diff --git a/js/modules/k6/http/request.go b/js/modules/k6/http/request.go
index f8c39e5c1b81..fc54e820af2d 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/http/request.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/http/request.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (c *Client) asyncRequest(method string, url goja.Value, args ...goja.Value)
 	req, err := c.parseRequest(method, url, body, params)
 	p, resolve, reject := rt.NewPromise()
 	if err != nil {
-		resp, err := c.handleParseRequestError(err)
-		if err != nil {
+		var resp *Response
+		if resp, err = c.handleParseRequestError(err); err != nil {
 			reject(err)
 		} else {
 			resolve(resp)