diff -r 07b815faa6ac -r f00d03835dd9 src/server/daemon/httprequest.c
--- a/src/server/daemon/httprequest.c	Tue Dec 30 21:44:49 2025 +0100
+++ b/src/server/daemon/httprequest.c	Tue Jan 13 18:09:20 2026 +0100
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@
     int i = 0;
     if(uri.ptr[0] == '/') {
         return uri;
-    } else if(cx_strprefix(cx_strcast(uri), (cxstring)CX_STR("http://"))) {
+    } else if(cx_strprefix(uri, cx_str("http://"))) {
         i = 7;
-    } else if(cx_strprefix(cx_strcast(uri), (cxstring)CX_STR("https://"))) {
+    } else if(cx_strprefix(uri, cx_str("https://"))) {
         i = 8;
-    } else if(!cx_strcmp(cx_strcast(uri), (cxstring)CX_STR("*"))) {
+    } else if(!cx_strcmp(uri, cx_str("*"))) {
         return uri;
     }
     
     for(;i<uri.length;i++) {
         if(uri.ptr[i] == '/') {
-            return cx_strsubs_m(uri, i);
+            return cx_strsubs(uri, i);
         }
     }
     
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@
             request->httpv.length,
             rq->rq.reqpb);
     
-    if(!cx_strcmp(cx_strcast(request->httpv), (cxstring)CX_STR("HTTP/1.1"))) {
+    if(!cx_strcmp(request->httpv, "HTTP/1.1")) {
         rq->rq.protv_num = PROTOCOL_VERSION_HTTP11;
-    } else if(!cx_strcmp(cx_strcast(request->httpv), (cxstring)CX_STR("HTTP/1.0"))) {
+    } else if(!cx_strcmp(request->httpv, "HTTP/1.0")) {
         rq->rq.protv_num = PROTOCOL_VERSION_HTTP10;
     } else {
         // invalid protocol version - abort
@@ -898,9 +898,9 @@
     cxstring ct;
     if(path.ptr[path.length - 1] == '/') {
         // directory
-        ct = (cxstring)CX_STR("internal/directory");
+        ct = cx_str("internal/directory");
     } else {
-        ct = (cxstring)CX_STR("text/plain");
+        ct = cx_str("text/plain");
     }
     pblock_kvinsert(pb_key_content_type, ct.ptr, ct.length, rq->rq.srvhdrs);