diff --git a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/RequestHeader.java b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/RequestHeader.java
index 740748cce..88f238198 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/RequestHeader.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/cora/protocol/RequestHeader.java
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ public class RequestHeader extends HeaderFramework implements HttpServletRequest
     @Override
     public AsyncContext startAsync(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse) throws IllegalStateException {
         if (_request != null) {
-            startAsync(servletRequest, servletResponse);
+            return _request.startAsync(servletRequest, servletResponse);
         }
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
     }