diff --git a/include/crow/http_response.h b/include/crow/http_response.h
index 47d1dc171..fffbffbc5 100644
--- a/include/crow/http_response.h
+++ b/include/crow/http_response.h
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ namespace crow
                 if (complete_request_handler_)
                 {
                     complete_request_handler_();
+                    manual_length_header = false;
+                    skip_body = false;
                 }
             }
         }