diff --git a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
index 8a12155df..8db20b6c5 100644
--- a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
+++ b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ debugWrite(GSHTTPURLHandle *handle, NSData *data)
 		    {
 		      [self writeProperty: auth forKey: @"Authorization"];
 		      [self _tryLoadInBackground: u];
+                      RELEASE(self);
 		      return;	// Retrying.
 		    }
 		}