diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
index 30da5d6e..789d0b52 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*XMLHttpRequest {
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest) void {
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        transfer.terminate();
         self._transfer = null;
     }
     self._page.releaseArena(self._arena);
diff --git a/src/http/Client.zig b/src/http/Client.zig
index a0f5ee81..9614d218 100644
--- a/src/http/Client.zig
+++ b/src/http/Client.zig
@@ -979,6 +979,13 @@ pub const Transfer = struct {
         self.deinit();
     }
 
+    pub fn terminate(self: *Transfer) void {
+        if (self._handle != null) {
+            self.client.endTransfer(self);
+        }
+        self.deinit();
+    }
+
     // internal, when the page is shutting down. Doesn't have the same ceremony
     // as abort (doesn't send a notification, doesn't invoke an error callback)
     fn kill(self: *Transfer) void {