diff --git a/src/transports/http.c b/src/transports/http.c
index 30520a05d..efa638356 100644
--- a/src/transports/http.c
+++ b/src/transports/http.c
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ static int http_connect(http_subtransport *t)
 		git_stream_close(t->io);
 		git_stream_free(t->io);
 		t->io = NULL;
+		t->connected = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (t->connection_data.use_ssl) {