diff --git a/include/ircd/client.h b/include/ircd/client.h
index edb9cc678..c34a2a536 100644
--- a/include/ircd/client.h
+++ b/include/ircd/client.h
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ struct ircd::client
 
 	struct conf *conf {&default_conf};
 	unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> head_buffer;
+	unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> content_buffer;
 	std::shared_ptr<socket> sock;
 	ircd::timer timer;
-	http::request::head head;
 	size_t head_length {0};
-	unique_buffer<mutable_buffer> content_buffer;
 	size_t content_consumed {0};
+	resource::request request;
 	bool longpoll {false};
 
 	void close(const net::close_opts &, net::close_callback);
 	ctx::future<void> close(const net::close_opts & = {});
 
-	void discard_unconsumed();
-	bool resource_request();
+	void discard_unconsumed(const http::request::head &);
+	bool resource_request(const http::request::head &);
 	bool handle_request(parse::capstan &pc);
 	bool main() noexcept;
 	void async();
diff --git a/include/ircd/resource.h b/include/ircd/resource.h
index ba72937af..e4a98bf27 100644
--- a/include/ircd/resource.h
+++ b/include/ircd/resource.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace ircd
 {
+	struct client;
 	struct resource;
 }
 
@@ -83,17 +84,23 @@ struct ircd::resource::request
 {
 	template<class> struct object;
 
-	const http::request::head &head;
+	http::request::head head;
 	string_view content;
 	http::query::string query;
 	string_view user_id; //m::user::id::buf user_id; //TODO: bleeding
 	string_view access_token;
+	string_view param[8];
 	vector_view<string_view> parv;
 
 	request(const http::request::head &head,
-	        const string_view &content,
-	        http::query::string query,
-	        const vector_view<string_view> &parv);
+	        const string_view &content)
+	:json::object{content}
+	,head{head}
+	,content{content}
+	,query{head.query}
+	{}
+
+	request() = default;
 };
 
 template<class tuple>
diff --git a/include/ircd/stdinc.h b/include/ircd/stdinc.h
index cf4493796..11dfcbf73 100644
--- a/include/ircd/stdinc.h
+++ b/include/ircd/stdinc.h
@@ -227,5 +227,5 @@ namespace ircd
 #include "rfc1035.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "server/server.h"
-#include "client.h"
 #include "resource.h"
+#include "client.h"
diff --git a/ircd/client.cc b/ircd/client.cc
index d45e4495f..386e7f7e7 100644
--- a/ircd/client.cc
+++ b/ircd/client.cc
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ try
 	// This is the first read off the wire. The headers are entirely read and
 	// the tape is advanced.
 	timer = ircd::timer{};
-	head = http::request::head{pc};
+	const http::request::head head{pc};
 	head_length = pc.parsed - data(head_buffer);
 	content_consumed = std::min(pc.unparsed(), head.content_length);
 	pc.parsed += content_consumed;
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ try
 
 	bool ret
 	{
-		resource_request()
+		resource_request(head)
 	};
 
 	if(ret && iequals(head.connection, "close"_sv))
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ catch(const ircd::error &e)
 }
 
 bool
-ircd::client::resource_request()
+ircd::client::resource_request(const http::request::head &head)
 try
 {
 	const string_view content_partial
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ try
 	};
 
 	resource(*this, head, content_partial);
-	discard_unconsumed();
+	discard_unconsumed(head);
 	return true;
 }
 catch(const http::error &e)
@@ -694,17 +694,20 @@ catch(const http::error &e)
 		// These codes are "recoverable" and allow the next HTTP request in
 		// a pipeline to take place.
 		default:
-			discard_unconsumed();
+			discard_unconsumed(head);
 			return true;
 	}
 }
 
 void
-ircd::client::discard_unconsumed()
+ircd::client::discard_unconsumed(const http::request::head &head)
 {
 	if(unlikely(!sock))
 		return;
 
+	if(longpoll)
+		return;
+
 	const size_t unconsumed
 	{
 		head.content_length - content_consumed
diff --git a/ircd/resource.cc b/ircd/resource.cc
index 229c1675a..00de6745b 100644
--- a/ircd/resource.cc
+++ b/ircd/resource.cc
@@ -284,29 +284,28 @@ ircd::resource::operator()(client &client,
 		};
 	}
 
+	client.request = resource::request
+	{
+		head, content
+	};
+
 	const auto pathparm
 	{
 		lstrip(head.path, this->path)
 	};
 
-	string_view param[8];
-	const vector_view<string_view> parv
+	client.request.parv =
 	{
-		param, tokens(pathparm, '/', param)
-	};
-
-	resource::request resource_request
-	{
-		head, content, head.query, parv
+		client.request.param, tokens(pathparm, '/', client.request.param)
 	};
 
 	if(method.opts.flags & method.REQUIRES_AUTH)
-		authenticate(client, method, resource_request);
+		authenticate(client, method, client.request);
 
 	if(method.opts.flags & method.VERIFY_ORIGIN)
-		verify_origin(client, method, resource_request);
+		verify_origin(client, method, client.request);
 
-	handle_request(client, method, resource_request);
+	handle_request(client, method, client.request);
 }
 
 void
@@ -439,18 +438,6 @@ catch(const std::bad_function_call &e)
 	};
 }
 
-ircd::resource::request::request(const http::request::head &head,
-                                 const string_view &content,
-                                 http::query::string query,
-                                 const vector_view<string_view> &parv)
-:json::object{content}
-,head{head}
-,content{content}
-,query{std::move(query)}
-,parv{parv}
-{
-}
-
 ircd::resource::response::response(client &client,
                                    const http::code &code)
 :response{client, json::object{"{}"}, code}