diff --git a/main/http.c b/main/http.c
index 89bde86799..dcbfc4d665 100644
--- a/main/http.c
+++ b/main/http.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ void ast_http_send(struct ast_tcptls_session_instance *ser,
 			while ((len = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0) {
 				if (fwrite(buf, len, 1, ser->f) != 1) {
 					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "fwrite() failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}