diff --git a/gdigi.c b/gdigi.c
index 4671c89..b1cb4b1 100644
--- a/gdigi.c
+++ b/gdigi.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static char *device_port = "hw:1,0,0";
 
 static GQueue *message_queue = NULL;
 static GMutex *message_queue_mutex = NULL;
+static GCond *message_queue_cond = NULL;
 
 /**
  *  \param array data to calculate checksum
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ GString *pack_data(gchar *data, gint len)
     return packed;
 }
 
+static void message_free_func(GString *msg, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    g_string_free(msg, TRUE);
+}
+
 /**
  *  \param msg message to unpack
  *
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ static void unpack_message(GString *msg)
  *
  *  \return MessageID, or -1 on error.
  **/
-static MessageID get_message_id(GString *msg)
+MessageID get_message_id(GString *msg)
 {
     /** \todo check if msg is valid SysEx message */
     g_return_val_if_fail(msg != NULL, -1);
@@ -247,6 +253,7 @@ void push_message(GString *msg)
         default:
             g_mutex_lock(message_queue_mutex);
             g_queue_push_tail(message_queue, msg);
+            g_cond_signal(message_queue_cond);
             g_mutex_unlock(message_queue_mutex);
     }
 }
@@ -308,6 +315,11 @@ gpointer read_data_thread(gboolean *stop)
             int pos;
             int bytes;
 
+            if (string == NULL) {
+                while (buf[i] != 0xF0 && i < length)
+                    i++;
+            }
+
             pos = i;
 
             for (bytes = 0; (bytes<length-i) && (buf[i+bytes] != 0xF7); bytes++);
@@ -640,18 +652,68 @@ GStrv query_preset_names(gchar bank)
 /**
  *  Queries current edit buffer.
  *
- *  \return GString containing RECEIVE_PRESET_PARAMETERS SysEx message.
+ *  \return GList with preset SysEx messages, which must be freed using preset_list_free.
  **/
-GString *get_current_preset()
+GList *get_current_preset()
 {
     GString *data = NULL;
+    GList *list = NULL;
+    guint x, len;
+    gboolean found = FALSE;
+    gboolean done = FALSE;
 
     send_message(REQUEST_PRESET, "\x04\x00", 2);
 
-    /* read reply */
-    data = get_message_by_id(RECEIVE_PRESET_PARAMETERS);
+    do {
+        g_mutex_lock(message_queue_mutex);
 
-    return data;
+        len = g_queue_get_length(message_queue);
+
+        for (x = 0; x<len && (found == FALSE); x++) {
+            data = g_queue_peek_nth(message_queue, x);
+            if (get_message_id(data) == RECEIVE_PRESET_START) {
+                found = TRUE;
+                g_queue_pop_nth(message_queue, x);
+                unpack_message(data);
+                list = g_list_append(list, data);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (found == TRUE) {
+            int i;
+            int amt;
+
+            for (i = 10; (i < data->len) && data->str[i]; i++);
+
+            amt = (unsigned char)data->str[i+2];
+
+            while (amt) {
+                data = g_queue_pop_nth(message_queue, x);
+                if (data == NULL) {
+                    g_cond_wait(message_queue_cond, message_queue_mutex);
+                } else {
+                    unpack_message(data);
+                    list = g_list_append(list, data);
+                    amt--;
+                }
+            }
+
+            done = TRUE;
+        }
+
+        g_mutex_unlock(message_queue_mutex);
+    } while (done == FALSE);
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+void preset_list_free(GList *list)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(list != NULL);
+
+    g_list_foreach(list, (GFunc) message_free_func, NULL);
+    g_list_free(list);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -725,11 +787,6 @@ static GOptionEntry options[] = {
 
 #endif /* DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS */
 
-static void message_queue_free_func(GString *msg, gpointer user_data)
-{
-    g_string_free(msg, TRUE);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     GError *error = NULL;
     GOptionContext *context;
@@ -757,6 +814,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     } else {
         message_queue = g_queue_new();
         message_queue_mutex = g_mutex_new();
+        message_queue_cond = g_cond_new();
         read_thread = g_thread_create((GThreadFunc)read_data_thread,
                                       &stop_read_thread,
                                       TRUE, NULL);
@@ -798,7 +856,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (message_queue != NULL) {
         g_message("%d unread messages in queue",
                   g_queue_get_length(message_queue));
-        g_queue_foreach(message_queue, (GFunc) message_queue_free_func, NULL);
+        g_queue_foreach(message_queue, (GFunc) message_free_func, NULL);
         g_queue_free(message_queue);
     }
 
diff --git a/gdigi.h b/gdigi.h
index 34e69c9..bb4268a 100644
--- a/gdigi.h
+++ b/gdigi.h
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } SettingParam;
 
 void send_message(gint procedure, gchar *data, gint len);
+MessageID get_message_id(GString *msg);
 void append_value(GString *msg, guint value);
 GString *get_message_by_id(MessageID id);
 SettingParam *setting_param_new();
@@ -748,6 +749,7 @@ void switch_preset(guint bank, guint x);
 void store_preset_name(int x, const gchar *name);
 void set_preset_level(int level);
 GStrv query_preset_names(gchar bank);
-GString *get_current_preset();
+GList *get_current_preset();
+void preset_list_free(GList *list);
 
 #endif /* GDIGI_H */
diff --git a/gui.c b/gui.c
index a00f858..fa1eddc 100644
--- a/gui.c
+++ b/gui.c
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ static void apply_preset_to_gui(Preset *preset)
  **/
 static void apply_current_preset()
 {
-    GString *msg = get_current_preset();
-    Preset *preset = create_preset_from_data(msg);
-    g_string_free(msg, TRUE);
+    GList *list = get_current_preset();
+    Preset *preset = create_preset_from_data(list);
+    preset_list_free(list);
     apply_preset_to_gui(preset);
     preset_free(preset);
 }
diff --git a/preset.c b/preset.c
index e4928c6..fbe5d93 100644
--- a/preset.c
+++ b/preset.c
@@ -173,19 +173,27 @@ Preset *create_preset_from_xml_file(gchar *filename, GError **error)
 }
 
 /**
- *  \param data unpacked RECEIVE_PRESET_PARAMETERS message
+ *  \param list list containing unpacked preset SysEx messages.
  *
  *  Parses message
  *
  *  \return Preset which must be freed using preset_free, or NULL on error.
  **/
-Preset *create_preset_from_data(GString *data)
+Preset *create_preset_from_data(GList *list)
 {
+    GString *data;
+    GList *iter;
     gint total;
     gint n;
     gint x;
 
-    g_return_val_if_fail(data != NULL, NULL);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(list != NULL, NULL);
+
+    iter = list;
+    do {
+        data = (GString*) iter->data;
+        iter = g_list_next(iter);
+    } while (get_message_id(data) != RECEIVE_PRESET_PARAMETERS);
 
     x = 0x09;
     n = 0;
diff --git a/preset.h b/preset.h
index 0141d4f..8f6d9c2 100644
--- a/preset.h
+++ b/preset.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Preset;
 
 Preset *create_preset_from_xml_file(gchar *filename, GError **error);
-Preset *create_preset_from_data(GString *data);
+Preset *create_preset_from_data(GList *list);
 void preset_free(Preset *preset);
 
 #endif /* GDIGI_PRESET_H */