diff --git a/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx b/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
index 2af6ba881..84ea59b3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ CurlRequest::Start()
 void
 CurlRequest::Stop()
 {
-	assert(registered);
+	if (!registered)
+		return;
 
 	global.Remove(easy.Get());
 	registered = false;
@@ -93,8 +94,7 @@ CurlRequest::FreeEasy()
 	if (!easy)
 		return;
 
-	if (registered)
-		Stop();
+	Stop();
 	easy = nullptr;
 }