diff --git a/http/http_body.hpp b/http/http_body.hpp
index 4b58f21..f2ec53f 100644
--- a/http/http_body.hpp
+++ b/http/http_body.hpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
         strBody.shrink_to_fit();
         fileHandle = boost::beast::file_posix();
         fileSize = std::nullopt;
+        encodingType = EncodingType::Raw;
     }
 
     void open(const char* path, boost::beast::file_mode mode,
diff --git a/http/http_response.hpp b/http/http_response.hpp
index afd51c1..c93d60d 100644
--- a/http/http_response.hpp
+++ b/http/http_response.hpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
     {
         BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("{} Clearing response containers", logPtr(this));
         response.clear();
+        response.body().clear();
 
         jsonValue = nullptr;
         completed = false;