diff --git a/include/ircd/client.h b/include/ircd/client.h
index a954059eb..f22094dad 100644
--- a/include/ircd/client.h
+++ b/include/ircd/client.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace ircd
 	struct client;
 
 	const ipport &remote(const client &);
-	const ipport &local(const client &);
+	ipport local(const client &);
 
 	string_view loghead(const mutable_buffer &buf, const client &);
 	string_view loghead(const client &);
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ struct ircd::client
 	unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> head_buffer;
 	unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> content_buffer;
 	std::shared_ptr<socket> sock;
-	net::ipport local;
 	uint64_t id {++ctr};
 	uint64_t ready_count {0};
 	uint64_t request_count {0};
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ struct ircd::client
 	static void spawn();
 
 	friend const ipport &remote(const client &);
-	friend const ipport &local(const client &);
+	friend ipport local(const client &);
 };
 
 template<>
diff --git a/ircd/client.cc b/ircd/client.cc
index b73c927db..32904dbdf 100644
--- a/ircd/client.cc
+++ b/ircd/client.cc
@@ -187,10 +187,12 @@ ircd::loghead(const mutable_buffer &buf,
 	};
 }
 
-const ircd::ipport &
+ircd::ipport
 ircd::local(const client &client)
 {
-	return client.local;
+	return likely(client.sock)?
+		net::local_ipport(*client.sock):
+		net::ipport{};
 }
 
 const ircd::ipport &
@@ -680,10 +682,6 @@ ircd::client::client(std::shared_ptr<socket> sock)
 {
 	std::move(sock)
 }
-,local
-{
-	net::local_ipport(*this->sock)
-}
 {
 	assert(size(head_buffer) >= 8_KiB);
 }