diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0373446..db2ad11 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module go.githedgehog.com/toolbox
 
 go 1.24.4
 
-require github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4
+require github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 72e03ff..a4ac04e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4 h1:WtFKPHwlywe8Srng8j2BhOD9312j9cGUxG1SP4V2cR4=
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5 h1:Eg4myHZBjyvJmAFjFvWgrqDTXFyOzjj7YIm3L3mu6Ug=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware/route_headers.go b/vendor/github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware/route_headers.go
index 8874376..1c3334d 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware/route_headers.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware/route_headers.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (hr HeaderRouter) Handler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		if len(hr) == 0 {
 			// skip if no routes set
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
 		}
 
 		// find first matching header route, and continue
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index c3bd99d..736c694 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4
+# github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5
 ## explicit; go 1.22
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware