diff --git a/utils/cups-browsed.c b/utils/cups-browsed.c
index 1e3ba18..331d587 100644
--- a/utils/cups-browsed.c
+++ b/utils/cups-browsed.c
@@ -3475,6 +3475,12 @@ on_job_state (CupsNotifier *object,
 	  break;
       }
 
+      if (http)
+      {
+          httpClose(http);
+          http = NULL;
+      }  
+
       /* Write the selected destination host into an option of our implicit
 	 class queue (cups-browsed-dest-printer="<dest>") so that the
 	 implicitclass backend will pick it up */