diff --git a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
index e6c4485..735db35 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 static void ngx_http_proxy_process_upstream_headers(ngx_event_t *rev);
 static ssize_t ngx_http_proxy_read_upstream_header(ngx_http_proxy_ctx_t *);
 static int ngx_http_proxy_parse_status_line(ngx_http_proxy_ctx_t *p);
+static void ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(ngx_http_proxy_ctx_t *p);
 static void ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c);
 
 static int ngx_http_proxy_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
@@ -386,8 +387,7 @@
     ngx_log_debug(rev->log, "http proxy process status line");
 
     if (rev->timedout) {
-        ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(c);
-        ngx_http_finalize_request(p->request, NGX_HTTP_GATEWAY_TIME_OUT);
+        ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(p);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -405,7 +405,12 @@
 
     n = ngx_http_proxy_read_upstream_header(p);
 
-    if (n == NGX_AGAIN || n == NGX_ERROR) {
+    if (n == NGX_ERROR) {
+        ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(p);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (n == NGX_AGAIN) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -473,8 +478,7 @@
     ngx_log_debug(rev->log, "http proxy process header line");
 
     if (rev->timedout) {
-        ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(c);
-        ngx_http_finalize_request(p->request, NGX_HTTP_GATEWAY_TIME_OUT);
+        ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(p);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -484,7 +488,12 @@
         if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
             n = ngx_http_proxy_read_upstream_header(p);
 
-            if (n == NGX_AGAIN || n == NGX_ERROR) {
+            if (n == NGX_ERROR) {
+                ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(p);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (n == NGX_AGAIN) {
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -549,6 +558,7 @@
 
 #if 0
             ngx_http_header_parse_error(r, rc);
+            ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(p);
 #endif
             ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(c);
             ngx_http_finalize_request(p->request, NGX_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY);
@@ -622,8 +632,6 @@
     }
 
     if (n == 0 || n == NGX_ERROR) {
-        ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(p->upstream.connection);
-        ngx_http_finalize_request(p->request, NGX_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY);
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -831,6 +839,18 @@
     return NGX_AGAIN;
 }
 
+static void ngx_http_proxy_next_upstream(ngx_http_proxy_ctx_t *p)
+{
+    if (p->upstream.connection) {
+        ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(p->upstream.connection);
+        p->upstream.connection = NULL;
+
+        ngx_http_proxy_send_request(p);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
 
 static void ngx_http_proxy_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
 {
diff --git a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.h b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.h
index 1d51360..9aeb965 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.h
+++ b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     int                         location_len;
     ngx_str_t                   host_header;
 
+    /* used to parse an upstream HTTP header */
     char                       *status_start;
     char                       *status_end;
     int                         status_count;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 };
 
 
-#define NGX_HTTP_PROXY_PARSE_NO_HEADER  10
+#define NGX_HTTP_PROXY_PARSE_NO_HEADER  20
 
 
 #endif /* _NGX_HTTP_PROXY_HANDLER_H_INCLUDED_ */