diff --git a/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_offload.c b/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_offload.c
index 5f044860c62..a06a1d23cfc 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_offload.c
+++ b/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_offload.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int esp_listen(struct net_context *context, int backlog)
 
 static int _sock_connect(struct esp_data *dev, struct esp_socket *sock)
 {
-	char connect_msg[sizeof("AT+CIPSTART=0,\"TCP\",\"\",65535,7200") +
+	char connect_msg[sizeof("AT+CIPSTART=000,\"TCP\",\"\",65535,7200") +
 			 NET_IPV4_ADDR_LEN];
 	char addr_str[NET_IPV4_ADDR_LEN];
 	struct sockaddr dst;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void esp_recvdata_work(struct k_work *work)
 	struct esp_socket *sock = CONTAINER_OF(work, struct esp_socket,
 					       recvdata_work);
 	struct esp_data *data = esp_socket_to_dev(sock);
-	char cmd[sizeof("AT+CIPRECVDATA=0,"STRINGIFY(CIPRECVDATA_MAX_LEN))];
+	char cmd[sizeof("AT+CIPRECVDATA=000,"STRINGIFY(CIPRECVDATA_MAX_LEN))];
 	static const struct modem_cmd cmds[] = {
 		MODEM_CMD_DIRECT(_CIPRECVDATA, on_cmd_ciprecvdata),
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_socket.c b/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_socket.c
index 0dc922ee05d..e3600ea5366 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/wifi/esp_at/esp_socket.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void esp_socket_rx(struct esp_socket *sock, struct net_buf *buf,
 void esp_socket_close(struct esp_socket *sock)
 {
 	struct esp_data *dev = esp_socket_to_dev(sock);
-	char cmd_buf[sizeof("AT+CIPCLOSE=0")];
+	char cmd_buf[sizeof("AT+CIPCLOSE=000")];
 	int ret;
 
 	snprintk(cmd_buf, sizeof(cmd_buf), "AT+CIPCLOSE=%d",