diff --git a/Sming/Components/rboot/src/Network/RbootHttpUpdater.cpp b/Sming/Components/rboot/src/Network/RbootHttpUpdater.cpp
index 883dd60dad..95bf2a843a 100644
--- a/Sming/Components/rboot/src/Network/RbootHttpUpdater.cpp
+++ b/Sming/Components/rboot/src/Network/RbootHttpUpdater.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,19 @@ void RbootHttpUpdater::start()
 
 int RbootHttpUpdater::itemComplete(HttpConnection& client, bool success)
 {
+	auto& it = items[currentItem];
+
 	if(!success) {
+		it.stream.release(); // Owned by HttpRequest
 		updateFailed();
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	auto& it = items[currentItem];
 	debug_d("Finished: URL: %s, Offset: 0x%X, Length: %u", it.url.c_str(), it.stream->getStartAddress(),
 			it.stream->available());
 
 	it.size = it.stream->available();
-	it.stream = nullptr; // the actual deletion will happen outside of this class
+	it.stream.release(); // the actual deletion will happen outside of this class
 	currentItem++;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -77,11 +79,6 @@ int RbootHttpUpdater::updateComplete(HttpConnection& client, bool success)
 		debug_d(" - item: %u, addr: 0x%X, url: %s", i, items[i].targetOffset, items[i].url.c_str());
 	}
 
-	if(!success) {
-		updateFailed();
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if(updateDelegate) {
 		updateDelegate(*this, true);
 	}
diff --git a/Sming/Libraries/OtaNetwork/src/HttpUpgrader.cpp b/Sming/Libraries/OtaNetwork/src/HttpUpgrader.cpp
index 90b893391f..a45be2c22f 100644
--- a/Sming/Libraries/OtaNetwork/src/HttpUpgrader.cpp
+++ b/Sming/Libraries/OtaNetwork/src/HttpUpgrader.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,19 @@ void HttpUpgrader::start()
 
 int HttpUpgrader::itemComplete(HttpConnection& client, bool success)
 {
+	auto& it = items[currentItem];
+
 	if(!success) {
+		it.stream.release(); // Owned by HttpRequest
 		updateFailed();
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	auto& it = items[currentItem];
 	debug_d("Finished: URL: %s, Offset: 0x%X, Length: %u", it.url.c_str(), it.partition.address(),
 			it.stream->available());
 
 	it.size = it.stream->available();
-	it.stream = nullptr; // the actual deletion will happen outside of this class
+	it.stream.release(); // the actual deletion will happen outside of this class
 	currentItem++;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -77,11 +79,6 @@ int HttpUpgrader::updateComplete(HttpConnection& client, bool success)
 		debug_d(" - item: %u, addr: 0x%X, url: %s", i, items[i].partition.address(), items[i].url.c_str());
 	}
 
-	if(!success) {
-		updateFailed();
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if(updateDelegate) {
 		updateDelegate(*this, true);
 	}