diff --git a/include/ircd/server/peer.h b/include/ircd/server/peer.h
index 07798fa4f..f091536ea 100644
--- a/include/ircd/server/peer.h
+++ b/include/ircd/server/peer.h
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ struct ircd::server::peer::err
 	std::exception_ptr eptr;
 	system_point etime;
 
-	err(std::exception_ptr eptr)
-	:eptr{std::move(eptr)}
-	,etime{now<system_point>()}
-	{}
+	err(std::exception_ptr);
+	~err() noexcept;
 };
diff --git a/ircd/server.cc b/ircd/server.cc
index 834ef7bbb..48509a14d 100644
--- a/ircd/server.cc
+++ b/ircd/server.cc
@@ -1167,6 +1167,21 @@ const
 	});
 }
 
+//
+// peer::err
+//
+
+ircd::server::peer::err::err(std::exception_ptr eptr)
+:eptr{std::move(eptr)}
+,etime{now<system_point>()}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::server::peer::err::~err()
+noexcept
+{
+}
+
 //
 // link
 //