diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/io/WebServer.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/io/WebServer.java
index d858eb86688e..e3398f6babb7 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/io/WebServer.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/org/jetbrains/io/WebServer.java
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ public class WebServer {
     public void messageReceived(ChannelHandlerContext context, MessageEvent event) throws Exception {
       if (!(event.getMessage() instanceof HttpRequest)) {
         context.sendUpstream(event);
+        return;
       }
 
       HttpRequest request = (HttpRequest)event.getMessage();