diff --git a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpDestination.java b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpDestination.java
index e8b071d6679..ed0e1c2ae07 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpDestination.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpDestination.java
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ public class HttpDestination
     public void resend(HttpExchange ex) throws IOException
     {
         ex.getEventListener().onRetry();
+        ex.reset();
         doSend(ex);
     }