diff --git a/lib/http_forward.js b/lib/http_forward.js
index 95db6a13a6ef03915821b71d208695782da195f0..deafa9514fdfb9b6bdfc1b737fc3fcc8e0a6c3b1 100644
--- a/lib/http_forward.js
+++ b/lib/http_forward.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = function(dest, req, res, cb) {
       cb();
     });
   }).on('error', function(e) {
-    res.end();
     cb(e);
   });