diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index 64bb57173c..c76f1830f0 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int http_on_header_event(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
 static int http_on_header_field(http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 {
     esp_http_client_t *client = parser->data;
+    http_on_header_event(client);
     http_utils_append_string(&client->current_header_key, at, length);
 
     return 0;
@@ -253,7 +254,6 @@ static int http_on_header_value(http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t leng
         http_utils_append_string(&client->auth_header, at, length);
     }
     http_utils_append_string(&client->current_header_value, at, length);
-    http_on_header_event(client);
     return 0;
 }