diff --git a/pkg/arvo/age/clock.hoon b/pkg/arvo/age/clock.hoon
index 6f6e61c8d..1bbff5a93 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/age/clock.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/age/clock.hoon
@@ -9,25 +9,8 @@
 =,  format
 ::
 %+  verb  &
+%-  http-handler
 ^-  agent:mall
-%+  http-handler
-  %-  require-authorization:app
-  |=  =inbound-request:eyre
-  ^-  response:http-handler
-  =/  request-line  (parse-request-line url.request.inbound-request)
-  =/  back-path  (flop site.request-line)
-  =/  name=@t
-    =/  back-path  (flop site.request-line)
-    ?~  back-path
-      ''
-    i.back-path
-  ::
-  ?~  back-path
-    not-found:gen
-  ?:  =(name 'tile')
-    (js-response:gen tile-js)
-  not-found:gen
-::
 |_  =bowl:mall
 +*  this  .
     def   ~(. (default-agent this %|) bowl)
@@ -42,7 +25,30 @@
   ==
 ++  on-save   on-save:def
 ++  on-load   on-load:def
-++  on-poke   on-poke:def
+++  on-poke
+  |=  [=mark =vase]
+  ^-  (quip card:agent:mall _this)
+  ?.  ?=(%http-request mark)
+    (on-poke:def mark vase)
+  =+  !<([=path =inbound-request:eyre] vase)
+  :_  this
+  %+  give-simple-payload:app  path
+  %+  require-authorization:app  inbound-request
+  |=  =inbound-request:eyre
+  =/  request-line  (parse-request-line url.request.inbound-request)
+  =/  back-path  (flop site.request-line)
+  =/  name=@t
+    =/  back-path  (flop site.request-line)
+    ?~  back-path
+      ''
+    i.back-path
+  ::
+  ?~  back-path
+    not-found:gen
+  ?:  =(name 'tile')
+    (js-response:gen tile-js)
+  not-found:gen
+::
 ++  on-watch
   |=  =path
   ^-  (quip card:agent:mall _this)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/http-handler.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/http-handler.hoon
index fb3e4cb94..4ca9ec939 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/http-handler.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/http-handler.hoon
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-::  wrap an http handler without having to worry about subscriptions
+::  delay incoming http requests until eyre is subscribed to responses.
 ::
-|%
-+$  response  simple-payload:http
-+$  handler  $-(inbound-request:eyre response)
---
-|=  [=handler =agent:mall]
-=|  state=[count=@ud map=(map app-id=@ud response)]
+|=  =agent:mall
+=|  state=[count=@ud map=(map app-id=@ud inbound-request:eyre)]
 ^-  agent:mall
 |_  =bowl:mall
 +*  this  .
@@ -34,10 +30,9 @@
     =^  cards  agent  (on-poke:ag mark vase)
     [cards this]
   =+  !<([eyre-id=@ud =inbound-request:eyre] vase)
-  =/  response  (handler inbound-request)
   =/  app-id  count.state
   =:  count.state  +(count.state)
-      map.state    (~(put by map.state) app-id response)
+      map.state    (~(put by map.state) app-id inbound-request)
     ==
   :_  this  :_  ~
   [%pass / %arvo %e %start-watching eyre-id app-id]
@@ -49,18 +44,17 @@
     =^  cards  agent  (on-watch:ag path)
     [cards this]
   =/  app-id  (slav %ud i.t.path)
-  =/  response  (~(get by map.state) app-id)
-  :_  this(map.state (~(del by map.state) app-id))
-  ?~  response
+  =/  request  (~(get by map.state) app-id)
+  =.  map.state  (~(del by map.state) app-id)
+  ?~  request
+    :_  this
     ^-  (list card:agent:mall)
     :~  [%give %fact `path %http-response-cancel !>(~)]
         [%give %kick `path ~]
     ==
-  ^-  (list card:agent:mall)
-  :~  [%give %fact `path %http-response-header !>(response-header.u.response)]
-      [%give %fact `path %http-response-data !>(data.u.response)]
-      [%give %kick `path ~]
-  ==
+  =^  cards  agent
+    (on-poke:ag %http-request !>([path u.request]))
+  [cards this]
 ::
 ++  on-leave
   |=  =path
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/server.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/server.hoon
index ff5180fad..de58f9e13 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/server.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/server.hoon
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
   ::  +require-authorization: redirect to the login page when unauthenticated
   ::
   ++  require-authorization
-    |=  handler=$-(inbound-request:eyre simple-payload:http)
-    |=  =inbound-request:eyre
+    |=  $:  =inbound-request:eyre
+            handler=$-(inbound-request:eyre simple-payload:http)
+        ==
     ^-  simple-payload:http
     ::
     ?:  authenticated.inbound-request
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@
       "/~/login?redirect={(trip url.request.inbound-request)}"
     [[307 ['location' redirect]~] ~]
   ::
+  ++  give-simple-payload
+    |=  [=path =simple-payload:http]
+    ^-  (list card:agent:mall)
+    :~  [%give %fact `path %http-response-header !>(response-header.simple-payload)]
+        [%give %fact `path %http-response-data !>(data.simple-payload)]
+        [%give %kick `path ~]
+    ==
+  ::
   ++  html-response
     |=  oct-html=octs
     ^-  http-event:http