1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/methods/http.cc b/methods/http.cc
index d5a00211f..8d3c569c1 100644
--- a/methods/http.cc
+++ b/methods/http.cc
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ bool HttpServerState::RunData(FileFd * const File)
 									/*}}}*/
 bool HttpServerState::RunDataToDevNull()				/*{{{*/
 {
+   // no need to clean up if we discard the connection anyhow
+   if (Persistent == false)
+      return true;
    FileFd DevNull("/dev/null", FileFd::WriteOnly);
    return RunData(&DevNull);
 }