diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
index 3f2efa81d7..27430b6550 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,11 @@ public:
         size_t len = size * nmemb;
 
         String header (ptr, len);
-        responseHeaders += header;
+
+        if (! header.contains (":") && header.startsWithIgnoreCase ("HTTP/"))
+            responseHeaders.clear();
+        else
+            responseHeaders += header;
 
         return len;
     }
@@ -617,8 +621,7 @@ public:
     int64 contentLength = -1, streamPos = 0;
     MemoryBlock curlBuffer;
     MemoryBlock headersAndPostData;
-    String responseHeaders { "\r\n" }; // WebInputStream::parseHttpHeaders skips the first header line (assumes status)
-    String requestHeaders;
+    String responseHeaders, requestHeaders;
     int statusCode = -1;
 
     //==============================================================================