diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 09a074aae..54a5b6d51 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -19675,6 +19675,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                 '_POST', 'create_session',
                                 self.server.debug)
             self._404()
+            self.server.postreq_busy = False
             return
 
         # returns after this point should set postreq_busy to False