diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index b4f89d6..6ec2d76 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -7983,9 +7983,7 @@ inline bool ClientImpl::process_request(Stream &strm, Request &req,
             : static_cast<ContentReceiverWithProgress>(
                   [&](const char *buf, size_t n, uint64_t /*off*/,
                       uint64_t /*len*/) {
-                    if (res.body.size() + n > res.body.max_size()) {
-                      return false;
-                    }
+                    assert(res.body.size() + n <= res.body.max_size());
                     res.body.append(buf, n);
                     return true;
                   });
@@ -7999,9 +7997,12 @@ inline bool ClientImpl::process_request(Stream &strm, Request &req,
 
     if (res.has_header("Content-Length")) {
       if (!req.content_receiver) {
-        auto len = std::min<size_t>(res.get_header_value_u64("Content-Length"),
-                                    res.body.max_size());
-        if (len > 0) { res.body.reserve(len); }
+        auto len = res.get_header_value_u64("Content-Length");
+        if (len > res.body.max_size()) {
+          error = Error::Read;
+          return false;
+        }
+        res.body.reserve(len);
       }
     }