diff --git a/src/modules/http_client/curlcon.c b/src/modules/http_client/curlcon.c
index cc5c9ed4974..8e73200f0e6 100644
--- a/src/modules/http_client/curlcon.c
+++ b/src/modules/http_client/curlcon.c
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ int fixup_raw_http_client_conn_list(void)
 	while (raw_conn_list != NULL)
 	{
 		raw_cc = raw_conn_list;
+		raw_conn_list = raw_conn_list->next;
 		if (raw_cc->name.s) pkg_free(raw_cc->name.s);
 		if (raw_cc->url.s) pkg_free(raw_cc->url.s);
 		if (raw_cc->username.s) pkg_free(raw_cc->username.s);
@@ -690,7 +691,6 @@ int fixup_raw_http_client_conn_list(void)
 		if (raw_cc->ciphersuites.s) pkg_free(raw_cc->ciphersuites.s);
 		if (raw_cc->http_proxy.s) pkg_free(raw_cc->http_proxy.s);
 		pkg_free(raw_cc);
-		raw_conn_list = raw_conn_list->next;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }