diff --git a/src/gun_http2.erl b/src/gun_http2.erl
index ec105781..5e59eb43 100644
--- a/src/gun_http2.erl
+++ b/src/gun_http2.erl
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ request(State=#http2_state{http2_machine=HTTP2Machine}, StreamRef, ReplyTo, Meth
 		true ->
 			ReplyTo ! {gun_error, self(), stream_ref(State, StreamRef),
 				too_many_streams},
-			{State, CookieStore, EvHandlerState};
+			{[], CookieStore, EvHandlerState};
 		false ->
 			request1(State, StreamRef, ReplyTo, Method, Host, Port,
 				Path, Headers, Body, InitialFlow, CookieStore,