diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
index c32ee28381..92be3a38a5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/BaseHttpServer.cs
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
                     }
                 }
 
-                request.InputStream.Dispose();
+                if(request.InputStream.CanRead)
+                    request.InputStream.Dispose();
 
                 if (buffer != null)
                 {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
index 0e4a9413d0..fefcb20aa0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
 
             byte[] buffer = server.DoHTTPGruntWork(responsedata, response);
 
+            if(Request.Body.CanRead)
+                Request.Body.Dispose();
+
             response.SendChunked = false;
             response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
             response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
@@ -107,6 +110,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
             OSHttpResponse response
                 = new OSHttpResponse(new HttpResponse(HttpContext, Request), HttpContext);
 
+            if(Request.Body.CanRead)
+                Request.Body.Dispose();
+
             response.SendChunked = false;
             response.ContentLength64 = 0;
             response.ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;