diff --git a/tests/test-http-client-transport/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java b/tests/test-http-client-transport/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
index cc7651c34ba..2c91d53adcd 100644
--- a/tests/test-http-client-transport/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
+++ b/tests/test-http-client-transport/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/client/HttpClientTest.java
@@ -257,8 +257,13 @@ public class HttpClientTest extends AbstractTest
             @Override
             public void handle(String target, Request baseRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException
             {
-                baseRequest.setHandled(true);
-                response.getOutputStream().write(new byte[length]);
+                try
+                {
+                    baseRequest.setHandled(true);
+                    response.getOutputStream().write(new byte[length]);
+                }
+                catch(IOException e)
+                {}
             }
         });