1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTPD/Async.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTPD/Async.pm
index a1f75518..a647f10d 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTPD/Async.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTPD/Async.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ require PublicInbox::EvCleanup;
  
  sub new {
          my ($class, $io, $cb, $cleanup) = @_;
+
+        # no $io? call $cb at the top of the next event loop to
+        # avoid recursion:
+        unless (defined($io)) {
+                PublicInbox::EvCleanup::asap($cb) if $cb;
+                PublicInbox::EvCleanup::next_tick($cleanup) if $cleanup;
+                return;
+        }
+
          my $self = fields::new($class);
          IO::Handle::blocking($io, 0);
          $self->SUPER::new($io);