diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ba4fb0ec..590e5806 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lazy val root = tlCrossRootProject.aggregate(servlet, examples)
 
 val asyncHttpClientVersion = "2.12.3"
 val jettyVersion = "10.0.15"
-val http4sVersion = "0.23.18"
+val http4sVersion = "0.23.19"
 val munitCatsEffectVersion = "1.0.7"
 val servletApiVersion = "4.0.1"
 
diff --git a/servlet/src/main/scala/org/http4s/servlet/AsyncHttp4sServlet.scala b/servlet/src/main/scala/org/http4s/servlet/AsyncHttp4sServlet.scala
index 97a09a24..67c2764d 100644
--- a/servlet/src/main/scala/org/http4s/servlet/AsyncHttp4sServlet.scala
+++ b/servlet/src/main/scala/org/http4s/servlet/AsyncHttp4sServlet.scala
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class AsyncHttp4sServlet[F[_]] @deprecated("Use AsyncHttp4sServlet.builder", "0.
       dispatcher.unsafeRunAndForget(result)
     } catch errorHandler(servletRequest, servletResponse).andThen(dispatcher.unsafeRunSync _)
 
+  private[this] val noopCancelToken = Some(F.unit)
+
   private def handleRequest(
       ctx: AsyncContext,
       request: Request[F],
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class AsyncHttp4sServlet[F[_]] @deprecated("Use AsyncHttp4sServlet.builder", "0.
 
       val timeout =
         F.async[Response[F]](cb =>
-          gate.complete(ctx.addListener(new AsyncTimeoutHandler(cb))).as(Option.empty[F[Unit]])
+          gate.complete(ctx.addListener(new AsyncTimeoutHandler(cb))).as(noopCancelToken)
         )
       val response =
         gate.get *>