diff --git a/src/http/client/http_client.cc b/src/http/client/http_client.cc
index 5dbfca5242c..355f38e0ec1 100644
--- a/src/http/client/http_client.cc
+++ b/src/http/client/http_client.cc
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ void HttpConnection::HttpProcessInternal(const std::string body, std::string pat
         return;
     }
 
+    if (curl_handle_) {
+        // delete existing curl_handle
+        del_curl_handle(curl_handle_, gi);
+    }
     curl_handle->connection = this;
     set_curl_handle(curl_handle);
 
diff --git a/src/http/client/http_curl.cc b/src/http/client/http_curl.cc
index 900ae935c44..c3d8bd4ec91 100644
--- a/src/http/client/http_curl.cc
+++ b/src/http/client/http_curl.cc
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ static void check_multi_info(GlobalInfo *g)
         std::string empty_str("");
         if (conn->connection->HttpClientCb() != NULL)
             conn->connection->HttpClientCb()(empty_str, error);
-
-        conn->connection->set_curl_handle(NULL);
-        del_curl_handle(conn, g);
       }
     }
   }