diff --git a/include/ircd/m/error.h b/include/ircd/m/error.h
index 86f60a7cc..7701128c1 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/error.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/error.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ircd::m::error
 	static thread_local char fmtbuf[4_KiB];
 
 	IRCD_OVERLOAD(internal)
-	error(internal_t, const http::code &, const json::strung &object);
+	error(internal_t, const http::code &, std::string object);
 
   protected:
 	IRCD_OVERLOAD(child)
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 751627755..3ab023f2f 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -5203,23 +5203,23 @@ ircd::m::error::fmtbuf
 //
 
 ircd::m::error::error()
-:http::error
+:error
 {
-	http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+	internal, http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, std::string{},
 }
 {}
 
 ircd::m::error::error(std::string c)
-:http::error
+:error
 {
-	http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, std::move(c)
+	internal, http::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, std::move(c),
 }
 {}
 
 ircd::m::error::error(const http::code &c)
-:http::error
+:error
 {
-	c, std::string{}
+	internal, c, std::string{},
 }
 {}
 
@@ -5227,7 +5227,7 @@ ircd::m::error::error(const http::code &c,
                       const json::members &members)
 :error
 {
-	internal, c, json::strung{members}
+	internal, c, json::strung{members},
 }
 {}
 
@@ -5235,24 +5235,24 @@ ircd::m::error::error(const http::code &c,
                       const json::iov &iov)
 :error
 {
-	internal, c, json::strung{iov}
+	internal, c, json::strung{iov},
 }
 {}
 
 ircd::m::error::error(const http::code &c,
                       const json::object &object)
-:http::error
+:error
 {
-	c, std::string{object}, vector_view<const http::header>{_error_headers}
+	internal, c, json::strung{object},
 }
 {}
 
 ircd::m::error::error(internal_t,
                       const http::code &c,
-                      const json::strung &object)
+                      std::string object)
 :http::error
 {
-	c, object, vector_view<const http::header>{_error_headers}
+	c, std::move(object), vector_view<const http::header>{_error_headers}
 }
 {}