diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h b/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
index eba4ea8e7..980d037bc 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/continuation.h
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ ircd::ctx::continuation::continuation(const predicate &pred,
 	ircd::ctx::current
 }
 {
+	leave();
+
 	// Run the provided routine which performs the actual context switch.
 	// Everything happening in this closure is no longer considered part
 	// of this context, but it is technically operating on this stack.
-	leave();
 	std::exception_ptr eptr; try
 	{
 		closure(static_cast<yield_context &>(*this));
diff --git a/matrix/acquire.cc b/matrix/acquire.cc
index 7ba07f79e..5e4412f17 100644
--- a/matrix/acquire.cc
+++ b/matrix/acquire.cc
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ ircd::util::instance_list<ircd::m::acquire>::list
 	allocator
 };
 
-//
-// execute::execute
-//
-
 ircd::m::acquire::acquire::acquire(const struct opts &opts)
 :opts{opts}
 ,head_vmopts{opts.vmopts}