diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
index 2c4ff6d4..f757d393 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
@@ -136,10 +136,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implements SoapEndpointInter
                     return true;
                 }
                 catch (WsSecuritySecurementException ex) {
-                    return handleSecurementException(ex, messageContext);
+                    boolean result = handleSecurementException(ex, messageContext);
+                    if (!result) {
+                        messageContext.clearResponse();
+                    }
+                    return result;
                 }
                 catch (WsSecurityFaultException ex) {
-                    return handleFaultException(ex, messageContext);
+                    boolean result = handleFaultException(ex, messageContext);
+                    if (!result) {
+                        messageContext.clearResponse();
+                    }
+                    return result;
                 }
             }
             else {