# must fail: receipts_walk_two receipts_parent_not_served
# a group whose parent is not held accepted without its walk (receipts::admit_walking)
diff --git a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/receipts.rs b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/receipts.rs
index f2bdba57..5bf15818 100644
--- a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/receipts.rs
+++ b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/receipts.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fn admit_walking(
     match chains.admit(group, now_ms) {
         Ok(a) => return Ok((a, 0)),
         Err(e) if e.reason != Reason::ParentNotHeld => return Err(ReceiptRefusal::Delivery(e)),
-        Err(_) => {}
+        Err(_) => return Ok((Admission::Linked, 0)),
     }
     let bound = max_walk.min(PARENT_WALK_BOUND);
     let stop = |walked: usize, why: &str| ReceiptRefusal::ParentNotHeld { walked, stop: why.to_string() };