diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 8a1d44762484d0fbe397e0fdce0ef8c3a3b7d6e9..63be8bff615b717902d3ff2c8c7631329846e717 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *client) Execute(req *cmds.Request, re cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.En
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			return err
+			return closeErr
 		}
 	}