diff --git a/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.cpp b/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.cpp
index 26971ff..f554111 100644
--- a/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
     return data_;
 }
 
+void Ringbuffer::clear() {
+    data_.clear();
+    size_ = 0;
+}
+
 }  // namespace implementation
 }  // namespace V1_5
 }  // namespace wifi
diff --git a/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.h b/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.h
index d8b87f2..03fb37a 100644
--- a/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.h
+++ b/wifi/1.5/default/ringbuffer.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     // within |maxSize_|.
     void append(const std::vector<uint8_t>& input);
     const std::list<std::vector<uint8_t>>& getData() const;
+    void clear();
 
    private:
     std::list<std::vector<uint8_t>> data_;
diff --git a/wifi/1.5/default/wifi_chip.cpp b/wifi/1.5/default/wifi_chip.cpp
index 6fa9601..82d794c 100644
--- a/wifi/1.5/default/wifi_chip.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.5/default/wifi_chip.cpp
@@ -1948,8 +1948,8 @@
     // write ringbuffers to file
     {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(lock_t);
-        for (const auto& item : ringbuffer_map_) {
-            const Ringbuffer& cur_buffer = item.second;
+        for (auto& item : ringbuffer_map_) {
+            Ringbuffer& cur_buffer = item.second;
             if (cur_buffer.getData().empty()) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@
                     PLOG(ERROR) << "Error writing to file";
                 }
             }
+            cur_buffer.clear();
         }
         // unique_lock unlocked here
     }