diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 35ec0eea6c..3133298e53 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -1224,6 +1224,21 @@ pub fn (s string) all_after(dot string) string {
 
 pub fn (s string) after(dot string) string { return s.all_after(dot) }
 
+pub fn (s string) after_char(dot byte) string {
+	mut pos := 0
+	for i, c in s {
+		if c == dot {
+			pos = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if pos == 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s.right(pos+1)
+
+}
+
 // fn (s []string) substr(a, b int) string {
 // return join_strings(s.slice_fast(a, b))
 // }
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string_test.v b/vlib/builtin/string_test.v
index ec4eca568d..e7a66e5fc2 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string_test.v
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ fn test_all_after() {
 	assert s.all_after('fn ') == 'hello'
 	assert s.all_after('test') == s
 	assert s.all_after('') == s
+	assert s.after('e') == 'llo'
+	x := s.after('e')
+	assert x == 'llo'
 }
 
 fn test_reverse() {
diff --git a/vlib/json/json_test.v b/vlib/json/json_test.v
index 42d0251ad2..74424f8f1b 100644
--- a/vlib/json/json_test.v
+++ b/vlib/json/json_test.v
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct User {
 	nums      	[]int
 	last_name 	string 	[json:lastName]
 	is_registered	bool 	[json:IsRegistered]
-    typ int  [json:'type']
+	typ int  [json:'type']
 	pets string [raw; json:'pet_animals']
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn test_parse_user() {
 	assert u.nums[0] == 1
 	assert u.nums[1] == 2
 	assert u.nums[2] == 3
-    assert u.typ == 1
+	assert u.typ == 1
 	assert u.pets == '{"name":"Bob","animal":"Dog"}'
 }
 
@@ -73,3 +73,25 @@ fn test_raw_json_field() {
     assert color.space == 'YCbCr'
 }
 
+struct City {
+	name string
+}
+
+struct Country {
+	cities []City
+	name string
+}
+
+fn test_struct_in_struct() {
+	country := json.decode(Country, '{ "name": "UK", "cities": [{"name":"London"}, {"name":"Manchester"}]}') or {
+		assert false
+		exit(1)
+	}
+	assert country.name == 'UK'
+	assert country.cities.len == 2
+	assert country.cities[0].name == 'London'
+	assert country.cities[1].name == 'Manchester'
+	println(country.cities)
+
+}
+
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v b/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
index 259aa826f5..aeb0ddc674 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/backend_nix.c.v
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn C.SSL_set_tlsext_host_name() int
 fn C.BIO_puts()
 
 
-fn C.BIO_read()
+fn C.BIO_read() int
 
 
 fn C.BIO_free_all()
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ fn init() int {
 	return 1
 }
 
+const (
+buf_size = 500  // 1536
+)
+
 fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	// ssl_method := C.SSLv23_method()
 	ssl_method := C.TLSv1_2_method()
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	preferred_ciphers := 'HIGH:!aNULL:!kRSA:!PSK:!SRP:!MD5:!RC4'
 	res = C.SSL_set_cipher_list(ssl, preferred_ciphers.str)
 	if res != 1 {
+		println('http: openssl: cipher failed')
 	}
 	res = C.SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(ssl, host_name.str)
 	res = C.BIO_do_connect(web)
@@ -121,18 +126,44 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	C.SSL_get_peer_certificate(ssl)
 	res = C.SSL_get_verify_result(ssl)
 	// /////
-	s := req.build_request_headers(method, host_name, path)
-	C.BIO_puts(web, s.str)
+	req_headers := req.build_request_headers(method, host_name, path)
+	C.BIO_puts(web, req_headers.str)
+	mut headers := strings.new_builder(100)
+	mut h := ''
+	mut headers_done := false
 	mut sb := strings.new_builder(100)
+	mut buff := [buf_size]byte
+	mut is_chunk_encoding := false
 	for {
-		buff := [1536]byte
-		len := int(C.BIO_read(web, buff, 1536))
-		if len > 0 {
-			sb.write(tos(buff, len))
-		}
-		else {
+		len := C.BIO_read(web, buff, buf_size)
+		if len <= 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		mut chunk := (tos(buff, len))
+		if !headers_done && chunk.contains('\r\n\r\n') {
+			headers_done = true
+			headers.write(chunk.all_before('\r\n'))
+			h = headers.str()
+			//println(h)
+			sb.write(chunk.after('\r\n'))
+			// TODO for some reason this can be missing from headers
+			is_chunk_encoding = true //h.contains('chunked')
+			//println(sb.str())
+			continue
+		}
+		// TODO clean this up
+		if is_chunk_encoding && len > 6 && ((buff[3] == 13 && buff[4] == 10) || (buff[2] ==13 && buff[3]==10)
+		|| (buff[4] == 13 && buff[5] == 10) ) {
+			chunk = chunk.after_char(10)
+		}
+		if chunk.len > 3 && chunk[chunk.len-2] == 13 && chunk[chunk.len-1] == 10 {
+			chunk = chunk[..chunk.len-2]
+		}
+		if headers_done {
+			sb.write(chunk)
+		} else {
+			headers.write(chunk)
+		}
 	}
 	if !isnil(web) {
 		C.BIO_free_all(web)
@@ -140,6 +171,8 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	if !isnil(ctx) {
 		C.SSL_CTX_free(ctx)
 	}
-	return parse_response(sb.str())
+	body:= sb.str()
+	println(body)
+	return parse_response(h +'\r\n\r\n'+ body)
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/http.v b/vlib/net/http/http.v
index 5ed27c8ff6..77e692db18 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/http.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/http.v
@@ -45,11 +45,16 @@ pub:
 
 pub fn new_request(method, url_, data string) ?Request {
 	url := if method == 'GET' { url_ + '?' + data } else { url_ }
-	// println('new req() method=$method url="$url" dta="$data"')
+	//println('new req() method=$method url="$url" dta="$data"')
 	return Request{
 		method: method.to_upper()
 		url: url
 		data: data
+		/*
+		headers: {
+			'Accept-Encoding': 'compress'
+		}
+		*/
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index e2e0db8b0d..a178db7ec0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) table.Type {
 					c.error('cannot assign `$expr_type_sym.name` as `$field_type_sym.name` for field `$info_field.name`',
 						field.pos)
 				}
+				if info_field.typ.is_ptr() && !expr_type.is_ptr() && !expr_type.is_number(){
+					c.error('ref', field.pos)
+				}
+
 				struct_init.fields[i].typ = expr_type
 				struct_init.fields[i].expected_type = info_field.typ
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index fcf8482b00..24ed1c2a16 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2274,6 +2274,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init(struct_init ast.StructInit) {
 			}
 		}
 		if !cloned {
+			if field.expected_type.is_ptr() && !field.typ.is_ptr() && !field.typ.is_number() {
+				g.write('/* autoref */&')
+			}
 			g.expr_with_cast(field.expr, field.typ, field.expected_type)
 		}
 		g.writeln(',')