diff --git a/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp b/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
index 0b67cab259..16527faf2f 100644
--- a/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/webrequest_curl.cpp
@@ -230,16 +230,13 @@ bool wxWebRequestCURL::StartRequest()
 {
     m_bytesSent = 0;
 
-    if ( m_sessionImpl.StartRequest(*this) )
-    {
-        SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Active);
-        return true;
-    }
-    else
+    if ( !m_sessionImpl.StartRequest(*this) )
     {
         SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Failed);
         return false;
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxWebRequestCURL::Cancel()
@@ -517,6 +514,8 @@ bool wxWebSessionCURL::StartRequest(wxWebRequestCURL & request)
             return false;
     }
 
+    request.SetState(wxWebRequest::State_Active);
+
     // Signal the worker thread to resume work
     wxMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
     m_condition.Signal();