diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index ee25249b..cf27367f 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ where C: Connect,
                 // never had a pooled stream at all
                 e.into()
             });
-        let req = race.and_then(move |client| {
+        let resp = race.and_then(move |client| {
             let msg = match body {
                 Some(body) => {
                     Message::WithBody(head, body.into())
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ where C: Connect,
             };
             client.call(msg)
         });
-        FutureResponse(Box::new(req.map(|msg| {
+        FutureResponse(Box::new(resp.map(|msg| {
             match msg {
                 Message::WithoutBody(head) => response::from_wire(head, None),
                 Message::WithBody(head, body) => response::from_wire(head, Some(body.into())),