diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
index 7ae735514..a5bacbe4b 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     // Ensure we abort proxy if request is aborted
-    req.on('aborted', function () {
-      proxyReq.abort();
+    res.on('close', function () {
+      proxyReq.destroy();
     });
 
     // handle errors in proxy and incoming request, just like for forward proxy