diff --git a/gabbi/httpclient.py b/gabbi/httpclient.py
index 9911846..46affa9 100644
--- a/gabbi/httpclient.py
+++ b/gabbi/httpclient.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def request(self, absolute_uri, method, body, headers, redirect):
         headers = response.headers
         headers['status'] = str(status)
         headers['reason'] = reason
+
+        self.clear()
         return headers, content