diff --git a/lib/roles/http/client/client-http.c b/lib/roles/http/client/client-http.c
index 7dce85000..16fd8b245 100644
--- a/lib/roles/http/client/client-http.c
+++ b/lib/roles/http/client/client-http.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ hs2:
 			lwsl_err("Failed to generate handshake for client\n");
 			lws_close_free_wsi(wsi, LWS_CLOSE_STATUS_NOSTATUS,
 					   "chs");
-			return 0;
+			return -1;
 		}
 
 		/* send our request to the server */