diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannel.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannel.java
index f03f6dbc522..ae280489a14 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannel.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannel.java
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ public class HttpChannel<T> implements HttpParser.RequestHandler<T>, Runnable
     public boolean handle()
     {
         LOG.debug("{} handle enter", this);
-        if(_state.isCompleted())
-            return false;
 
         setCurrentHttpChannel(this);
 
@@ -332,16 +330,11 @@ public class HttpChannel<T> implements HttpParser.RequestHandler<T>, Runnable
             }
             finally
             {
-                next=Next.RECYCLE;
+                _request.setHandled(true);
+                _transport.completed();
             }
         }
 
-        if (next==Next.RECYCLE)
-        {
-            _request.setHandled(true);
-            _transport.completed();
-        }
-
         LOG.debug("{} handle exit, result {}", this, next);
 
         return next!=Next.WAIT;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
index a117b8e77fd..10ee7bc7b17 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpChannelState.java
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@ public class HttpChannelState
         COMPLETING,    // Request is completable
         COMPLETED      // Request is complete
     }
-    
+
     public enum Next
     {
         CONTINUE,       // Continue handling the channel        
         WAIT,           // Wait for further events 
-        COMPLETE,       // Complete the channel
-        RECYCLE,        // Channel is completed
+        COMPLETE        // Complete the channel
     }
 
     private final HttpChannel<?> _channel;
@@ -190,12 +189,12 @@ public class HttpChannelState
 
                 case COMPLETING:
                     return Next.COMPLETE;
-                    
+
                 case ASYNCWAIT:
                     return Next.WAIT;
-                    
+
                 case COMPLETED:
-                    return Next.RECYCLE;
+                    return Next.WAIT;
 
                 case REDISPATCH:
                     _state=State.REDISPATCHED;
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ public class HttpChannelState
                     _event.setDispatchTarget(context,path);
                     _dispatched=true;
                     break;
-                    
+
                 default:
                     throw new IllegalStateException(this.getStatusString());
             }
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ public class HttpChannelState
                     break;
             }
         }
-        
+
         scheduleDispatch();
     }
 
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ public class HttpChannelState
             return _expired;
         }
     }
-    
+
     public boolean isInitial()
     {
         synchronized(this)