diff --git a/client-runtime/src/main/java/com/microsoft/rest/retry/RetryHandler.java b/client-runtime/src/main/java/com/microsoft/rest/retry/RetryHandler.java
index e56c061de6a01..649a769af99f0 100644
--- a/client-runtime/src/main/java/com/microsoft/rest/retry/RetryHandler.java
+++ b/client-runtime/src/main/java/com/microsoft/rest/retry/RetryHandler.java
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ public Response intercept(Chain chain) throws IOException {
 
         // try the request
         Response response = chain.proceed(request);
-        response.body().close();
 
         int tryCount = 0;
         while (retryStrategy.shouldRetry(tryCount, response)) {
             tryCount++;
+            response.body().close();
             // retry the request
             response = chain.proceed(request);
         }