diff --git a/mirror.c b/mirror.c
index f6fdec7..e72fa05 100644
--- a/mirror.c
+++ b/mirror.c
@@ -261,87 +261,83 @@ bool mirror(IMMDevice *monitor, IMMDevice *output)
             break;
         }
  
-        UINT32 padding = 0;
-
-        if ((res = out_client->lpVtbl->GetCurrentPadding(out_client, &padding)) != S_OK)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get current padding of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-            goto out;
-        }
-
-        UINT32 packet_size = 0;
-
-        if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->GetNextPacketSize(capture, &packet_size)) != S_OK)
+        for (;;)
         {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get next packet size of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-            goto out;
-        }
-
-        fprintf(stderr, "packet_size = %d, buffer_size = %d, padding = %d\n", packet_size, buffer_size, padding);
-
-        BYTE *mon_data = NULL;
-        BYTE *out_data = NULL;
-        UINT32 frames = 0;
-        DWORD flags = 0;
- 
-        if (packet_size > buffer_size - padding)
-        {
-            if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(capture, &mon_data, &frames, &flags,
-                    NULL, NULL)) != S_OK)
-            {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
-            }
+            UINT32 padding = 0;
 
-            if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(capture, 0)) != S_OK)
+            if ((res = out_client->lpVtbl->GetCurrentPadding(out_client, &padding)) != S_OK)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get current padding of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
                 goto out;
             }
 
-        }
-        else if (packet_size > 0)
-        {
-            if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(capture, &mon_data, &frames, &flags,
-                    NULL, NULL)) != S_OK)
-            {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
-            }
+            UINT32 packet_size = 0;
 
-            if ((res = render->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(render, frames, &out_data)) != S_OK)
+            if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->GetNextPacketSize(capture, &packet_size)) != S_OK)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get next packet size of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
                 goto out;
             }
 
-            CopyMemory(out_data, mon_data, frames * format->nBlockAlign);
+            fprintf(stderr, "packet_size = %d, buffer_size = %d, padding = %d\n", packet_size, buffer_size, padding);
 
-            if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(capture, frames)) != S_OK)
+            BYTE *mon_data = NULL;
+            BYTE *out_data = NULL;
+            UINT32 frames = 0;
+            DWORD flags = 0;
+     
+            if (packet_size == 0)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
+                // no input data, play silence
+
+                if ((res = render->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(render, buffer_size - padding, &out_data)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
+
+                if ((res = render->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(render, buffer_size - padding,
+                        AUDCLNT_BUFFERFLAGS_SILENT)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
+
+                break;
             }
-
-            if ((res = render->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(render, frames, 0)) != S_OK)
+            else if (packet_size > buffer_size - padding)
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
+                // output buffer is full, we have to wait
+                break;
             }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if ((res = render->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(render, buffer_size - padding, &out_data)) != S_OK)
+            else
             {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
-            }
-
-            if ((res = render->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(render, buffer_size - padding,
-                    AUDCLNT_BUFFERFLAGS_SILENT)) != S_OK)
-            {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
-                goto out;
+                if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(capture, &mon_data, &frames, &flags,
+                        NULL, NULL)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
+
+                if ((res = render->lpVtbl->GetBuffer(render, frames, &out_data)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
+
+                CopyMemory(out_data, mon_data, frames * format->nBlockAlign);
+
+                if ((res = capture->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(capture, frames)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release capture buffer of monitor client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
+
+                if ((res = render->lpVtbl->ReleaseBuffer(render, frames, 0)) != S_OK)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release render buffer of output client! [0x%08lx]\n", res);
+                    goto out;
+                }
             }
         }
     }