diff --git a/qw/source/cl_http.c b/qw/source/cl_http.c
index efa670c79..38bd9f204 100644
--- a/qw/source/cl_http.c
+++ b/qw/source/cl_http.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ CL_HTTP_Update (void)
 				Sys_Printf ("download failed: %ld\n", response_code);
 				CL_FailDownload ();
 			}
-			curl_multi_remove_handle (multi_handle, easy_handle);
+			CL_HTTP_Reset ();
 		}
 	}
 }