diff --git a/kdc/connect.c b/kdc/connect.c
index fe18ec903..40ebb51da 100644
--- a/kdc/connect.c
+++ b/kdc/connect.c
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@ handle_tcp(struct descr *d, int index, int min_free)
 		"That page doesn't exist, maybe you are looking for "
 		"<A HREF=\"http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal\">Heimdal</A>?\r\n";
 	    write(d[index].s, msg, strlen(msg));
-	    clear_descr(d + index);
 	    kdc_log(0, "HTTP request from %s is non KDC request", addr);
 	    kdc_log(5, "Request: %s", t);
 	    free(data);
+	    clear_descr(d + index);
 	    goto out;
 	}
 	{