diff --git a/src/freenet/node/RequestSender.java b/src/freenet/node/RequestSender.java
index ca40230038..9f8353deb7 100644
--- a/src/freenet/node/RequestSender.java
+++ b/src/freenet/node/RequestSender.java
@@ -1726,6 +1726,7 @@ private boolean finishOpennet(final PeerNode next) {
         	
         	if (!node.canWriteDatastoreRequest(origHTL)) {
         	    // Do not path fold at all at high HTL.
+        	    ackOpennet(next);
         	    return false;
         	}