diff --git a/src/mux_h1.c b/src/mux_h1.c
index f407492..c29c4ed 100644
--- a/src/mux_h1.c
+++ b/src/mux_h1.c
@@ -2556,9 +2556,10 @@
 		_HA_ATOMIC_INC(&sess->listener->counters->failed_req);
 
 	h1c->errcode = 408;
+	ret = h1_send_error(h1c);
 	if (b_data(&h1c->ibuf) || !(sess->fe->options & PR_O_NULLNOLOG))
-		ret = h1_send_error(h1c);
-	sess_log(sess);
+		sess_log(sess);
+
   end:
 	return ret;
 }