diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGemini/GeminiJob.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGemini/GeminiJob.cpp
index b459d81afd..57cde2260f 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGemini/GeminiJob.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGemini/GeminiJob.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void GeminiJob::start(NonnullRefPtr<Core::Socket> socket)
             on_certificate_requested(*this);
     };
 
+    m_socket->set_idle(false);
     if (m_socket->is_established()) {
         deferred_invoke([this] { on_socket_connected(); });
     } else {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ void GeminiJob::shutdown(ShutdownMode mode)
     } else {
         m_socket->on_tls_ready_to_read = nullptr;
         m_socket->on_tls_connected = nullptr;
+        m_socket->set_idle(true);
         m_socket = nullptr;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpJob.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpJob.cpp
index 6e0115c341..dd3cb69584 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpJob.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpJob.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void HttpJob::start(NonnullRefPtr<Core::Socket> socket)
             did_fail(Core::NetworkJob::Error::ConnectionFailed);
         });
     };
+    m_socket->set_idle(false);
     if (m_socket->is_connected()) {
         dbgln("Reusing previous connection for {}", url());
         deferred_invoke([this] {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ void HttpJob::shutdown(ShutdownMode mode)
     } else {
         m_socket->on_ready_to_read = nullptr;
         m_socket->on_connected = nullptr;
+        m_socket->set_idle(true);
         m_socket = nullptr;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpsJob.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpsJob.cpp
index cadfbea933..3464527590 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpsJob.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibHTTP/HttpsJob.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void HttpsJob::start(NonnullRefPtr<Core::Socket> socket)
         if (on_certificate_requested)
             on_certificate_requested(*this);
     };
+    m_socket->set_idle(false);
     if (m_socket->is_established()) {
         dbgln("Reusing previous connection for {}", url());
         deferred_invoke([this] { on_socket_connected(); });
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void HttpsJob::shutdown(ShutdownMode mode)
         m_socket->on_tls_ready_to_read = nullptr;
         m_socket->on_tls_connected = nullptr;
         m_socket->set_on_tls_ready_to_write(nullptr);
+        m_socket->set_idle(true);
         m_socket = nullptr;
     }
 }