diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
index 6fea04f88b..9bbdd0ee15 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() {
 	vweb.run<App>(port)
 }
 
-pub fn (app App) init() {
+pub fn (mut app App) init() {
 	app.vweb.handle_static('.')
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index 7855f9993d..5f3f9d1600 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub fn run<T>(port int) {
 	for {
 		conn := l.accept() or { panic('accept() failed') }
 		//handle_conn<T>(conn, mut app)
-		app = handle_conn<T>(conn, app)
+		handle_conn<T>(conn, mut app)
 		// TODO move this to handle_conn<T>(conn, app)
 		//message := readall(conn)
 		//println(message)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pub fn run<T>(port int) {
 	}
 }
 
-fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
+fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, mut app T) {
 //fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app_ T) T {
 	//mut app := app_
 	//first_line := strip(lines[0])
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
 		println('no vals for http')
 		conn.send_string(http_500) or {}
 		conn.close() or {}
-		return app
+		return
 		//continue
 	}
 	mut headers := []string{}
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
 			println('no vals for http')
 		}
 		conn.close() or {}
-		return app
+		return
 		//continue
 	}
 
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
 	if static_file != '' && mime_type != '' {
 		data := os.read_file(static_file) or {
 			conn.send_string(http_404) or {}
-			return app
+			return
 		}
 		app.vweb.send_response_to_client(mime_type, data)
-		return app
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Call the right action
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
 	*/
 	conn.close() or {}
 	app.reset()
-	return app
+	return
 }
 
 fn (mut ctx Context) parse_form(s string) {