diff --git a/http/vibe/http/client.d b/http/vibe/http/client.d
index 8e719c8299..bb3d58c38a 100644
--- a/http/vibe/http/client.d
+++ b/http/vibe/http/client.d
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ final class HTTPClient {
 	{
 		assert(!m_requesting, "Interleaved HTTP client requests detected!");
 		assert(!m_responding, "Interleaved HTTP client request/response detected!");
-
+		scope(failure) disconnect;
+		
 		m_requesting = true;
 		scope(exit) m_requesting = false;