diff --git a/libs/unimrcp/libs/uni-rtsp/src/rtsp_client.c b/libs/unimrcp/libs/uni-rtsp/src/rtsp_client.c
index 9c4d23ba90..bda238b513 100644
--- a/libs/unimrcp/libs/uni-rtsp/src/rtsp_client.c
+++ b/libs/unimrcp/libs/uni-rtsp/src/rtsp_client.c
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_task_msg_process(apt_task_t *task, apt_task_msg_t
 
 static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_poller_signal_process(void *obj, const apr_pollfd_t *descriptor);
 
+static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_message_handler(rtsp_client_connection_t *rtsp_connection, rtsp_message_t *message, apt_message_status_e status);
 static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_message_send(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_connection_t *connection, rtsp_message_t *message);
 static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_session_message_process(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_session_t *session, rtsp_message_t *message);
 static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_session_request_process(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_session_t *session, rtsp_message_t *message);
 static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_session_response_process(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_session_t *session, rtsp_message_t *request, rtsp_message_t *response);
-
 static void rtsp_client_timer_proc(apt_timer_t *timer, void *obj);
 
 /** Create RTSP client */
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_request_cancel(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_
 	}
 
 	request = session->active_request;
-	session->active_request = NULL;
 
 	response = rtsp_response_create(
 						request,
@@ -757,8 +756,8 @@ static apt_bool_t rtsp_client_request_cancel(rtsp_client_t *client, rtsp_client_
 		request->header.session_id.buf ? request->header.session_id.buf : "new",
 		request->header.cseq,
 		status_code);
-	rtsp_client_session_response_process(client,session,request,response);
-	return TRUE;
+
+	return rtsp_client_message_handler(session->connection, response, APT_MESSAGE_STATUS_COMPLETE);
 }
 
 /* RTSP connection disconnected */