diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClRedirectorRegistry.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClRedirectorRegistry.cc
index 299ada714b3..2e7cf064bfa 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClRedirectorRegistry.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClRedirectorRegistry.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ void RedirectJob::Run( void *arg )
 {
   Message *msg = reinterpret_cast<Message*>( arg );
   // this makes sure the handler takes ownership of the new message
-  pHandler->Examine( msg );
-  pHandler->Process( msg );
+  if( pHandler->Examine( msg ) != IncomingMsgHandler::Action::Ignore )
+    pHandler->Process( msg );
   delete this;
 }