diff --git a/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_handle.c b/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_handle.c
index 1d8a31b71..ba1f8c217 100644
--- a/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_handle.c
+++ b/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_handle.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ keys_completed_cb (void *cls,
     exchange->retry_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (exchange->retry_delay,
                                                          &request_keys,
                                                          exchange);
-    break;
+    return;
   case MHD_HTTP_OK:
     if (NULL == resp_obj)
     {