diff --git a/olp-cpp-sdk-core/src/http/android/HttpClient.java b/olp-cpp-sdk-core/src/http/android/HttpClient.java
index 99e6b6360..2153089b0 100644
--- a/olp-cpp-sdk-core/src/http/android/HttpClient.java
+++ b/olp-cpp-sdk-core/src/http/android/HttpClient.java
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ protected Void doInBackground(Request... requests) {
         boolean downloadContentSizePresent = false;
 
         try {
+          checkCancelled();
+
           boolean isDone = false;
           final URL url = new URL(request.url());