1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/open-uri.rb b/lib/open-uri.rb
index c0ef89c2ec..38f074ef59 100644
--- a/lib/open-uri.rb
+++ b/lib/open-uri.rb
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ module OpenURI
           if options[:progress_proc] && Net::HTTPSuccess === resp
             options[:progress_proc].call(buf.size)
           end
+          str.clear
         }
       }
     }