diff --git a/include/ircd/server/peer.h b/include/ircd/server/peer.h
index 3ede9e0c3..19d674d55 100644
--- a/include/ircd/server/peer.h
+++ b/include/ircd/server/peer.h
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 struct ircd::server::peer
 :std::enable_shared_from_this<ircd::server::peer>
 {
+	struct err;
+
 	static conf::item<size_t> link_min_default;
 	static conf::item<size_t> link_max_default;
 
 	net::remote remote;
 	std::list<link> links;
-	std::exception_ptr eptr;
-	string_view emsg; // points to eptr->what()
-	steady_point etime; // time of error
+	std::unique_ptr<err> e;
 	std::string server_name;
 	bool ready {true};
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct ircd::server::peer
 	// Error related
 	bool err_has() const;
 	string_view err_msg() const;
+	template<class... A> void err_set(A&&...);
 	void err_clear();
 
 	// control panel
@@ -91,3 +92,16 @@ struct ircd::server::peer
 	peer();
 	~peer() noexcept;
 };
+
+struct ircd::server::peer::err
+{
+	std::exception_ptr eptr;
+	steady_point etime
+	{
+		now<steady_point>()
+	};
+
+	err(std::exception_ptr eptr)
+	:eptr{std::move(eptr)}
+	{}
+};
diff --git a/ircd/server.cc b/ircd/server.cc
index 713be4104..b72c7fe94 100644
--- a/ircd/server.cc
+++ b/ircd/server.cc
@@ -339,23 +339,28 @@ ircd::server::peer::interrupt()
 void
 ircd::server::peer::err_clear()
 {
-	eptr = std::exception_ptr{};
-	emsg = string_view{};
-	etime = steady_point{};
+	e.reset(nullptr);
+}
+
+template<class... A>
+void
+ircd::server::peer::err_set(A&&... args)
+{
+	this->e = std::make_unique<err>(std::forward<A>(args)...);
 }
 
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::server::peer::err_msg()
 const
 {
-	return err_has()? emsg : string_view{};
+	return bool(e)? what(e->eptr) : string_view{};
 }
 
 bool
 ircd::server::peer::err_has()
 const
 {
-	return bool(eptr);
+	return bool(e);
 }
 
 void
@@ -491,8 +496,8 @@ ircd::server::peer::link_get(const request &request)
 ircd::server::link &
 ircd::server::peer::link_add(const size_t &num)
 {
-	if(eptr)
-		std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
+	if(e)
+		std::rethrow_exception(e->eptr);
 
 	links.emplace_back(*this);
 	auto &link{links.back()};
@@ -509,7 +514,7 @@ ircd::server::peer::handle_open(link &link,
 try
 {
 	if(eptr && links.size() == 1)
-		this->eptr = eptr;
+		err_set(eptr);
 
 	if(eptr)
 		std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
@@ -761,8 +766,8 @@ try
 
 	if(eptr)
 	{
-		this->eptr = eptr;
-		std::rethrow_exception(this->eptr);
+		err_set(eptr);
+		std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
 	}
 
 	static_cast<net::ipport &>(this->remote) = ipport;
@@ -776,13 +781,11 @@ catch(const std::bad_weak_ptr &)
 catch(const std::exception &e)
 {
 	assert(!wp.expired());
-	this->emsg = e.what();
-	this->etime = now<steady_point>();
-	close();
-
 	log.error("peer(%p): during name resolution: %s",
 	          this,
 	          e.what());
+
+	close();
 }
 
 size_t