diff --git a/lib/socket.cpp b/lib/socket.cpp
index fa88f87e..84239e0f 100644
--- a/lib/socket.cpp
+++ b/lib/socket.cpp
@@ -375,9 +375,11 @@ void Socket::Buffer::clear(){
 /// Create a new base socket. This is a basic constructor for converting any valid socket to a Socket::Connection.
 /// \param sockNo Integer representing the socket to convert.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(int sockNo){
-  sock = sockNo;
-  pipes[0] = -1;
-  pipes[1] = -1;
+  sSend = sockNo;
+  sRecv = -1;
+  isTrueSocket = false;
+  struct stat sBuf;
+  if (sSend != -1 && !fstat(sSend, &sBuf)){isTrueSocket = S_ISSOCK(sBuf.st_mode);}
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
   conntime = Util::epoch();
@@ -390,9 +392,15 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(int sockNo){
 /// \param write The filedescriptor to write to.
 /// \param read The filedescriptor to read from.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(int write, int read){
-  sock = -1;
-  pipes[0] = write;
-  pipes[1] = read;
+  sSend = write;
+  if (write != read){
+    sRecv = read;
+  }else{
+    sRecv = -1;
+  }
+  isTrueSocket = false;
+  struct stat sBuf;
+  if (sSend != -1 && !fstat(sSend, &sBuf)){isTrueSocket = S_ISSOCK(sBuf.st_mode);}
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
   conntime = Util::epoch();
@@ -404,9 +412,9 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(int write, int read){
 /// Create a new disconnected base socket. This is a basic constructor for placeholder purposes.
 /// A socket created like this is always disconnected and should/could be overwritten at some point.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(){
-  sock = -1;
-  pipes[0] = -1;
-  pipes[1] = -1;
+  sSend = -1;
+  sRecv = -1;
+  isTrueSocket = false;
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
   conntime = Util::epoch();
@@ -447,16 +455,14 @@ bool isFDBlocking(int FD){
 
 /// Set this socket to be blocking (true) or nonblocking (false).
 void Socket::Connection::setBlocking(bool blocking){
-  if (sock >= 0){setFDBlocking(sock, blocking);}
-  if (pipes[0] >= 0){setFDBlocking(pipes[0], blocking);}
-  if (pipes[1] >= 0){setFDBlocking(pipes[1], blocking);}
+  if (sSend >= 0){setFDBlocking(sSend, blocking);}
+  if (sRecv >= 0 && sSend != sRecv){setFDBlocking(sRecv, blocking);}
 }
 
 /// Set this socket to be blocking (true) or nonblocking (false).
 bool Socket::Connection::isBlocking(){
-  if (sock >= 0){return isFDBlocking(sock);}
-  if (pipes[0] >= 0){return isFDBlocking(pipes[0]);}
-  if (pipes[1] >= 0){return isFDBlocking(pipes[1]);}
+  if (sSend >= 0){return isFDBlocking(sSend);}
+  if (sRecv >= 0){return isFDBlocking(sRecv);}
   return false;
 }
 
@@ -465,7 +471,7 @@ bool Socket::Connection::isBlocking(){
 /// This function calls shutdown, thus making the socket unusable in all other
 /// processes as well. Do not use on shared sockets that are still in use.
 void Socket::Connection::close(){
-  if (sock != -1){shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);}
+  if (sSend != -1){shutdown(sSend, SHUT_RDWR);}
   drop();
 }// Socket::Connection::close
 
@@ -475,36 +481,31 @@ void Socket::Connection::close(){
 /// processes.
 void Socket::Connection::drop(){
   if (connected()){
-    if (sock != -1){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "Socket %d closed", sock);
+    if (sSend != -1){
+      HIGH_MSG("Socket %d closed", sSend);
       errno = EINTR;
-      while (::close(sock) != 0 && errno == EINTR){}
-      sock = -1;
+      while (::close(sSend) != 0 && errno == EINTR){}
+      if (sRecv == sSend){sRecv = -1;}
+      sSend = -1;
     }
-    if (pipes[0] != -1){
+    if (sRecv != -1){
       errno = EINTR;
-      while (::close(pipes[0]) != 0 && errno == EINTR){}
-      pipes[0] = -1;
-    }
-    if (pipes[1] != -1){
-      errno = EINTR;
-      while (::close(pipes[1]) != 0 && errno == EINTR){}
-      pipes[1] = -1;
+      while (::close(sRecv) != 0 && errno == EINTR){}
+      sRecv = -1;
     }
   }
 }// Socket::Connection::drop
 
 /// Returns internal socket number.
 int Socket::Connection::getSocket(){
-  if (sock != -1){return sock;}
-  if (pipes[0] != -1){return pipes[0];}
-  if (pipes[1] != -1){return pipes[1];}
-  return -1;
+  if (sSend != -1){return sSend;}
+  return sRecv;
 }
 
 /// Returns non-piped internal socket number.
 int Socket::Connection::getPureSocket(){
-  return sock;
+  if (!isTrueSocket){return -1;}
+  return sSend;
 }
 
 /// Returns a string describing the last error that occured.
@@ -518,12 +519,12 @@ std::string Socket::Connection::getError(){
 /// \param nonblock Whether the socket should be nonblocking. False by default.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string address, bool nonblock){
   skipCount = 0;
-  pipes[0] = -1;
-  pipes[1] = -1;
-  sock = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-  if (sock < 0){
+  sRecv = -1;
+  isTrueSocket = true;
+  sSend = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+  if (sSend < 0){
     remotehost = strerror(errno);
-    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_FAIL, "Could not create socket! Error: %s", remotehost.c_str());
+    FAIL_MSG("Could not create socket! Error: %s", remotehost.c_str());
     return;
   }
   Error = false;
@@ -534,19 +535,19 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string address, bool nonblock){
   sockaddr_un addr;
   addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
   strncpy(addr.sun_path, address.c_str(), address.size() + 1);
-  int r = connect(sock, (sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+  int r = connect(sSend, (sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
   if (r == 0){
     if (nonblock){
-      int flags = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
+      int flags = fcntl(sSend, F_GETFL, 0);
       flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
-      fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, flags);
+      fcntl(sSend, F_SETFL, flags);
     }
   }else{
     remotehost = strerror(errno);
-    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_FAIL, "Could not connect to %s! Error: %s", address.c_str(), remotehost.c_str());
+    FAIL_MSG("Could not connect to %s! Error: %s", address.c_str(), remotehost.c_str());
     close();
   }
-}// Socket::Connection Unix Contructor
+}// Socket::Connection Unix Constructor
 
 /// Create a new TCP Socket. This socket will (try to) connect to the given host/port right away.
 /// \param host String containing the hostname to connect to.
@@ -554,8 +555,8 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string address, bool nonblock){
 /// \param nonblock Whether the socket should be nonblocking.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
   skipCount = 0;
-  pipes[0] = -1;
-  pipes[1] = -1;
+  sRecv = -1;
+  isTrueSocket = true;
   struct addrinfo *result, *rp, hints;
   Error = false;
   Blocking = false;
@@ -578,11 +579,11 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
 
   remotehost = "";
   for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next){
-    sock = socket(rp->ai_family, rp->ai_socktype, rp->ai_protocol);
-    if (sock < 0){continue;}
-    if (connect(sock, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == 0){break;}
+    sSend = socket(rp->ai_family, rp->ai_socktype, rp->ai_protocol);
+    if (sSend < 0){continue;}
+    if (connect(sSend, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == 0){break;}
     remotehost += strerror(errno);
-    ::close(sock);
+    ::close(sSend);
   }
   freeaddrinfo(result);
 
@@ -591,15 +592,15 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
     close();
   }else{
     if (nonblock){
-      int flags = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
+      int flags = fcntl(sSend, F_GETFL, 0);
       flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
-      fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, flags);
+      fcntl(sSend, F_SETFL, flags);
     }
     int optval = 1;
     int optlen = sizeof(optval);
-    setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &optval, optlen);
+    setsockopt(sSend, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &optval, optlen);
   }
-}// Socket::Connection TCP Contructor
+}// Socket::Connection TCP Constructor
 
 /// Returns the connected-state for this socket.
 /// Note that this function might be slightly behind the real situation.
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
 /// and when the socket is closed manually.
 /// \returns True if socket is connected, false otherwise.
 bool Socket::Connection::connected() const{
-  return (sock >= 0) || ((pipes[0] >= 0) || (pipes[1] >= 0));
+  return (sSend >= 0) || (sRecv >= 0);
 }
 
 /// Returns the time this socket has been connected.
@@ -701,10 +702,10 @@ unsigned int Socket::Connection::iwrite(const void *buffer, int len){
     }
   }
   int r;
-  if (sock >= 0){
-    r = send(sock, buffer, len, 0);
+  if (isTrueSocket){
+    r = send(sSend, buffer, len, 0);
   }else{
-    r = write(pipes[0], buffer, len);
+    r = write(sSend, buffer, len);
   }
   if (r < 0){
     switch (errno){
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@ unsigned int Socket::Connection::iwrite(const void *buffer, int len){
       break;
     }
   }
-  if (r == 0 && (sock >= 0)){
+  if (r == 0 && (sSend >= 0)){
     DONTEVEN_MSG("Socket closed by remote");
     close();
   }
@@ -734,11 +735,10 @@ unsigned int Socket::Connection::iwrite(const void *buffer, int len){
 int Socket::Connection::iread(void *buffer, int len, int flags){
   if (!connected() || len < 1){return 0;}
   int r;
-  if (sock >= 0){
-    r = recv(sock, buffer, len, flags);
+  if (sRecv != -1 || !isTrueSocket){
+    r = read(sRecv, buffer, len);
   }else{
-    r = recv(pipes[1], buffer, len, flags);
-    if (r < 0 && errno == ENOTSOCK){r = read(pipes[1], buffer, len);}
+    r = recv(sSend, buffer, len, flags);
   }
   if (r < 0){
     switch (errno){
@@ -822,13 +822,13 @@ void Socket::Connection::setHost(std::string host){
 /// Returns true if these sockets are the same socket.
 /// Does not check the internal stats - only the socket itself.
 bool Socket::Connection::operator==(const Connection &B) const{
-  return sock == B.sock && pipes[0] == B.pipes[0] && pipes[1] == B.pipes[1];
+  return sSend == B.sSend && sRecv == B.sRecv;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if these sockets are not the same socket.
 /// Does not check the internal stats - only the socket itself.
 bool Socket::Connection::operator!=(const Connection &B) const{
-  return sock != B.sock || pipes[0] != B.pipes[0] || pipes[1] != B.pipes[1];
+  return sSend != B.sSend || sRecv != B.sRecv;
 }
 
 /// Returns true if the socket is valid.
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ unsigned int Socket::SSLConnection::iwrite(const void *buffer, int len){
       break;
     }
   }
-  if (r == 0 && (sock >= 0)){
+  if (r == 0 && (sSend >= 0)){
     DONTEVEN_MSG("Socket closed by remote");
     close();
   }
@@ -1234,36 +1234,35 @@ Socket::Connection Socket::Server::accept(bool nonblock){
   int r = ::accept(sock, (sockaddr *)&tmpaddr, &len);
   // set the socket to be nonblocking, if requested.
   // we could do this through accept4 with a flag, but that call is non-standard...
-  if ((r >= 0) && nonblock){
+  if (r < 0){
+    if ((errno != EWOULDBLOCK) && (errno != EAGAIN) && (errno != EINTR)){
+      FAIL_MSG("Error during accept: %s. Closing server socket %d.", strerror(errno), sock);
+      close();
+    }
+    return Socket::Connection();
+  }
+
+  if (nonblock){
     int flags = fcntl(r, F_GETFL, 0);
     flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
     fcntl(r, F_SETFL, flags);
   }
-  if (r >= 0){
-    int optval = 1;
-    int optlen = sizeof(optval);
-    setsockopt(r, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &optval, optlen);
-  }
+  int optval = 1;
+  int optlen = sizeof(optval);
+  setsockopt(r, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &optval, optlen);
   Socket::Connection tmp(r);
   tmp.remoteaddr = tmpaddr;
-  if (r < 0){
-    if ((errno != EWOULDBLOCK) && (errno != EAGAIN) && (errno != EINTR)){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_FAIL, "Error during accept - closing server socket %d.", sock);
-      close();
-    }
-  }else{
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET6){
-      tmp.remotehost = inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(tmpaddr.sin6_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "IPv6 addr [%s]", tmp.remotehost.c_str());
-    }
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET){
-      tmp.remotehost = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "IPv4 addr [%s]", tmp.remotehost.c_str());
-    }
-    if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_UNIX){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "Unix connection");
-      tmp.remotehost = "UNIX_SOCKET";
-    }
+  if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET6){
+    tmp.remotehost = inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &(tmpaddr.sin6_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "IPv6 addr [%s]", tmp.remotehost.c_str());
+  }
+  if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_INET){
+    tmp.remotehost = inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(((sockaddr_in *)&tmpaddr)->sin_addr), addrconv, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "IPv4 addr [%s]", tmp.remotehost.c_str());
+  }
+  if (tmpaddr.sin6_family == AF_UNIX){
+    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "Unix connection");
+    tmp.remotehost = "UNIX_SOCKET";
   }
   return tmp;
 }
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index b9c50d02..cdc8b1b3 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ namespace Socket{
   // Buffer
 
   /// This class is for easy communicating through sockets, either TCP or Unix.
+  /// Internally, sSend and sRecv hold the file descriptor to read/write from/to.
+  /// If they are not identical and sRecv is closed but sSend still open, reading from sSend will be attempted.
   class Connection{
   protected:
-    int sock;               ///< Internally saved socket number.
-    int pipes[2];           ///< Internally saved file descriptors for pipe socket simulation.
+    bool isTrueSocket;
+    int sSend;               ///< Write end of socket.
+    int sRecv;               ///< Read end of socket.
     std::string remotehost; ///< Stores remote host address.
     struct sockaddr_in6 remoteaddr;///< Stores remote host address.
     uint64_t up;
diff --git a/lib/stream.cpp b/lib/stream.cpp
index da09f5d5..879e1f51 100644
--- a/lib/stream.cpp
+++ b/lib/stream.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool Util::startInput(std::string streamname, std::string filename, bool forkFir
   
   if (pid == 0){
     Socket::Connection io(0, 1);
-    io.close();
+    io.drop();
     DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DONTEVEN, "execvp");
     execvp(argv[0], argv);
     FAIL_MSG("Starting process %s for stream %s failed: %s", argv[0], streamname.c_str(), strerror(errno));
diff --git a/src/output/output.cpp b/src/output/output.cpp
index 1605f30d..b8c95fc9 100644
--- a/src/output/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     }
     
     if (!keepGoing()){
+      INFO_MSG("Aborting page load due to shutdown");
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/output/output_http.cpp b/src/output/output_http.cpp
index e52322f6..f885e3a2 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_http.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ namespace Mist {
     if (config->getString("ip").size()){
       myConn.setHost(config->getString("ip"));
     }
+    firstRun = true;
+    if (config->getString("prequest").size()){
+      myConn.Received().prepend(config->getString("prequest"));
+    }
     config->activate();
   }
 
@@ -33,14 +37,19 @@ namespace Mist {
     capa["forward"]["ip"]["help"] = "IP of forwarded connection.";
     capa["forward"]["ip"]["type"] = "str";
     capa["forward"]["ip"]["option"] = "--ip";
+    capa["forward"]["ip"]["name"] = "Previous request";
+    capa["forward"]["ip"]["help"] = "Data to pretend arrived on the socket before parsing the socket.";
+    capa["forward"]["ip"]["type"] = "str";
+    capa["forward"]["ip"]["option"] = "--prequest";
     cfg->addOption("streamname", JSON::fromString("{\"arg\":\"string\",\"short\":\"s\",\"long\":\"stream\",\"help\":\"The name of the stream that this connector will transmit.\"}"));
     cfg->addOption("ip", JSON::fromString("{\"arg\":\"string\",\"short\":\"I\",\"long\":\"ip\",\"help\":\"IP address of connection on stdio.\"}"));
+    cfg->addOption("prequest", JSON::fromString("{\"arg\":\"string\",\"short\":\"R\",\"long\":\"prequest\",\"help\":\"Data to pretend arrived on the socket before parsing the socket.\"}"));
     cfg->addBasicConnectorOptions(capa);
     config = cfg;
   }
   
   void HTTPOutput::onFail(const std::string & msg, bool critical){
-    INFO_MSG("Failing '%s': %s: %s", streamName.c_str(), H.url.c_str(), msg.c_str());
+    INFO_MSG("Failing '%s': %s", H.url.c_str(), msg.c_str());
     if (!webSock){
       H.Clean(); //make sure no parts of old requests are left in any buffers
       H.SetHeader("Server", "MistServer/" PACKAGE_VERSION);
@@ -165,80 +174,49 @@ namespace Mist {
   }
   
   void HTTPOutput::requestHandler(){
+    //Handle onIdle function caller, if needed
     if (idleInterval && (Util::bootMS() > idleLast + idleInterval)){
       onIdle();
       idleLast = Util::bootMS();
     }
+    //Handle websockets
     if (webSock){
       if (webSock->readFrame()){
         onWebsocketFrame();
         idleLast = Util::bootMS();
-      }else{
-        if (!isBlocking && !parseData){
-          Util::sleep(100);
-        }
+        return;
       }
+      if (!isBlocking && !parseData){Util::sleep(100);}
       return;
     }
-    if (myConn.Received().size() && myConn.spool()){
-      DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DONTEVEN, "onRequest");
-      onRequest();
-    }else{
-      if (!myConn.Received().size()){
-        if (myConn.peek() && H.Read(myConn)){
-          std::string handler = getHandler();
-          DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_MEDIUM, "Received request: %s => %s (%s)", H.getUrl().c_str(), handler.c_str(), H.GetVar("stream").c_str());
-          if (!handler.size()){
-            H.Clean();
-            H.SetHeader("Server", "MistServer/" PACKAGE_VERSION);
-            H.SetBody("<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Unsupported Media Type</title></head><body><h1>Unsupported Media Type</h1>The server isn't quite sure what you wanted to receive from it.</body></html>");
-            H.SendResponse("415", "Unsupported Media Type", myConn);
-            myConn.close();
-            return;
-          }
-          if (handler != capa["name"].asStringRef() || H.GetVar("stream") != streamName){
-            DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_MEDIUM, "Switching from %s (%s) to %s (%s)", capa["name"].asStringRef().c_str(), streamName.c_str(), handler.c_str(), H.GetVar("stream").c_str());
-            streamName = H.GetVar("stream");
-            nProxy.userClient.finish();
-            statsPage.finish();
-            reConnector(handler);
-            H.Clean();
-            if (myConn.connected()){
-              FAIL_MSG("Request failed - no connector started");
-              myConn.close();
-            }
-            return;
-          }else{
-            H.Clean();
-            myConn.Received().clear();
-            myConn.spool();
-            DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DONTEVEN, "onRequest");
-            onRequest();
-          }
-        }else{
-          H.Clean();
-          if (myConn.Received().size()){
-            myConn.Received().clear();
-            myConn.spool();
-            DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DONTEVEN, "onRequest");
-            onRequest();
-          }
-          if (!myConn.Received().size()){
-            if (!isBlocking && !parseData){
-              Util::sleep(100);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }else{
-        if (!isBlocking && !parseData){
-          Util::sleep(100);
-        }
-      }
+    //If we can't read anything more and we're non-blocking, sleep some.
+    if (!firstRun && !myConn.spool()){
+      if (!isBlocking && !parseData){Util::sleep(100);}
+      return;
     }
-  }
-  
-  void HTTPOutput::onRequest(){
+    firstRun = false;
+
     while (H.Read(myConn)){
+      std::string handler = getHandler();
+      INFO_MSG("Received request: %s => %s (%s)", H.getUrl().c_str(), handler.c_str(), H.GetVar("stream").c_str());
+      if (!handler.size()){
+        H.Clean();
+        H.SetHeader("Server", "MistServer/" PACKAGE_VERSION);
+        H.SetBody("<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Unsupported Media Type</title></head><body><h1>Unsupported Media Type</h1>The server isn't quite sure what you wanted to receive from it.</body></html>");
+        H.SendResponse("415", "Unsupported Media Type", myConn);
+        myConn.close();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (handler != capa["name"].asStringRef() || H.GetVar("stream") != streamName){
+        MEDIUM_MSG("Switching from %s (%s) to %s (%s)", capa["name"].asStringRef().c_str(), streamName.c_str(), handler.c_str(), H.GetVar("stream").c_str());
+        streamName = H.GetVar("stream");
+        nProxy.userClient.finish();
+        statsPage.finish();
+        reConnector(handler);
+        onFail("Server error - could not start connector", true);
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (H.hasHeader("User-Agent")){
         UA = H.GetHeader("User-Agent");
       }
@@ -255,7 +233,6 @@ namespace Mist {
         crc = checksum::crc32(0, mixed_ua.data(), mixed_ua.size());
       }
 
-      INFO_MSG("Received request %s", H.getUrl().c_str());
       //Handle upgrade to websocket if the output supports it
       if (doesWebsockets() && H.GetHeader("Upgrade") == "websocket"){
         INFO_MSG("Switching to Websocket mode");
@@ -309,13 +286,11 @@ namespace Mist {
   }
   
   ///\brief Handles requests by starting a corresponding output process.
-  ///\param H The request to be handled
-  ///\param conn The connection to the client that issued the request.
   ///\param connector The type of connector to be invoked.
   void HTTPOutput::reConnector(std::string & connector){
     //taken from CheckProtocols (controller_connectors.cpp)
-    char * argarr[20];
-    for (int i=0; i<20; i++){argarr[i] = 0;}
+    char * argarr[32];
+    for (int i=0; i<32; i++){argarr[i] = 0;}
     int id = -1;
     JSON::Value pipedCapa;
     JSON::Value p;//properties of protocol
@@ -358,6 +333,8 @@ namespace Mist {
 
     //build arguments for starting output process
     std::string tmparg = Util::getMyPath() + std::string("MistOut") + connector;
+    std::string tmpPrequest;
+    if (H.url.size()){tmpPrequest = H.BuildRequest();}
     int argnum = 0;
     argarr[argnum++] = (char*)tmparg.c_str();
     std::string temphost=getConnectedHost();
@@ -366,6 +343,8 @@ namespace Mist {
     argarr[argnum++] = (char*)(temphost.c_str());
     argarr[argnum++] = (char*)"--stream";
     argarr[argnum++] = (char*)(streamName.c_str());
+    argarr[argnum++] = (char*)"--prequest";
+    argarr[argnum++] = (char*)(tmpPrequest.c_str());
     //set the debug level if non-default
     if (Util::Config::printDebugLevel != DEBUG){
       argarr[argnum++] = (char*)"--debug";
diff --git a/src/output/output_http.h b/src/output/output_http.h
index 1418c5a2..afe85a63 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http.h
+++ b/src/output/output_http.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ namespace Mist {
       HTTPOutput(Socket::Connection & conn);
       virtual ~HTTPOutput();
       static void init(Util::Config * cfg);
-      void onRequest();
       virtual void onFail(const std::string & msg, bool critical = false);
       virtual void onHTTP(){};
       virtual void onIdle(){};
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       std::string getHandler();
       bool parseRange(uint64_t & byteStart, uint64_t & byteEnd);
   protected:
+      bool firstRun;
       HTTP::Parser H;
       HTTP::Websocket * webSock;
       uint32_t idleInterval;
diff --git a/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp b/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
index b6dbcce3..2ab72f8c 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_http_internal.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ namespace Mist {
 
   OutHTTP::OutHTTP(Socket::Connection & conn) : HTTPOutput(conn){
     stayConnected = false;
-    if (myConn.getPureSocket() >= 0){
+    //If this connection is a socket and not already connected to stdio, connect it to stdio.
+    if (myConn.getPureSocket() != -1 && myConn.getSocket() != STDIN_FILENO && myConn.getSocket() != STDOUT_FILENO){
       std::string host = getConnectedHost();
       dup2(myConn.getSocket(), STDIN_FILENO);
       dup2(myConn.getSocket(), STDOUT_FILENO);
       myConn.drop();
-      myConn = Socket::Connection(fileno(stdout),fileno(stdin) );
+      myConn = Socket::Connection(STDOUT_FILENO, STDIN_FILENO);
       myConn.setHost(host);
     }
     if (config->getOption("wrappers",true).size() == 0 || config->getString("wrappers") == ""){