diff --git a/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.Legacy.cs b/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.Legacy.cs
index 1d376d5e13b..542d85e2bd7 100644
--- a/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.Legacy.cs
+++ b/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.Legacy.cs
@@ -485,12 +485,12 @@ protected virtual async Task WriteRequestContentToOutput (HttpRequestMessage req
 					}
 				}
 
+				CopyHeaders (httpConnection, ret);
+				ParseCookies (ret, connectionUri);
+
 				if (disposeRet) {
 					ret.Dispose ();
 					ret = null!;
-				} else {
-					CopyHeaders (httpConnection, ret);
-					ParseCookies (ret, connectionUri);
 				}
 
 				// We don't want to pass the authorization header onto the next location