diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 04238f669..48161c6da 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -3651,6 +3651,8 @@ int TLSX_CSR_InitRequest_ex(TLSX* extensions, DecodedCert* cert,
                 if (request->serial != NULL) {
                     /* clear request contents before re-use */
                     FreeOcspRequest(request);
+                    if (csr->requests > 0)
+                        csr->requests--;
                 }
                 /* preserve nonce */
                 XMEMCPY(nonce, request->nonce, nonceSz);