diff --git a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_session.hpp b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_session.hpp
index b24b1b0501..f8ef408f5f 100644
--- a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_session.hpp
+++ b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_session.hpp
@@ -492,8 +492,9 @@ class beast_http_session : public detail::abstract_conn,
 
    void run_session() {
       if(auto error_str = verify_max_requests_in_flight(); !error_str.empty()) {
+         res_->keep_alive(false);
          send_busy_response(std::move(error_str));
-         return do_eof();
+         return;
       }
 
       do_read_header();