diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/oidc_well-known.go b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/oidc_well-known.go
index 26db70a58..9957d8382 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/oidc_well-known.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/oidc_well-known.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ func OIDCWellKnownRewrite(logger log.Logger, oidcISS string, rewrite bool, oidcC
 						Str("url", oidcURL.String()).
 						Msg("get information from url failed")
 					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					return
 				}
+
 				defer wellKnownRes.Body.Close()
 
 				copyHeader(w.Header(), wellKnownRes.Header)