diff --git a/include/ircd/http.h b/include/ircd/http.h
index 637b3a49e..1ac425019 100644
--- a/include/ircd/http.h
+++ b/include/ircd/http.h
@@ -36,56 +36,6 @@ namespace ircd::http
 	const_buffer writechunk(const mutable_buffer &, const uint32_t &size);
 }
 
-//
-// Add more as you go...
-//
-enum ircd::http::code
-:ushort
-{
-	CONTINUE                                = 100,
-	SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS                     = 101,
-
-	OK                                      = 200,
-	CREATED                                 = 201,
-	ACCEPTED                                = 202,
-	NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION           = 203,
-	NO_CONTENT                              = 204,
-	PARTIAL_CONTENT                         = 206,
-
-	MULTIPLE_CHOICES                        = 300,
-	MOVED_PERMANENTLY                       = 301,
-	FOUND                                   = 302,
-	SEE_OTHER                               = 303,
-	NOT_MODIFIED                            = 304,
-	TEMPORARY_REDIRECT                      = 305,
-	PERMANENT_REDIRECT                      = 306,
-
-	BAD_REQUEST                             = 400,
-	UNAUTHORIZED                            = 401,
-	FORBIDDEN                               = 403,
-	NOT_FOUND                               = 404,
-	METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED                      = 405,
-	NOT_ACCEPTABLE                          = 406,
-	REQUEST_TIMEOUT                         = 408,
-	CONFLICT                                = 409,
-	LENGTH_REQUIRED                         = 411,
-	PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE                       = 413,
-	REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG                    = 414,
-	UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE                  = 415,
-	EXPECTATION_FAILED                      = 417,
-	IM_A_TEAPOT                             = 418,
-	UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY                    = 422,
-	TOO_MANY_REQUESTS                       = 429,
-	REQUEST_HEADER_FIELDS_TOO_LARGE         = 431,
-
-	INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR                   = 500,
-	NOT_IMPLEMENTED                         = 501,
-	BAD_GATEWAY                             = 502,
-	SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE                     = 503,
-	HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED              = 505,
-	INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE                    = 507,
-};
-
 /// Root exception for HTTP.
 struct ircd::http::error
 :ircd::error
@@ -273,7 +223,7 @@ struct ircd::http::response
 
 	// compose a response into buffer
 	response(window_buffer &,
-	         const code &                       = code::OK,
+	         const code &,
 	         const size_t &content_length       = 0,
 	         const string_view &content_type    = {},
 	         const string_view &headers         = {},
@@ -308,6 +258,56 @@ struct ircd::http::response::chunk
 	chunk() = default;
 };
 
+//
+// Add more as you go...
+//
+enum ircd::http::code
+:ushort
+{
+	CONTINUE                                = 100,
+	SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS                     = 101,
+
+	OK                                      = 200,
+	CREATED                                 = 201,
+	ACCEPTED                                = 202,
+	NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION           = 203,
+	NO_CONTENT                              = 204,
+	PARTIAL_CONTENT                         = 206,
+
+	MULTIPLE_CHOICES                        = 300,
+	MOVED_PERMANENTLY                       = 301,
+	FOUND                                   = 302,
+	SEE_OTHER                               = 303,
+	NOT_MODIFIED                            = 304,
+	TEMPORARY_REDIRECT                      = 305,
+	PERMANENT_REDIRECT                      = 306,
+
+	BAD_REQUEST                             = 400,
+	UNAUTHORIZED                            = 401,
+	FORBIDDEN                               = 403,
+	NOT_FOUND                               = 404,
+	METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED                      = 405,
+	NOT_ACCEPTABLE                          = 406,
+	REQUEST_TIMEOUT                         = 408,
+	CONFLICT                                = 409,
+	LENGTH_REQUIRED                         = 411,
+	PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE                       = 413,
+	REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG                    = 414,
+	UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE                  = 415,
+	EXPECTATION_FAILED                      = 417,
+	IM_A_TEAPOT                             = 418,
+	UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY                    = 422,
+	TOO_MANY_REQUESTS                       = 429,
+	REQUEST_HEADER_FIELDS_TOO_LARGE         = 431,
+
+	INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR                   = 500,
+	NOT_IMPLEMENTED                         = 501,
+	BAD_GATEWAY                             = 502,
+	SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE                     = 503,
+	HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED              = 505,
+	INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE                    = 507,
+};
+
 template<class T>
 T
 ircd::http::query::string::get(const string_view &key,