diff --git a/crypto/http/http_client.c b/crypto/http/http_client.c
index 8fcc9c3..088b6cd 100644
--- a/crypto/http/http_client.c
+++ b/crypto/http/http_client.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
                 rctx->redirection_url = value;
                 return 0;
             }
-            if (rctx->expected_ct != NULL
+            if (rctx->state == OHS_HEADERS && rctx->expected_ct != NULL
                     && OPENSSL_strcasecmp(key, "Content-Type") == 0) {
                 if (OPENSSL_strcasecmp(rctx->expected_ct, value) != 0) {
                     ERR_raise_data(ERR_LIB_HTTP, HTTP_R_UNEXPECTED_CONTENT_TYPE,