diff --git a/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-h1.c b/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-h1.c
index aa6c71a22..f412a229a 100644
--- a/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-h1.c
+++ b/lib/secure-streams/protocols/ss-h1.c
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ malformed:
 			if (lws_ss_event_helper(h, LWSSSCS_QOS_NACK_REMOTE))
 				break;
 
-		h->wsi = NULL;
 		h->txn_ok = 1;
 
 		//bad = status != 200;