diff --git a/src/core/request-capability.ts b/src/core/request-capability.ts
index 1dd9e7b..f69c46a 100644
--- a/src/core/request-capability.ts
+++ b/src/core/request-capability.ts
@@ -54,13 +54,9 @@ export abstract class RequestCapability<TInput, TExt = object>
    * @returns New request processing handler.
    */
   for<TMeans extends TInput>(handler: RequestHandler<TMeans & TExt>): RequestHandler<TMeans> {
-    return async ({ next, modifiedBy }) => {
-      if (modifiedBy(this[RequestModifier__symbol])) {
-        await next(handler);
-      } else {
-        await next(handler, this);
-      }
-    };
+    return async ({ next, modifiedBy }) => modifiedBy(this[RequestModifier__symbol])
+        ? next(handler)
+        : next(handler, this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/core/request-handler.spec.ts b/src/core/request-handler.spec.ts
index 791f54a..92cb0f8 100644
--- a/src/core/request-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/request-handler.spec.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('requestHandler', () => {
     const error = new Error('test');
     const calls: number[] = [];
 
-    const call = async (): Promise<void> => await requestHandler([
+    const call = async (): Promise<unknown> => await requestHandler([
       () => { calls.push(1); },
       () => { calls.push(2); throw error; },
       () => { calls.push(3); },
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('requestHandler', () => {
   it('stops handlers execution once response written', async () => {
 
     const calls: number[] = [];
-    const call = async (): Promise<void> => await requestHandler([
+    const call = async (): Promise<unknown> => await requestHandler([
       () => { calls.push(1); },
       () => { calls.push(2); (response as any).writableEnded = true; },
       () => { calls.push(3); },
diff --git a/src/core/request-handler.ts b/src/core/request-handler.ts
index 892add0..84091b6 100644
--- a/src/core/request-handler.ts
+++ b/src/core/request-handler.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type RequestHandler<TMeans> =
     (
         this: void,
         context: RequestContext<TMeans>,
-    ) => PromiseLike<void> | void;
+    ) => PromiseLike<unknown> | void;
 
 /**
  * Request processing method signature.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type RequestHandlerMethod<TThis, TMeans> =
     (
         this: TThis,
         context: RequestContext<TMeans>,
-    ) => PromiseLike<void> | void;
+    ) => PromiseLike<unknown> | void;
 
 /**
  * Builds a request processing handler that delegates request processing to other handlers.
diff --git a/src/core/request-modifier.spec.ts b/src/core/request-modifier.spec.ts
index b6123d3..9967c1d 100644
--- a/src/core/request-modifier.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/request-modifier.spec.ts
@@ -54,14 +54,10 @@ describe('RequestModifier', () => {
     expect(JSON.parse(await response.body())).toEqual({ test: 'modified' });
   });
   it('alters subsequent requests', async () => {
-    server.listener.mockImplementation(httpListener(Rendering.for(async ({ next }) => {
-      await next(
-          async ({ next }) => {
-            await next(({ renderJson, test }) => renderJson({ test }), { test: 'another' });
-          },
-          modifier,
-      );
-    })));
+    server.listener.mockImplementation(httpListener(Rendering.for(async ({ next }) => next(
+        ({ next }) => next(({ renderJson, test }) => renderJson({ test }), { test: 'another' }),
+        modifier,
+    ))));
 
     const response = await server.get('/');
 
diff --git a/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-accepted.handler.ts b/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-accepted.handler.ts
index b533f70..4bba545 100644
--- a/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-accepted.handler.ts
+++ b/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-accepted.handler.ts
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ export function dispatchByAccepted<TMeans extends HttpMeans>(
 
     if (handler) {
       addResponseHeader(response, 'Vary', 'Accept');
-      await next(handler.bind(mimeTypes));
-    } else {
-      await next(fallback);
+      return next(handler.bind(mimeTypes));
     }
+
+    return next(fallback);
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-language.handler.ts b/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-language.handler.ts
index 55d9cd2..22b6890 100644
--- a/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-language.handler.ts
+++ b/src/http/dispatch/dispatch-by-language.handler.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function dispatchByLanguage<TMeans extends HttpMeans>(
 
   const negotiator = httpLanguageNegotiator(languages);
 
-  return async ({ request, response, next }) => {
+  return ({ request, response, next }) => {
 
     const { 'accept-language': acceptLanguage = '*' } = request.headers;
     const handler = negotiator(acceptLanguage);
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ export function dispatchByLanguage<TMeans extends HttpMeans>(
 
     addResponseHeader(response, 'Vary', 'Accept-Language');
 
-    await next(handler.bind(languages));
+    return next(handler.bind(languages));
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/http/http-listener.ts b/src/http/http-listener.ts
index cf985b2..ba7191d 100644
--- a/src/http/http-listener.ts
+++ b/src/http/http-listener.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function incomingHttpHandler<TRequest extends IncomingMessage, TResponse extends
     onError = reject;
   });
 
-  const incomingHandler: RequestHandler<IncomingHttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>> = async ({
+  const incomingHandler: RequestHandler<IncomingHttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>> = ({
     request,
     response,
     next,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function incomingHttpHandler<TRequest extends IncomingMessage, TResponse extends
       return new URL(url, `${proto}://${host}`);
     });
 
-    await next(
+    return next(
         handler,
         {
           requestAddresses: {
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ function incomingHttpHandler<TRequest extends IncomingMessage, TResponse extends
 function fullHttpHandler<TRequest extends IncomingMessage, TResponse extends ServerResponse>(
     config: HttpConfig<HttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>>,
     handler: RequestHandler<HttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>>,
-):
-    RequestHandler<HttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>> {
+): RequestHandler<HttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>> {
+
   const defaultHandler = defaultHttpHandler(config);
   const errorHandler = httpErrorHandler(config);
 
   return async (
       { next }: RequestContext<HttpMeans<TRequest, TResponse>>,
-  ): Promise<void> => {
+  ) => {
     try {
       if (!await next(handler)) {
         await next(defaultHandler);
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ function httpErrorHandler<TMeans extends HttpMeans>(
 
   const onError = errorHandler === true ? renderHttpError : errorHandler;
 
-  return async context => {
+  return context => {
     logHttpError(context);
-    await context.next(onError);
+    return context.next(onError);
   };
 }