf.Read(p); err == nil {
+		return n, nil
+	}
+
+	f.buf.Reset()
+
+	for f.buf.Len() == 0 {
+		if f.readFragments > maxFragmentsCount {
+			return 0, ErrTooManyFragments
+		}
+
+		if err := f.parseNextFragment(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
+		f.readFragments++
+	}
+
+	return f.buf.Read(p)
+}
+
+func (f *fragmentedHandshakeReader) parseNextFragment() error {
+	// record_type(1) + version(2) + size(2)
+	//   16 - type is 0x16 (handshake record)
+	//   03 01 - protocol version is "3,1" (also known as TLS 1.0)
+	//   00 f8 - 0xF8 (248) bytes of handshake message follows
+	header := [1 + 2 + 2]byte{}
+
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(f.r, header[:]); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read record header: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if header[0] != tls.TypeHandshake {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected record type %#x", header[0])
+	}
+
+	if header[1] != 3 || header[2] != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected protocol version %#x %#x", header[1], header[2])
+	}
+
+	length := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(header[3:]))
+	_, err := io.CopyN(&f.buf, f.r, length)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func parseClientHello(r io.Reader) (*bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	r = &fragmentedHandshakeReader{r: r}
+	header := [1 + 3]byte{}
+
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, header[:]); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read handshake header: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if header[0] != TypeHandshakeClient {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect handshake type: %#x", header[0])
+	}
+
+	// unfortunately there is not uint24 in golang, so we just reuse header
+	header[0] = 0
+	length := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(header[:]))
+
+	clientHelloCopy := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	clientHelloCopy.Write([]byte{tls.TypeHandshake, 3, 1})
+	binary.Write( //nolint: errcheck
+		clientHelloCopy,
+		binary.BigEndian,
+		// 1 for handshake type
+		// 3 for handshake length
+		uint16(1+3+length),
+	)
+	clientHelloCopy.WriteByte(TypeHandshakeClient)
+	clientHelloCopy.Write(header[1:])
+
+	handshakeCopy := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	writer := io.MultiWriter(clientHelloCopy, handshakeCopy)
+
+	_, err := io.CopyN(writer, r, length)
+
+	return clientHelloCopy, handshakeCopy, err
+}