diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb6824d..090dbd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Architecture
 TODO:
 
 We assume Linux.
+
+Built with zig 0.11.0-dev.3312+ab37ab33c (provide permalink). Explain lock to 0.11 when released.
+
 To achieve the lowest latency possible and eliminate the proliferation, The architecture of this server is setup 
 
 Security
diff --git a/src/main-lib.zig b/src/main-lib.zig
index 356d321..23e2b45 100644
--- a/src/main-lib.zig
+++ b/src/main-lib.zig
@@ -64,12 +64,16 @@ fn handleRequest(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, request: interface.ZigRequest, re
     // real work
     for (request.headers) |h| {
         const header = interface.toZigHeader(h);
-        if (!std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(header.name, "host")) continue;
-        if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, header.value, "iam")) {
+        // std.debug.print("\n{s}: {s}\n", .{ header.name, header.value });
+        if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(header.name, "host") and std.mem.startsWith(u8, header.value, "iam")) {
             try response_writer.print("iam response", .{});
             return;
         }
-        break;
+        if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(header.name, "x-slow")) {
+            std.time.sleep(std.time.ns_per_ms * (std.fmt.parseInt(usize, header.value, 10) catch 1000));
+            try response_writer.print("i am slow\n\n", .{});
+            return;
+        }
     }
     try response_writer.print(" {d}", .{request.headers.len});
     try response.headers.put("X-custom-foo", "bar");
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 197f0df..3afb0a1 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ const Executor = struct {
 
 const SERVE_FN_NAME = "handle_request";
 const PORT = 8069; // TODO: Update based on environment variable
-var initial_request_buffer: usize = 1; // TODO: Update based on environment variable
+var response_preallocation_kb: usize = 8; // We used to need 1kb, but the changes between zig 465272921 and fd6200eda
+// ends up allocating about 4kb. Bumping this to 8kb gives plugins some room
 
 var executors: []Executor = undefined;
 var parsed_config: config.ParsedConfig = undefined;
@@ -369,6 +370,10 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         log.info("pid: {d}", .{std.os.linux.getpid()});
 
     try installSignalHandler();
+    response_preallocation_kb = if (std.os.getenv("RESPONSE_PREALLOCATION_KB")) |kb|
+        try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, kb, 10)
+    else
+        response_preallocation_kb;
     var server_thread_count = if (std.os.getenv("SERVER_THREAD_COUNT")) |count|
         try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, count, 10)
     else switch (builtin.mode) {
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ fn threadMain(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, server: *std.http.Server, thread_num
     var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator);
     defer arena.deinit();
     var aa = arena.allocator();
-    const bytes_preallocated = try preWarmArena(aa, &arena, 1);
+    const bytes_preallocated = try preWarmArena(aa, &arena, response_preallocation_kb);
     while (true) {
         defer {
             if (!arena.reset(.{ .retain_capacity = {} })) {
@@ -573,7 +578,7 @@ fn testRequest(request_bytes: []const u8) !void {
     var aa = arena.allocator();
     var bytes_allocated: usize = 0;
     // pre-warm
-    bytes_allocated = try preWarmArena(aa, &arena, initial_request_buffer);
+    bytes_allocated = try preWarmArena(aa, &arena, response_preallocation_kb);
     const server_thread = try std.Thread.spawn(
         .{},
         processRequest,