diff --git a/src/proto_htx.c b/src/proto_htx.c
index 1b73fe4..1c82bcd 100644
--- a/src/proto_htx.c
+++ b/src/proto_htx.c
@@ -1010,8 +1010,7 @@
 	 */
 	s->logs.t_queue = tv_ms_elapsed(&s->logs.tv_accept, &now);
 
-	if (!(req->flags & CF_READ_ERROR))
-		htx_reply_and_close(s, txn->status, htx_error_message(s));
+	htx_reply_and_close(s, txn->status, (!(req->flags & CF_READ_ERROR) ? htx_error_message(s) : NULL));
 
 	req->analysers &= AN_REQ_FLT_END;
 	req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;