diff --git a/providers/asrockrack/firmware.go b/providers/asrockrack/firmware.go
index 8cd56040..54421696 100644
--- a/providers/asrockrack/firmware.go
+++ b/providers/asrockrack/firmware.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func (a *ASRockRack) firmwareInstallBMC(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader, f
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get model in step 0/4")
 	}
 
+	mybytes, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+	fmt.Printf("ReadAll reader afterFRU len:%d\n", len(mybytes))
+
 	// 1. set the device to flash mode - prepares the flash
 	// Beware: this locks some capabilities, e.g. the access to fruAttributes
 	a.log.V(2).WithValues("step", "1/4").Info("set device to flash mode, takes a minute...")
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ func (a *ASRockRack) firmwareInstallBMC(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader, f
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed in step 1/4 - set device to flash mode")
 	}
 
+	mybytes, err = io.ReadAll(reader)
+	fmt.Printf("ReadAll reader after setFlashMode len:%d\n", len(mybytes))
+
 	// 2. upload firmware image file
 	fwEndpoint := "api/maintenance/firmware"
 	// E3C256D4ID-NL calls a different endpoint for firmware upload
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ func (a *ASRockRack) firmwareInstallBMC(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader, f
 		fwEndpoint = "api/maintenance/firmware/firmware"
 	}
 
-	mybytes, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+	mybytes, err = io.ReadAll(reader)
 	fmt.Printf("ReadAll reader before uploadFW len:%d\n", len(mybytes))
 
 	a.log.V(2).WithValues("step", "2/4").Info("upload BMC firmware image to " + fwEndpoint)