diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
index 66ee38bc19c..4ce8ad8eb57 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HTTPRequest
 	bool InvokeDelayAction();
 	bool WaitingDelayAction() const { return m_timeRequestComplete != -1; }
 #endif
-	void Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result);
+	void Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result, bool bSkipCallback = false);
 
 	// mainly used for downloads
 	std::vector<uint8_t> GetBuffer() { return m_vecBuffer; }
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ class HTTPRequest
 	bool m_bNeedsProgressUpdate = false;
 	bool m_bIsStarted = false;
 	bool m_bIsComplete = false;
+	bool m_bSkipCallback = false;
+
 
 	struct curl_slist* headers = nullptr;
 
 	std::function<void(bool bSuccess, int statusCode, std::string strBody, HTTPRequest* pReq)> m_completionCallback = nullptr;
 
 	std::function<void(size_t bytesReceived)> m_progressCallback = nullptr;
-};
+};

diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
index 8ac79982f8b..a574a8e115f 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ void HTTPManager::Shutdown()
 						HTTPRequest* pRequest = *it;
 						if (pRequest != nullptr && pRequest->EasyHandleMatches(pCurlHandle))
 						{
-							pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result);
+							// Skip callbacks during shutdown to avoid use-after-free
+							pRequest->Threaded_SetComplete(m->data.result, true);
 							delete pRequest;
 							m_vecRequestsInFlight.erase(it);
 							break;
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
index ac07945109e..235af6a0231 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPRequest.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void HTTPRequest::OnResponsePartialWrite(std::uint8_t* pBuffer, size_t numBytes)
 
 void HTTPRequest::InvokeCallbackIfComplete()
 {
-	if (m_bIsComplete)
+	if (m_bIsComplete && !m_bSkipCallback)
 	{
 		if (m_completionCallback != nullptr)
 		{
@@ -133,12 +133,13 @@ bool HTTPRequest::InvokeDelayAction()
 
 #endif
 
-void HTTPRequest::Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result)
+void HTTPRequest::Threaded_SetComplete(CURLcode result, bool bSkipCallback)
 {
 	// store response code
 	curl_easy_getinfo(m_pCURL, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &m_responseCode);
 
 	m_bIsComplete = true;
+	m_bSkipCallback = bSkipCallback;
 
 	// finalize the size, so we can use .size etc
 	m_vecBuffer.resize(m_currentBufSize_Used);