diff --git a/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go b/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
index bfadf5cd..ae3c35d3 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
@@ -12488,7 +12488,7 @@ func TestDefender(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
 	rr = executeRequest(req)
 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr)
-	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is banned")
+	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is blocked")
 
 	req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, webUsersPath, nil)
 	req.RequestURI = webUsersPath
@@ -12496,7 +12496,7 @@ func TestDefender(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
 	rr = executeRequest(req)
 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr)
-	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is banned")
+	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is blocked")
 
 	req, _ = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, webClientFilesPath, nil)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Real-IP", "127.0.0.1:2345")
@@ -12504,7 +12504,7 @@ func TestDefender(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
 	rr = executeRequest(req)
 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr)
-	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is banned")
+	assert.Contains(t, rr.Body.String(), "your IP address is blocked")
 
 	_, err = httpdtest.RemoveUser(user, http.StatusOK)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/internal/httpd/server.go b/internal/httpd/server.go
index d48743bf..9de3c443 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/server.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/server.go
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) updateContextFromCookie(r *http.Request) *http.Request {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (s *httpdServer) checkConnection(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func (s *httpdServer) parseHeaders(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ipAddr := util.GetIPFromRemoteAddress(r.RemoteAddr)
 		var ip net.IP
@@ -1083,6 +1083,13 @@ func (s *httpdServer) checkConnection(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 		}
 
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func (s *httpdServer) checkConnection(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ipAddr := util.GetIPFromRemoteAddress(r.RemoteAddr)
 		common.Connections.AddClientConnection(ipAddr)
 		defer common.Connections.RemoveClientConnection(ipAddr)
 
@@ -1092,7 +1099,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) checkConnection(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			return
 		}
 		if common.IsBanned(ipAddr, common.ProtocolHTTP) {
-			s.sendForbiddenResponse(w, r, "your IP address is banned")
+			s.sendForbiddenResponse(w, r, "your IP address is blocked")
 			return
 		}
 		if delay, err := common.LimitRate(common.ProtocolHTTP, ipAddr); err != nil {
@@ -1190,9 +1197,10 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 	s.router = chi.NewRouter()
 
 	s.router.Use(middleware.RequestID)
-	s.router.Use(s.checkConnection)
+	s.router.Use(s.parseHeaders)
 	s.router.Use(logger.NewStructuredLogger(logger.GetLogger()))
 	s.router.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
+	s.router.Use(s.checkConnection)
 	if s.binding.Security.Enabled {
 		secureMiddleware := secure.New(secure.Options{
 			AllowedHosts:            s.binding.Security.AllowedHosts,