diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server.cc b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
index 31b6a0ee004..4c44d9ec506 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
@@ -368,10 +368,12 @@ Server::GenericAsyncRequest::GenericAsyncRequest(
 
 bool Server::GenericAsyncRequest::FinalizeResult(void** tag, bool* status) {
   // TODO(yangg) remove the copy here.
-  static_cast<GenericServerContext*>(context_)->method_ = call_details_.method;
-  static_cast<GenericServerContext*>(context_)->host_ = call_details_.host;
-  gpr_free(call_details_.method);
-  gpr_free(call_details_.host);
+  if (*status) {
+    static_cast<GenericServerContext*>(context_)->method_ = call_details_.method;
+    static_cast<GenericServerContext*>(context_)->host_ = call_details_.host;
+    gpr_free(call_details_.method);
+    gpr_free(call_details_.host);
+  }
   return BaseAsyncRequest::FinalizeResult(tag, status);
 }