lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm | 5 ++---

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
index 045e495fae9ed8acfe133743451f126014dd3323..d88421b0d98ef11e4052770e85c592e3e5aede02 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ }
 
 sub _no_thread {
 	my ($cb) = @_;
-	my $fh = $cb->([404, ['Content-Type' => 'text/plain']]);
-	$fh->write("No feed found for thread\n");
-	$fh->close;
+	$cb->([404, ['Content-Type', 'text/plain'],
+		["No feed found for thread\n"]]);
 }
 
 sub end_feed {