diff --git a/src/header/common/authorization.rs b/src/header/common/authorization.rs
index af8efbdd5a..1dcc2b23f6 100644
--- a/src/header/common/authorization.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/authorization.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use std::str::{FromStr, from_utf8};
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::marker::Reflect;
 use serialize::base64::{ToBase64, FromBase64, Standard, Config, Newline};
 use header::{Header, HeaderFormat};
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ impl<S: Scheme> DerefMut for Authorization<S> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: Scheme + 'static> Header for Authorization<S> where <S as FromStr>::Err: 'static {
+impl<S: Scheme + Reflect + 'static> Header for Authorization<S> where <S as FromStr>::Err: 'static {
     fn header_name() -> &'static str {
         "Authorization"
     }
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ impl<S: Scheme + 'static> Header for Authorization<S> where <S as FromStr>::Err:
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: Scheme + 'static> HeaderFormat for Authorization<S> where <S as FromStr>::Err: 'static {
+impl<S: Scheme + Reflect + 'static> HeaderFormat for Authorization<S> where <S as FromStr>::Err: 'static {
     fn fmt_header(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match Scheme::scheme(None::<S>) {
             Some(scheme) => try!(write!(fmt, "{} ", scheme)),
diff --git a/src/net.rs b/src/net.rs
index 1157514cc9..66dd705ce5 100644
--- a/src/net.rs
+++ b/src/net.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::raw::{self, TraitObject};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::marker::Reflect;
 
 use openssl::ssl::{Ssl, SslStream, SslContext};
 use openssl::ssl::SslVerifyMode::SslVerifyNone;
@@ -117,13 +118,13 @@ impl NetworkStream + Send {
 impl NetworkStream + Send {
     /// Is the underlying type in this trait object a T?
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is<T: 'static>(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn is<T: Reflect + 'static>(&self) -> bool {
         self.get_type_id() == TypeId::of::<T>()
     }
 
     /// If the underlying type is T, get a reference to the contained data.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn downcast_ref<T: 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+    pub fn downcast_ref<T: Reflect + 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
         if self.is::<T>() {
             Some(unsafe { self.downcast_ref_unchecked() })
         } else {
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ impl NetworkStream + Send {
     /// If the underlying type is T, get a mutable reference to the contained
     /// data.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn downcast_mut<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T> {
+    pub fn downcast_mut<T: Reflect + 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T> {
         if self.is::<T>() {
             Some(unsafe { self.downcast_mut_unchecked() })
         } else {
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ impl NetworkStream + Send {
     }
 
     /// If the underlying type is T, extract it.
-    pub fn downcast<T: 'static>(self: Box<NetworkStream + Send>)
+    pub fn downcast<T: Reflect + 'static>(self: Box<NetworkStream + Send>)
             -> Result<Box<T>, Box<NetworkStream + Send>> {
         if self.is::<T>() {
             Ok(unsafe { self.downcast_unchecked() })
diff --git a/src/uri.rs b/src/uri.rs
index a6a2aa344b..fac8506539 100644
--- a/src/uri.rs
+++ b/src/uri.rs
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ impl FromStr for RequestUri {
     type Err = HttpError;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<RequestUri, HttpError> {
-        match s.as_bytes() {
-            [] => Err(HttpError::HttpUriError(UrlError::InvalidCharacter)),
-            [b'*'] => Ok(RequestUri::Star),
-            [b'/', ..] => Ok(RequestUri::AbsolutePath(s.to_string())),
-            bytes if bytes.contains(&b'/') => {
-                Ok(RequestUri::AbsoluteUri(try!(Url::parse(s))))
-            }
-            _ => {
-                let mut temp = "http://".to_string();
-                temp.push_str(s);
-                try!(Url::parse(&temp[..]));
-                todo!("compare vs u.authority()");
-                Ok(RequestUri::Authority(s.to_string()))
-            }
-
+        let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+        if bytes == [] {
+            Err(HttpError::HttpUriError(UrlError::InvalidCharacter))
+        } else if bytes == b"*" {
+            Ok(RequestUri::Star)
+        } else if bytes.starts_with(b"/") {
+            Ok(RequestUri::AbsolutePath(s.to_string()))
+        } else if bytes.contains(&b'/') {
+            Ok(RequestUri::AbsoluteUri(try!(Url::parse(s))))
+        } else {
+            let mut temp = "http://".to_string();
+            temp.push_str(s);
+            try!(Url::parse(&temp[..]));
+            todo!("compare vs u.authority()");
+            Ok(RequestUri::Authority(s.to_string()))
         }
     }
 }