diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74a799c4..6fbe080a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Each result is best of five runs. All measurements are req/sec.
 
 Name | 1 thread | 1 pipeline | 3 thread | 3 pipeline | 8 thread | 8 pipeline
 ---- | -------- | ---------- | -------- | ---------- | -------- | ----------
-Actix | 81.400 | 710.200 | 121.000 | 1.684.000 | 106.300 | 2.206.000
+Actix | 87.200 | 813.200 | 122.100 | 1.877.000 | 107.400 | 2.390.000
 Gotham | 61.000 | 178.000 |   |   |   |
 Iron |   |   |   |   | 94.500 | 78.000
 Rocket |   |   |   |   | 95.500 | failed
diff --git a/src/h1.rs b/src/h1.rs
index d326b19e..7687810c 100644
--- a/src/h1.rs
+++ b/src/h1.rs
@@ -539,13 +539,12 @@ impl Reader {
         }
 
         // Parse http message
-        let mut headers_indices = [HeaderIndices {
-            name: (0, 0),
-            value: (0, 0)
-        }; MAX_HEADERS];
+        let mut headers_indices: [HeaderIndices; MAX_HEADERS] =
+            unsafe{std::mem::uninitialized()};
 
         let (len, method, path, version, headers_len) = {
-            let mut headers = [httparse::EMPTY_HEADER; MAX_HEADERS];
+            let mut headers: [httparse::Header; MAX_HEADERS] =
+                unsafe{std::mem::uninitialized()};
             let mut req = httparse::Request::new(&mut headers);
             match try!(req.parse(buf)) {
                 httparse::Status::Complete(len) => {
diff --git a/src/h2writer.rs b/src/h2writer.rs
index 1c19010c..5874d660 100644
--- a/src/h2writer.rs
+++ b/src/h2writer.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ impl Writer for H2Writer {
         if !msg.headers().contains_key(DATE) {
             let mut bytes = BytesMut::with_capacity(29);
             helpers::date(&mut bytes);
-            msg.headers_mut().insert(DATE, HeaderValue::try_from(&bytes[..]).unwrap());
+            msg.headers_mut().insert(
+                DATE, HeaderValue::try_from(bytes.freeze()).unwrap());
         }
 
         let mut resp = Response::new(());