diff --git a/client/http.C b/client/http.C
index ff4b7e363e..ce64d388bd 100644
--- a/client/http.C
+++ b/client/http.C
@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ bool HTTP_OP_SET::poll(double) {
                     retval = unlink(htp->outfile);
                     // no error check here because file need not already exist
 
-                    bytes_xferred = 0;
-                    file_offset = 0;
+                    htp->bytes_xferred = 0;
+                    htp->file_offset = 0;
                     // fall through
                     //
                 case HTTP_OP_GET: