diff --git a/src/server/http.rs b/src/server/http.rs
index 725cfbac0..41161ed3f 100644
--- a/src/server/http.rs
+++ b/src/server/http.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{io, mem, net, time};
 
 use actix::{Actor, Addr, AsyncContext, Context, Handler, System};
-use actix_net::{ssl, NewService, NewServiceExt, Server, Service};
+use actix_net::server::{Server, ServerServiceFactory};
+use actix_net::{ssl, NewService, NewServiceExt, Service};
 
 use futures::future::{ok, FutureResult};
 use futures::{Async, Poll, Stream};
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ struct Socket<H: IntoHttpHandler> {
 /// By default it serves HTTP2 when HTTPs is enabled,
 /// in order to change it, use `ServerFlags` that can be provided
 /// to acceptor service.
-pub struct HttpServer<H>
+pub struct HttpServer<H, F>
 where
     H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone,
 {
-    factory: Arc<Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Sync>,
+    factory: F,
     host: Option<String>,
     keep_alive: KeepAlive,
     backlog: i32,
@@ -54,21 +55,39 @@ where
     sockets: Vec<Socket<H>>,
 }
 
-impl<H> HttpServer<H>
+impl<H, F> HttpServer<H, F>
 where
     H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone + 'static,
 {
     /// Create new http server with application factory
-    pub fn new<F, U>(factory: F) -> Self
+    pub fn new<F1, U>(factory: F1) -> HttpServer<H, impl Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone>
     where
-        F: Fn() -> U + Sync + Send + 'static,
+        F1: Fn() -> U + Send + Clone,
         U: IntoIterator<Item = H> + 'static,
     {
-        let f = move || (factory)().into_iter().collect();
+        let f = move || (factory.clone())().into_iter().collect();
 
         HttpServer {
             threads: num_cpus::get(),
-            factory: Arc::new(f),
+            factory: f,
+            host: None,
+            backlog: 2048,
+            keep_alive: KeepAlive::Os,
+            shutdown_timeout: 30,
+            exit: false,
+            no_http2: false,
+            no_signals: false,
+            maxconn: 25_600,
+            maxconnrate: 256,
+            sockets: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn with_factory(factory: F) -> HttpServer<H, F> {
+        HttpServer {
+            factory,
+            threads: num_cpus::get(),
             host: None,
             backlog: 2048,
             keep_alive: KeepAlive::Timeout(5),
@@ -211,6 +230,13 @@ where
             handler: Box::new(SimpleFactory {
                 addr,
                 factory: self.factory.clone(),
+                pipeline: DefaultPipelineFactory {
+                    addr,
+                    factory: self.factory.clone(),
+                    host: self.host.clone(),
+                    keep_alive: self.keep_alive,
+                    _t: PhantomData,
+                },
             }),
         });
 
@@ -219,22 +245,30 @@ where
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     /// Use listener for accepting incoming connection requests
-    pub(crate) fn listen_with<T, F>(mut self, lst: net::TcpListener, acceptor: F) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn listen_with<T, A, Io>(
+        mut self, lst: net::TcpListener, acceptor: A,
+    ) -> Self
     where
-        F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
-        T: NewService<Request = TcpStream, Error = (), InitError = ()> + Clone + 'static,
-        T::Response: IoStream,
+        A: AcceptorServiceFactory<Io = Io>,
+        T: NewService<Request = TcpStream, Response = Io, Error = (), InitError = ()>
+            + Clone
+            + 'static,
+        Io: IoStream + Send,
     {
         let addr = lst.local_addr().unwrap();
         self.sockets.push(Socket {
             lst,
             addr,
             scheme: "https",
-            handler: Box::new(AcceptorFactory {
-                addr,
+            handler: Box::new(HttpServiceBuilder::new(
                 acceptor,
-                factory: self.factory.clone(),
-            }),
+                DefaultPipelineFactory::new(
+                    self.factory.clone(),
+                    self.host.clone(),
+                    addr,
+                    self.keep_alive,
+                ),
+            )),
         });
 
         self
@@ -256,7 +290,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// This method sets alpn protocols to "h2" and "http/1.1"
     pub fn listen_ssl(
-        self, lst: net::TcpListener, builder: SslAcceptorBuilder,
+        mut self, lst: net::TcpListener, builder: SslAcceptorBuilder,
     ) -> io::Result<Self> {
         use super::{openssl_acceptor_with_flags, ServerFlags};
 
@@ -268,9 +302,23 @@ where
 
         let acceptor = openssl_acceptor_with_flags(builder, flags)?;
 
-        Ok(self.listen_with(lst, move || {
-            ssl::OpensslAcceptor::new(acceptor.clone()).map_err(|_| ())
-        }))
+        let addr = lst.local_addr().unwrap();
+        self.sockets.push(Socket {
+            lst,
+            addr,
+            scheme: "https",
+            handler: Box::new(HttpServiceBuilder::new(
+                move || ssl::OpensslAcceptor::new(acceptor.clone()).map_err(|_| ()),
+                DefaultPipelineFactory::new(
+                    self.factory.clone(),
+                    self.host.clone(),
+                    addr,
+                    self.keep_alive,
+                ),
+            )),
+        });
+
+        Ok(self)
     }
 
     // #[cfg(feature = "rust-tls")]
@@ -408,7 +456,7 @@ where
     // }
 }
 
-impl<H: IntoHttpHandler> HttpServer<H> {
+impl<H: IntoHttpHandler, F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone> HttpServer<H, F> {
     /// Start listening for incoming connections.
     ///
     /// This method starts number of http workers in separate threads.
@@ -552,35 +600,35 @@ impl<H: IntoHttpHandler> HttpServer<H> {
 //     }
 // }
 
-struct HttpService<H, F, Io>
+struct HttpService<F, H, Io>
 where
-    H: HttpHandler,
-    F: IntoHttpHandler<Handler = H>,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H>,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler,
     Io: IoStream,
 {
-    factory: Arc<Fn() -> Vec<F> + Send + Sync>,
+    factory: F,
     addr: net::SocketAddr,
     host: Option<String>,
     keep_alive: KeepAlive,
-    _t: PhantomData<(H, Io)>,
+    _t: PhantomData<Io>,
 }
 
-impl<H, F, Io> NewService for HttpService<H, F, Io>
+impl<F, H, Io> NewService for HttpService<F, H, Io>
 where
-    H: HttpHandler,
-    F: IntoHttpHandler<Handler = H>,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H>,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler,
     Io: IoStream,
 {
     type Request = Io;
     type Response = ();
     type Error = ();
     type InitError = ();
-    type Service = HttpServiceHandler<H, Io>;
+    type Service = HttpServiceHandler<H::Handler, Io>;
     type Future = FutureResult<Self::Service, Self::Error>;
 
     fn new_service(&self) -> Self::Future {
         let s = ServerSettings::new(Some(self.addr), &self.host, false);
-        let apps: Vec<_> = (*self.factory)()
+        let apps: Vec<_> = (self.factory)()
             .into_iter()
             .map(|h| h.into_handler())
             .collect();
@@ -658,94 +706,43 @@ where
     ) -> Server;
 }
 
-struct SimpleFactory<H>
+struct SimpleFactory<H, F, P>
 where
     H: IntoHttpHandler,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone,
+    P: HttpPipelineFactory<Io = TcpStream>,
 {
     pub addr: net::SocketAddr,
-    pub factory: Arc<Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Sync>,
+    pub factory: F,
+    pub pipeline: P,
 }
 
-impl<H: IntoHttpHandler> Clone for SimpleFactory<H> {
+impl<H: IntoHttpHandler, F, P> Clone for SimpleFactory<H, F, P>
+where
+    P: HttpPipelineFactory<Io = TcpStream>,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone,
+{
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         SimpleFactory {
             addr: self.addr,
             factory: self.factory.clone(),
+            pipeline: self.pipeline.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<H> ServiceFactory<H> for SimpleFactory<H>
+impl<H, F, P> ServiceFactory<H> for SimpleFactory<H, F, P>
 where
     H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    P: HttpPipelineFactory<Io = TcpStream>,
 {
     fn register(
-        &self, server: Server, lst: net::TcpListener, host: Option<String>,
-        keep_alive: KeepAlive,
+        &self, server: Server, lst: net::TcpListener, _host: Option<String>,
+        _keep_alive: KeepAlive,
     ) -> Server {
-        let addr = self.addr;
-        let factory = self.factory.clone();
-
-        server.listen(lst, move || HttpService {
-            keep_alive,
-            addr,
-            host: host.clone(),
-            factory: factory.clone(),
-            _t: PhantomData,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-struct AcceptorFactory<T, F, H>
-where
-    F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
-    T: NewService,
-    H: IntoHttpHandler,
-{
-    pub addr: net::SocketAddr,
-    pub acceptor: F,
-    pub factory: Arc<Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Sync>,
-}
-
-impl<T, F, H> Clone for AcceptorFactory<T, F, H>
-where
-    F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
-    T: NewService,
-    H: IntoHttpHandler,
-{
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        AcceptorFactory {
-            addr: self.addr,
-            acceptor: self.acceptor.clone(),
-            factory: self.factory.clone(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T, F, H> ServiceFactory<H> for AcceptorFactory<T, F, H>
-where
-    F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
-    H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
-    T: NewService<Request = TcpStream, Error = (), InitError = ()> + Clone + 'static,
-    T::Response: IoStream,
-{
-    fn register(
-        &self, server: Server, lst: net::TcpListener, host: Option<String>,
-        keep_alive: KeepAlive,
-    ) -> Server {
-        let addr = self.addr;
-        let factory = self.factory.clone();
-        let acceptor = self.acceptor.clone();
-
-        server.listen(lst, move || {
-            (acceptor)().and_then(HttpService {
-                keep_alive,
-                addr,
-                host: host.clone(),
-                factory: factory.clone(),
-                _t: PhantomData,
-            })
-        })
+        let pipeline = self.pipeline.clone();
+        server.listen(lst, move || pipeline.create())
     }
 }
 
@@ -760,3 +757,186 @@ fn create_tcp_listener(
     builder.bind(addr)?;
     Ok(builder.listen(backlog)?)
 }
+
+pub struct HttpServiceBuilder<H, A, P> {
+    acceptor: A,
+    pipeline: P,
+    t: PhantomData<H>,
+}
+
+impl<H, A, P> HttpServiceBuilder<H, A, P>
+where
+    A: AcceptorServiceFactory,
+    P: HttpPipelineFactory<Io = A::Io>,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler,
+{
+    pub fn new(acceptor: A, pipeline: P) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            acceptor,
+            pipeline,
+            t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn acceptor<A1>(self, acceptor: A1) -> HttpServiceBuilder<H, A1, P>
+    where
+        A1: AcceptorServiceFactory,
+    {
+        HttpServiceBuilder {
+            acceptor,
+            pipeline: self.pipeline,
+            t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn pipeline<P1>(self, pipeline: P1) -> HttpServiceBuilder<H, A, P1>
+    where
+        P1: HttpPipelineFactory,
+    {
+        HttpServiceBuilder {
+            pipeline,
+            acceptor: self.acceptor,
+            t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn finish(&self) -> impl ServerServiceFactory {
+        let acceptor = self.acceptor.clone();
+        let pipeline = self.pipeline.clone();
+
+        move || acceptor.create().and_then(pipeline.create())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<H, A, P> ServiceFactory<H> for HttpServiceBuilder<H, A, P>
+where
+    A: AcceptorServiceFactory,
+    P: HttpPipelineFactory<Io = A::Io>,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler,
+{
+    fn register(
+        &self, server: Server, lst: net::TcpListener, _host: Option<String>,
+        _keep_alive: KeepAlive,
+    ) -> Server {
+        server.listen(lst, self.finish())
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait AcceptorServiceFactory: Send + Clone + 'static {
+    type Io: IoStream + Send;
+    type NewService: NewService<
+        Request = TcpStream,
+        Response = Self::Io,
+        Error = (),
+        InitError = (),
+    >;
+
+    fn create(&self) -> Self::NewService;
+}
+
+impl<F, T> AcceptorServiceFactory for F
+where
+    F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    T::Response: IoStream + Send,
+    T: NewService<Request = TcpStream, Error = (), InitError = ()>,
+{
+    type Io = T::Response;
+    type NewService = T;
+
+    fn create(&self) -> T {
+        (self)()
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait HttpPipelineFactory: Send + Clone + 'static {
+    type Io: IoStream;
+    type NewService: NewService<
+        Request = Self::Io,
+        Response = (),
+        Error = (),
+        InitError = (),
+    >;
+
+    fn create(&self) -> Self::NewService;
+}
+
+impl<F, T> HttpPipelineFactory for F
+where
+    F: Fn() -> T + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    T: NewService<Response = (), Error = (), InitError = ()>,
+    T::Request: IoStream,
+{
+    type Io = T::Request;
+    type NewService = T;
+
+    fn create(&self) -> T {
+        (self)()
+    }
+}
+
+struct DefaultPipelineFactory<F, H, Io>
+where
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone,
+{
+    factory: F,
+    host: Option<String>,
+    addr: net::SocketAddr,
+    keep_alive: KeepAlive,
+    _t: PhantomData<Io>,
+}
+
+impl<F, H, Io> DefaultPipelineFactory<F, H, Io>
+where
+    Io: IoStream + Send,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
+{
+    fn new(
+        factory: F, host: Option<String>, addr: net::SocketAddr, keep_alive: KeepAlive,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            factory,
+            addr,
+            keep_alive,
+            host,
+            _t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F, H, Io> Clone for DefaultPipelineFactory<F, H, Io>
+where
+    Io: IoStream,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler,
+{
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            factory: self.factory.clone(),
+            addr: self.addr,
+            keep_alive: self.keep_alive,
+            host: self.host.clone(),
+            _t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<F, H, Io> HttpPipelineFactory for DefaultPipelineFactory<F, H, Io>
+where
+    Io: IoStream + Send,
+    F: Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
+{
+    type Io = Io;
+    type NewService = HttpService<F, H, Io>;
+
+    fn create(&self) -> Self::NewService {
+        HttpService {
+            addr: self.addr,
+            keep_alive: self.keep_alive,
+            host: self.host.clone(),
+            factory: self.factory.clone(),
+            _t: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 111cc87a4..6ba033762 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ const HW_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 32_768;
 ///     sys.run();
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub fn new<F, U, H>(factory: F) -> HttpServer<H>
+pub fn new<F, U, H>(factory: F) -> HttpServer<H, impl Fn() -> Vec<H> + Send + Clone>
 where
-    F: Fn() -> U + Sync + Send + 'static,
-    U: IntoIterator<Item = H> + 'static,
+    F: Fn() -> U + Send + Clone + 'static,
+    U: IntoIterator<Item = H>,
     H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
 {
-    HttpServer::new(factory)
+    HttpServer::with_factory(move || (factory.clone())().into_iter().collect())
 }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index c068086d5..c589ea4b0 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ impl TestServer {
     /// middlewares or set handlers for test application.
     pub fn new<F>(config: F) -> Self
     where
-        F: Sync + Send + 'static + Fn(&mut TestApp<()>),
+        F: Clone + Send + 'static + Fn(&mut TestApp<()>),
     {
         TestServerBuilder::new(|| ()).start(config)
     }
 
     /// Create test server builder
-    pub fn build() -> TestServerBuilder<()> {
+    pub fn build() -> TestServerBuilder<(), impl Fn() -> () + Clone + Send + 'static> {
         TestServerBuilder::new(|| ())
     }
 
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ impl TestServer {
     /// This method can be used for constructing application state.
     /// Also it can be used for external dependency initialization,
     /// like creating sync actors for diesel integration.
-    pub fn build_with_state<F, S>(state: F) -> TestServerBuilder<S>
+    pub fn build_with_state<S, F>(state: F) -> TestServerBuilder<S, F>
     where
-        F: Fn() -> S + Sync + Send + 'static,
+        F: Fn() -> S + Clone + Send + 'static,
         S: 'static,
     {
         TestServerBuilder::new(state)
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ impl TestServer {
     /// Start new test server with application factory
     pub fn with_factory<F, U, H>(factory: F) -> Self
     where
-        F: Fn() -> U + Sync + Send + 'static,
-        U: IntoIterator<Item = H> + 'static,
+        F: Fn() -> U + Send + Clone + 'static,
+        U: IntoIterator<Item = H>,
         H: IntoHttpHandler + 'static,
     {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        let factory = move || (factory.clone())().into_iter().collect();
 
         // run server in separate thread
         thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ impl TestServer {
             let tcp = net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
             let local_addr = tcp.local_addr().unwrap();
 
-            HttpServer::new(factory)
+            let _ = HttpServer::with_factory(factory)
                 .disable_signals()
                 .listen(tcp)
                 .keep_alive(5)
@@ -261,22 +262,25 @@ impl Drop for TestServer {
 ///
 /// This type can be used to construct an instance of `TestServer` through a
 /// builder-like pattern.
-pub struct TestServerBuilder<S> {
-    state: Box<Fn() -> S + Sync + Send + 'static>,
+pub struct TestServerBuilder<S, F>
+where
+    F: Fn() -> S + Send + Clone + 'static,
+{
+    state: F,
     #[cfg(feature = "alpn")]
     ssl: Option<SslAcceptorBuilder>,
     #[cfg(feature = "rust-tls")]
     rust_ssl: Option<ServerConfig>,
 }
 
-impl<S: 'static> TestServerBuilder<S> {
+impl<S: 'static, F> TestServerBuilder<S, F>
+where
+    F: Fn() -> S + Send + Clone + 'static,
+{
     /// Create a new test server
-    pub fn new<F>(state: F) -> TestServerBuilder<S>
-    where
-        F: Fn() -> S + Sync + Send + 'static,
-    {
+    pub fn new(state: F) -> TestServerBuilder<S, F> {
         TestServerBuilder {
-            state: Box::new(state),
+            state,
             #[cfg(feature = "alpn")]
             ssl: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "rust-tls")]
@@ -300,9 +304,9 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestServerBuilder<S> {
 
     #[allow(unused_mut)]
     /// Configure test application and run test server
-    pub fn start<F>(mut self, config: F) -> TestServer
+    pub fn start<C>(mut self, config: C) -> TestServer
     where
-        F: Sync + Send + 'static + Fn(&mut TestApp<S>),
+        C: Fn(&mut TestApp<S>) + Clone + Send + 'static,
     {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
 
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestServerBuilder<S> {
 
             let sys = System::new("actix-test-server");
             let state = self.state;
-            let mut srv = HttpServer::new(move || {
+            let mut srv = HttpServer::with_factory(move || {
                 let mut app = TestApp::new(state());
                 config(&mut app);
                 vec![app]