diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/httpclient/impl/DefaultResponseConsumedWatcher.java b/src/java/org/apache/httpclient/impl/DefaultResponseConsumedWatcher.java
index 9656c6a70..b24ff8788 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/httpclient/impl/DefaultResponseConsumedWatcher.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/httpclient/impl/DefaultResponseConsumedWatcher.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class DefaultResponseConsumedWatcher
     
     public void responseConsumed() {
         ConnectionReuseStrategy s = new DefaultConnectionReuseStrategy();
-        if (!s.keepAlive(this.response)) {
+        if (!s.keepAlive(this.conn, this.response)) {
             try {
                 this.conn.close();
             } catch (IOException ex) {