diff --git a/ipmbbridged.cpp b/ipmbbridged.cpp
index 07e0740..a2bcf6b 100644
--- a/ipmbbridged.cpp
+++ b/ipmbbridged.cpp
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t> buffer{};
     if (request->ipmbToi2cConstruct(buffer) != 0)
     {
+        makeRequestInvalid(*request);
         return returnStatus(ipmbResponseStatus::error);
     }