diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncHttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncHttpConnection.java
index 59e66626e69..cbd9b7ecf39 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncHttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncHttpConnection.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class AsyncHttpConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implements Async
         _asyncEndp=(AsyncEndPoint)endpoint;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public Connection handle() throws IOException
     {
         Connection connection = this;
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ public class AsyncHttpConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implements Async
         try
         {
             setCurrentConnection(this);
-            
+
             // don't check for idle while dispatched (unless blocking IO is done).
             _asyncEndp.setCheckForIdle(false);
-            
+
 
             // While progress and the connection has not changed
             while (progress && connection==this)
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class AsyncHttpConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implements Async
                 {
                     // Handle resumed request
                     if (_request._async.isAsync())
-                    { 
+                    {
                        if (_request._async.isDispatchable())
                            handleRequest();
                     }
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public class AsyncHttpConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implements Async
                     }
                     else if (_request.getAsyncContinuation().isAsyncStarted())
                     {
-                        // The request is suspended, so even though progress has been made, 
+                        // The request is suspended, so even though progress has been made,
                         // exit the while loop by setting progress to false
                         LOG.debug("suspended {}",this);
                         progress=false;
@@ -137,21 +138,18 @@ public class AsyncHttpConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implements Async
         finally
         {
             setCurrentConnection(null);
-            
+
             // If we are not suspended
             if (!_request.getAsyncContinuation().isAsyncStarted())
             {
                 // return buffers
                 _parser.returnBuffers();
                 _generator.returnBuffers();
-            }
-            
-            // reenable idle checking unless request is suspended
-            if(!_request.getAsyncContinuation().isAsyncStarted())
-            {
+
+                // reenable idle checking unless request is suspended
                 _asyncEndp.setCheckForIdle(true);
             }
-            
+
             // Safety net to catch spinning
             if (some_progress)
                 _total_no_progress=0;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/SelectChannelTimeoutTest.java b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/SelectChannelTimeoutTest.java
index b0b3af66339..ed0ec70ea08 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/SelectChannelTimeoutTest.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/SelectChannelTimeoutTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.server;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ public class SelectChannelTimeoutTest extends ConnectorTimeoutTest
 
         _handler.setSuspendFor(100);
         _handler.setResumeAfter(25);
-         assertTrue(process(null).toUpperCase().contains("RESUMED"));
+        assertTrue(process(null).toUpperCase().contains("RESUMED"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public class SelectChannelTimeoutTest extends ConnectorTimeoutTest
 
     private synchronized String process(String content) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException, InterruptedException
     {
-        String request = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n" + "Host: localhost\r\n" + "Connection: close\r\n";
+        String request = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n" + "Host: localhost\r\n";
 
         if (content == null)
             request += "\r\n";
@@ -97,11 +96,13 @@ public class SelectChannelTimeoutTest extends ConnectorTimeoutTest
     {
         SelectChannelConnector connector = (SelectChannelConnector)_connector;
         Socket socket = new Socket((String)null,connector.getLocalPort());
+        socket.setSoTimeout(10 * MAX_IDLE_TIME);
         socket.getOutputStream().write(request.getBytes("UTF-8"));
         InputStream inputStream = socket.getInputStream();
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
         String response = IO.toString(inputStream);
-        Thread.sleep(500);
-        assertEquals("Socket should be closed and return -1 on reading",-1,socket.getInputStream().read());
+        long timeElapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
+        assertTrue("Time elapsed should be at least MAX_IDLE_TIME",timeElapsed > MAX_IDLE_TIME);
         return response;
     }