diff --git a/src/tcp_rules.c b/src/tcp_rules.c
index 4db7dec28..d80c27ccf 100644
--- a/src/tcp_rules.c
+++ b/src/tcp_rules.c
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ resume_execution:
 
  missing_data:
 	channel_dont_close(rep);
-	s->current_rule = rule;
+	/* just set the analyser timeout once at the beginning of the response */
+	if (!tick_isset(rep->analyse_exp) && s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_delay)
+		rep->analyse_exp = tick_add(now_ms, s->be->tcp_rep.inspect_delay);
 	DBG_TRACE_DEVEL("waiting for more data", STRM_EV_STRM_ANA|STRM_EV_TCP_ANA, s);
 	return 0;