diff --git a/src/cursor/cursor-models.ts b/src/cursor/cursor-models.ts
index 1bd9a31f..79be4082 100644
--- a/src/cursor/cursor-models.ts
+++ b/src/cursor/cursor-models.ts
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@ export async function fetchModelsFromDaemon(port: number): Promise<CursorModel[]
           data += chunk;
           if (data.length > MAX_BODY_SIZE) {
             debugLog('Cursor daemon /v1/models body exceeded 1MB; falling back to defaults');
+            res.destroy();
             req.destroy();
             safeResolve(DEFAULT_CURSOR_MODELS);
+            return;
           }
         });