diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 67a55124..2e077d73 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -283,15 +283,7 @@ void _tf_ssb_rpc_tunnel_callback(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags,
 	tunnel_t* tun = user_data;
 	if (flags & k_ssb_rpc_flag_end_error)
 	{
-		tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send(
-			connection,
-			flags,
-			-request_number,
-			(const uint8_t*)"false",
-			strlen("false"),
-			NULL,
-			NULL,
-			NULL);
+		tf_ssb_connection_remove_request(connection, request_number);
 		tf_ssb_connection_close(tun->connection);
 	}
 	else