diff --git a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
index 59b1c06..68e9032 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/proxy/ngx_http_proxy_handler.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
     /* TODO: move connection to the connection pool */
 
     if (ngx_del_conn) {
-        ngx_del_conn(c);
+        ngx_del_conn(c, NGX_CLOSE_EVENT);
 
     } else {
         if (c->read->active) {