diff --git a/maxutils/maxbase/include/maxbase/http.hh b/maxutils/maxbase/include/maxbase/http.hh
index 4136edc71..dba9797f3 100644
--- a/maxutils/maxbase/include/maxbase/http.hh
+++ b/maxutils/maxbase/include/maxbase/http.hh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     /**
-     * Defalt constructor creates an asynchronous operation whose status is ERROR.
+     * Defalt constructor creates an asynchronous operation whose status is READY.
      */
     Async();
 
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resets the instance so that it becomes as if it would have been default constructed.
+     */
+    void reset();
+
     /**
      * Return the status of the operation.
      *
diff --git a/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc b/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
index a6be94184..26ddbc7bf 100644
--- a/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
+++ b/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@ Async::Async()
 {
 }
 
+void Async::reset()
+{
+    m_sImp = std::make_shared<ReadyImp>();
+}
+
 Async get_async(const std::vector<std::string>& urls,
                 const Config& config)
 {