diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index a7fd52baa..f8e481c27 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -5170,6 +5170,8 @@ static int hlua_http_new(lua_State *L, struct hlua_txn *txn)
 
 	htxn->s = txn->s;
 	htxn->p = txn->p;
+	htxn->dir = txn->dir;
+	htxn->flags = txn->flags;
 
 	/* Pop a class stream metatable and affect it to the table. */
 	lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, class_http_ref);