diff --git a/src/protocol/nntp/connection.c b/src/protocol/nntp/connection.c
index 2b95169cd..e054fcfd0 100644
--- a/src/protocol/nntp/connection.c
+++ b/src/protocol/nntp/connection.c
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ nntp_end_request(struct connection *conn, enum connection_state state)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (conn->state == S_OK) {
+	if (state == S_OK) {
 		if (conn->cached) {
 			normalize_cache_entry(conn->cached, conn->from);
 		}
-	} else if (conn->state == S_OUT_OF_MEM) {
+	} else if (state == S_OUT_OF_MEM) {
 		/* FIXME: Clear the socket buffers before ending so the one
 		 * grabing the keepalive connection will be able to go on. */
 	}