diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/util/HttpHeadersUtil.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/util/HttpHeadersUtil.java
index 914749da6..f13bfa7d6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/util/HttpHeadersUtil.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/util/HttpHeadersUtil.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public static HttpHeaders getForwardedHeaders() {
         } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
         }
         headers.remove(HttpHeaders.HOST);
+        headers.remove(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH);
         return headers;
     }
 }