diff --git a/ircd/net_dns.cc b/ircd/net_dns.cc
index 8b2e84e80..e253d4693 100644
--- a/ircd/net_dns.cc
+++ b/ircd/net_dns.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ircd::net::dns
 	template<class T> static rfc1035::record *new_record(mutable_buffer &, const rfc1035::answer &);
 	static void handle_resolved(std::exception_ptr, const tag &, const answers &);
 
-	static void handle_resolve_A_ipport(const hostport &, const json::object &rr, opts, uint16_t, callback_ipport);
+	static void handle_resolve_A_ipport(const hostport &, const json::object &rr, opts, callback_ipport);
 	static void handle_resolve_SRV_ipport(const hostport &, const json::object &rr, opts, callback_ipport);
 	static void handle_resolve_one(const hostport &, const json::array &rr, callback_one);
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::resolve(const hostport &hp,
 	{
 		net::dns::callback_one handler
 		{
-			std::bind(&handle_resolve_A_ipport, ph::_1, ph::_2, opts, port(hp), std::move(callback))
+			std::bind(&handle_resolve_A_ipport, ph::_1, ph::_2, opts, std::move(callback))
 		};
 
 		resolve(hp, opts, std::move(handler));
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::handle_resolve_SRV_ipport(const hostport &hp,
 	opts.nxdomain_exceptions = true;
 	net::dns::callback_one handler
 	{
-		std::bind(&handle_resolve_A_ipport, ph::_1, ph::_2, opts, port(target), std::move(callback))
+		std::bind(&handle_resolve_A_ipport, ph::_1, ph::_2, opts, std::move(callback))
 	};
 
 	resolve(target, opts, std::move(handler));
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ void
 ircd::net::dns::handle_resolve_A_ipport(const hostport &hp,
                                         const json::object &rr,
                                         const opts opts,
-                                        const uint16_t port,
                                         const callback_ipport callback)
 {
 	const json::string &error
@@ -383,12 +382,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::handle_resolve_A_ipport(const hostport &hp,
 
 	const ipport &ipport
 	{
-		ip, port
-	};
-
-	const hostport &target
-	{
-		host(hp), port
+		ip, port(hp)
 	};
 
 	const auto eptr
@@ -400,7 +394,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::handle_resolve_A_ipport(const hostport &hp,
 			std::exception_ptr{}
 	};
 
-	callback(eptr, target, ipport);
+	callback(eptr, hp, ipport);
 }
 
 /// Called back from the dns::resolver with a vector of answers to the