diff --git a/src/server/channel.rs b/src/server/channel.rs
index 1439ddcb..b817b416 100644
--- a/src/server/channel.rs
+++ b/src/server/channel.rs
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ where
             self.node = Some(Node::new(el));
             let _ = match self.proto {
                 Some(HttpProtocol::H1(ref mut h1)) => {
-                    self.node.as_ref().map(|n| h1.settings().head().insert(n))
+                    self.node.as_mut().map(|n| h1.settings().head().insert(n))
                 }
                 Some(HttpProtocol::H2(ref mut h2)) => {
-                    self.node.as_ref().map(|n| h2.settings().head().insert(n))
+                    self.node.as_mut().map(|n| h2.settings().head().insert(n))
                 }
                 Some(HttpProtocol::Unknown(ref mut settings, _, _, _)) => {
-                    self.node.as_ref().map(|n| settings.head().insert(n))
+                    self.node.as_mut().map(|n| settings.head().insert(n))
                 }
                 None => unreachable!(),
             };
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ where
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct Node<T> {
-    next: Option<*mut Node<()>>,
-    prev: Option<*mut Node<()>>,
+    next: Option<*mut Node<T>>,
+    prev: Option<*mut Node<T>>,
     element: *mut T,
 }
 
@@ -202,19 +202,18 @@ impl<T> Node<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn insert<I>(&self, next: &Node<I>) {
+    fn insert<I>(&mut self, next: &mut Node<I>) {
         unsafe {
-            if let Some(ref next2) = self.next {
-                let n: &mut Node<()> =
-                    &mut *(next2.as_ref().unwrap() as *const _ as *mut _);
-                n.prev = Some(next as *const _ as *mut _);
+            let next: *mut Node<T> = next as *const _ as *mut _;
+
+            if let Some(ref mut next2) = self.next {
+                let n = next2.as_mut().unwrap();
+                n.prev = Some(next);
             }
-            let slf: &mut Node<T> = &mut *(self as *const _ as *mut _);
+            self.next = Some(next);
 
-            slf.next = Some(next as *const _ as *mut _);
-
-            let next: &mut Node<T> = &mut *(next as *const _ as *mut _);
-            next.prev = Some(slf as *const _ as *mut _);
+            let next: &mut Node<T> = &mut *next;
+            next.prev = Some(self as *mut _);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/server/settings.rs b/src/server/settings.rs
index 6ff9c298..cc2e1c06 100644
--- a/src/server/settings.rs
+++ b/src/server/settings.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use std::{env, fmt, net};
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use futures_cpupool::CpuPool;
 use http::StatusCode;
+use lazycell::LazyCell;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use time;
-use lazycell::LazyCell;
 
 use super::channel::Node;
 use super::message::{Request, RequestPool};
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub(crate) struct WorkerSettings<H> {
     bytes: Rc<SharedBytesPool>,
     messages: &'static RequestPool,
     channels: Cell<usize>,
-    node: Box<Node<()>>,
+    node: RefCell<Node<()>>,
     date: UnsafeCell<Date>,
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<H> WorkerSettings<H> {
             bytes: Rc::new(SharedBytesPool::new()),
             messages: RequestPool::pool(settings),
             channels: Cell::new(0),
-            node: Box::new(Node::head()),
+            node: RefCell::new(Node::head()),
             date: UnsafeCell::new(Date::new()),
             keep_alive,
             ka_enabled,
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ impl<H> WorkerSettings<H> {
         self.channels.get()
     }
 
-    pub fn head(&self) -> &Node<()> {
-        &self.node
+    pub fn head(&self) -> RefMut<Node<()>> {
+        self.node.borrow_mut()
     }
 
     pub fn handlers(&self) -> RefMut<Vec<H>> {
diff --git a/src/server/srv.rs b/src/server/srv.rs
index 0082f988..02580d01 100644
--- a/src/server/srv.rs
+++ b/src/server/srv.rs
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl<H: IntoHttpHandler> HttpServer<H> {
     ///         .run();
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub fn run(mut self) {
+    pub fn run(self) {
         let sys = System::new("http-server");
         self.start();
         sys.run();