1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_http.c b/plugins/check_http.c
index 2259c6ff..5da5750a 100644
--- a/plugins/check_http.c
+++ b/plugins/check_http.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ check_http (void)
                         }
                 }
 
-                /* optionally send http POST data */
+                /* either send http POST data */
                 if (http_post_data) {
                         asprintf (&buf, "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n");
                         if (SSL_write (ssl, buf, strlen (buf)) == -1) {
@@ -615,12 +615,13 @@ check_http (void)
                                 return STATE_CRITICAL;
                         }
                 }
-
-                /* send a newline so the server knows we're done with the request */
-                asprintf (&buf, "\r\n\r\n");
-                if (SSL_write (ssl, buf, strlen (buf)) == -1) {
-                        ERR_print_errors_fp (stderr);
-                        return STATE_CRITICAL;
+                else {
+                        /* or just a newline so the server knows we're done with the request */
+                        asprintf (&buf, "\r\n");
+                        if (SSL_write (ssl, buf, strlen (buf)) == -1) {
+                                ERR_print_errors_fp (stderr);
+                                return STATE_CRITICAL;
+                        }
                 }
 
         }
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ check_http (void)
                         send (sd, buf, strlen (buf), 0);
                 }
 
-                /* optionally send http POST data */
+                /* either send http POST data */
                 /* written by Chris Henesy <lurker@shadowtech.org> */
                 if (http_post_data) {
                         asprintf (&buf, "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n");
@@ -662,10 +663,11 @@ check_http (void)
                         http_post_data = strscat (http_post_data, "\r\n");
                         send (sd, http_post_data, strlen (http_post_data), 0);
                 }
-
-                /* send a newline so the server knows we're done with the request */
-                asprintf (&buf, "\r\n");
-                send (sd, buf, strlen (buf), 0);
+                else {
+                        /* send a newline so the server knows we're done with the request */
+                        asprintf (&buf, "\r\n");
+                        send (sd, buf, strlen (buf), 0);
+                }
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
         }
 #endif