diff --git a/extras/httpd/httpd.c b/extras/httpd/httpd.c
index f647ca6..7213b1e 100644
--- a/extras/httpd/httpd.c
+++ b/extras/httpd/httpd.c
@@ -2547,11 +2547,11 @@ http_recv(void *arg, struct tcp_pcb *pcb, struct pbuf *p, err_t err)
       LWIP_DEBUGF(HTTPD_DEBUG, ("[wsoc] freeing buffer\n"));
       pbuf_free(p);
     }
+    /* reset timeout */
+    hs->retries = 0;
     if (err == ERR_CLSD) {
       http_close_conn(pcb, hs);
     }
-    /* reset timeout */
-    hs->retries = 0;
     return ERR_OK;
   }