diff --git a/btpd/peer.c b/btpd/peer.c
index d73b79c..f40e3c1 100644
--- a/btpd/peer.c
+++ b/btpd/peer.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ again:
 	net_send_cancel(p, req);
 	BTPDQ_REMOVE(&p->my_reqs, req, entry);
 	free(req);
+	p->nreqs_out--;
 	goto again;
     }
 }
diff --git a/btpd/policy_subr.c b/btpd/policy_subr.c
index 598f541..269d238 100644
--- a/btpd/policy_subr.c
+++ b/btpd/policy_subr.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ cm_unassign_requests(struct peer *p)
     }
 
     assert(BTPDQ_EMPTY(&p->my_reqs));
+    p->nreqs_out = 0;
 }