diff --git a/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx b/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
index de97f1555..45dd440ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/curl/Request.cxx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2018 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright 2008-2021 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@
 CurlRequest::CurlRequest(CurlGlobal &_global,
 			 CurlResponseHandler &_handler)
 	:global(_global), handler(_handler)
+{
+	SetupEasy();
+}
+
+CurlRequest::~CurlRequest() noexcept
+{
+	FreeEasy();
+}
+
+void
+CurlRequest::SetupEasy()
 {
 	error_buffer[0] = 0;
 
@@ -65,11 +76,6 @@ CurlRequest::CurlRequest(CurlGlobal &_global,
 	easy.SetOption(CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, (long) CURLAUTH_ANY);
 }
 
-CurlRequest::~CurlRequest() noexcept
-{
-	FreeEasy();
-}
-
 void
 CurlRequest::Start()
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/curl/Request.hxx b/src/lib/curl/Request.hxx
index d18e06c4f..a43b29bf9 100644
--- a/src/lib/curl/Request.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/curl/Request.hxx
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ public:
 	void Done(CURLcode result) noexcept;
 
 private:
+	void SetupEasy();
+
 	/**
 	 * Frees the current "libcurl easy" handle, and everything
 	 * associated with it.