diff --git a/src/reqs.c b/src/reqs.c
index d0f296f..86e1487 100644
--- a/src/reqs.c
+++ b/src/reqs.c
@@ -369,12 +369,15 @@ BAD_REQUEST_ERROR:
 
                 reverse_url = reverse_rewrite_url (connptr, hashofheaders, url);
 
-                if (!reverse_url) {
+                if (!reverse_url && config.reverseonly) {
                         goto fail;
                 }
 
-                safefree (url);
-                url = reverse_url;
+                /* if not reverse only and a mapping was found.. */
+                if(reverse_url) {
+                        safefree (url);
+                        url = reverse_url;
+                }
         }
 #endif