diff --git a/include/ircd/json/stack.h b/include/ircd/json/stack.h
index 5441baf33..21b108b81 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/stack.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/stack.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct ircd::json::stack
 	bool clean() const;                ///< Never opened.
 	bool done() const;                 ///< Opened and closed.
 	size_t remaining() const;
-	const_buffer completed() const;
+	string_view completed() const;
 
 	size_t invalidate_checkpoints();
 	bool flush(const bool &force = false) noexcept;
diff --git a/ircd/json.cc b/ircd/json.cc
index aedb8a193..2295ca9e4 100644
--- a/ircd/json.cc
+++ b/ircd/json.cc
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ ircd::json::stack::rewind(const size_t &bytes)
 	return amount;
 }
 
-ircd::const_buffer
+ircd::string_view
 ircd::json::stack::completed()
 const
 {