diff --git a/plugins/backend/bazqux/bazquxConnection.vala b/plugins/backend/bazqux/bazquxConnection.vala
index aafc0a3a..a40bd6ff 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/bazqux/bazquxConnection.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/bazqux/bazquxConnection.vala
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public class FeedReader.bazquxConnection {
 		var message = new Soup.Message("POST", "https://bazqux.com/accounts/ClientLogin/");
 		string message_string = "Email=" + m_username + "&Passwd=" + m_passwd;
 		message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data;
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		try{
 
 			var regex = new Regex(".*\\w\\s.*\\w\\sAuth=");
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ public class FeedReader.bazquxConnection {
 			message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		return Response() {
 			status = message.status_code,
-			data = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data
+			data = (string)response_body.get_data()
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ public class FeedReader.bazquxConnection {
 
 		string oldauth = "GoogleLogin auth=" + m_utils.getAccessToken();
 		message.request_headers.append("Authorization", oldauth);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
-		if((string)message.response_body.data == "OK")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == "OK")
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/backend/feedhq/feedhqConnection.vala b/plugins/backend/feedhq/feedhqConnection.vala
index 6ac5c84e..cf2e3c48 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/feedhq/feedhqConnection.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/feedhq/feedhqConnection.vala
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public class FeedReader.FeedHQConnection {
 		var message = new Soup.Message("POST", "https://feedhq.org/accounts/ClientLogin");
 		string message_string = "Email=" + m_username + "&Passwd=" + m_passwd;
 		message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data;
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		try{
 
 			var regex = new Regex(".*\\w\\s.*\\w\\sAuth=");
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FeedHQConnection {
 
 		string oldauth = "GoogleLogin auth=" + m_utils.getAccessToken();
 		message.request_headers.append("Authorization", oldauth);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FeedHQConnection {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		Logger.debug("FeedHQ post token : " + response);
 		m_utils.setPostToken(response);
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FeedHQConnection {
 			message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string_post.data);
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class FeedReader.FeedHQConnection {
 
 		return Response() {
 			status = message.status_code,
-			data = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data
+			data = (string)response_body.get_data()
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/backend/fresh/freshConnection.vala b/plugins/backend/fresh/freshConnection.vala
index 7262e522..2c4a60f0 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/fresh/freshConnection.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/fresh/freshConnection.vala
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 		msg.add("Passwd", m_utils.getPasswd());
 
 		message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, msg.get().data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 			return LoginResponse.NO_CONNECTION;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 
 		if(!response.has_prefix("SID="))
 		{
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 		message.request_headers.append("Content-Type", type);
 
 		message.request_body.append_take(input.data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 
 		return Response() {
 			status = message.status_code,
-			data = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data
+			data = (string)response_body.get_data()
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 			message.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class FeedReader.freshConnection {
 
 		return Response() {
 			status = message.status_code,
-			data = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data
+			data = (string)response_body.get_data()
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/backend/inoreader/InoReaderConnection.vala b/plugins/backend/inoreader/InoReaderConnection.vala
index 2ac6cd4f..54a15b9d 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/inoreader/InoReaderConnection.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/inoreader/InoReaderConnection.vala
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ public class FeedReader.InoReaderConnection {
 		+ "&scope="
 		+ "&grant_type=authorization_code";
 		message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
 			return LoginResponse.NO_CONNECTION;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 
 		try
 		{
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ public class FeedReader.InoReaderConnection {
 		+ "&refresh_token=" + m_utils.getRefreshToken();
 
 		message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
 			return LoginResponse.NO_CONNECTION;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 
 		try
 		{
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class FeedReader.InoReaderConnection {
 			message.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message_string.data);
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(message);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(message);
 
 		if(message.status_code != 200)
 		{
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class FeedReader.InoReaderConnection {
 
 		return Response() {
 			status = message.status_code,
-			data = (string)message.response_body.flatten().data
+			data = (string)response_body.get_data().data
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/backend/local/localInterface.vala b/plugins/backend/local/localInterface.vala
index ea9ec8d8..bf9f72a5 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/local/localInterface.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/local/localInterface.vala
@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@ public class FeedReader.localInterface : FeedServerInterface {
 				var session = new Soup.Session();
 				session.user_agent = Constants.USER_AGENT;
 				session.timeout = 5;
-				session.send_and_read(msg);
-				string xml = (string)msg.response_body.flatten().data;
+				var response_body = session.send_and_read(msg);
+				string xml = (string)response_body.get_data();
 
 				// parse
 				Rss.Parser parser = new Rss.Parser();
diff --git a/plugins/backend/local/localUtils.vala b/plugins/backend/local/localUtils.vala
index 7901a2d4..ce1062d3 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/local/localUtils.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/local/localUtils.vala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class FeedReader.localUtils : GLib.Object {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		session.send_and_read(msg);
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(msg);
 		uint status = msg.status_code;
 
 		if(status < 100 || status >= 400)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class FeedReader.localUtils : GLib.Object {
 			Logger.warning(errmsg);
 			return null;
 		}
-		string xml = (string)msg.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string xml = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		string? url = null;
 
 		// parse
diff --git a/plugins/backend/owncloud/OwncloudNewsMessage.vala b/plugins/backend/owncloud/OwncloudNewsMessage.vala
index dcf0d4ad..09bc7d64 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/owncloud/OwncloudNewsMessage.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/owncloud/OwncloudNewsMessage.vala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class FeedReader.OwnCloudNewsMessage : GLib.Object {
 
 	private Soup.Session m_session;
 	private Soup.Message m_message_soup;
+	private Bytes response_body;
 	private GLib.StringBuilder m_message_string;
 	private string m_contenttype;
 	private Json.Parser m_parser;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public class FeedReader.OwnCloudNewsMessage : GLib.Object {
 			m_message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(m_message_soup);
+		response_body = m_session.send_and_read(m_message_soup);
 		var status = m_message_soup.status_code;
 
 		if(status == 401)         // unauthorized
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ public class FeedReader.OwnCloudNewsMessage : GLib.Object {
 
 		try
 		{
-			m_parser.load_from_data((string)m_message_soup.response_body.flatten().data);
+			m_parser.load_from_data((string)response_body.get_data());
 		}
 		catch(Error e)
 		{
@@ -201,6 +202,6 @@ public class FeedReader.OwnCloudNewsMessage : GLib.Object {
 
 	public void printResponse()
 	{
-		Logger.debug((string)m_message_soup.response_body.flatten().data);
+		Logger.debug((string)response_body.get_data());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/backend/ttrss/ttrssMessage.vala b/plugins/backend/ttrss/ttrssMessage.vala
index 5e3d71ef..bc5bc74a 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/ttrss/ttrssMessage.vala
+++ b/plugins/backend/ttrss/ttrssMessage.vala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class FeedReader.ttrssMessage : GLib.Object {
 
 	private Soup.Session m_session;
 	private Soup.Message m_message_soup;
+	private Bytes response_body;
 	private Json.Object m_request_object = new Json.Object();
 	private const string m_contenttype = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
 	private Json.Object m_response_object;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class FeedReader.ttrssMessage : GLib.Object {
 			m_message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(m_message_soup);
+		response_body = m_session.send_and_read(m_message_soup);
 		var status_code = m_message_soup.status_code;
 
 		if(status_code == 401)         // unauthorized
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ public class FeedReader.ttrssMessage : GLib.Object {
 		var parser = new Json.Parser();
 		try
 		{
-			parser.load_from_data((string)m_message_soup.response_body.flatten().data);
+			parser.load_from_data((string)response_body.get_data());
 		}
 		catch(Error e)
 		{
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ public class FeedReader.ttrssMessage : GLib.Object {
 				});
 			}
 			var request = object_to_string(obj);
-			var response = (string)m_message_soup.response_body.flatten().data;
+			var response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 			Logger.error(@"$prefix\nURL: $url\nRequest object: $request\nResponse: $response");
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/share/Instapaper/InstapaperAPI.vala b/plugins/share/Instapaper/InstapaperAPI.vala
index a5974e7f..a61cad01 100644
--- a/plugins/share/Instapaper/InstapaperAPI.vala
+++ b/plugins/share/Instapaper/InstapaperAPI.vala
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ public class FeedReader.InstaAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase {
 			message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
-		string response = (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data;
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_soup);
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 
 		if(response == null || response == "")
 		{
diff --git a/plugins/share/Pocket/PocketAPI.vala b/plugins/share/Pocket/PocketAPI.vala
index 50ec75dd..52be2a5b 100644
--- a/plugins/share/Pocket/PocketAPI.vala
+++ b/plugins/share/Pocket/PocketAPI.vala
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ public class FeedReader.PocketAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase {
 			message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_soup);
 
-		string response = (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		return response.substring(response.index_of_char('=')+1);
 	}
 
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ public class FeedReader.PocketAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase {
 			message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_soup);
 
-		if((string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == null
-		|| (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == "")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == null
+		|| (string)response_body.get_data() == "")
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		Logger.debug(response);
 		int tokenStart = response.index_of_char('=')+1;
 		int tokenEnd = response.index_of_char('&', tokenStart);
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ public class FeedReader.PocketAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase {
 			message_soup.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_soup);
 
-		if((string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == null
-		|| (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == "")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == null
+		|| (string)response_body.get_data() == "")
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/share/Wallabag/WallabagAPI.vala b/plugins/share/Wallabag/WallabagAPI.vala
index 56d06956..bf3bc257 100644
--- a/plugins/share/Wallabag/WallabagAPI.vala
+++ b/plugins/share/Wallabag/WallabagAPI.vala
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ public class FeedReader.WallabagAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase
 		string url = baseURL + "oauth/v2/token";
 		var message_soup = new Soup.Message("POST", url);
 		message_soup.set_request("application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF8", Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, message.data);
-		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
+		var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_soup);
 
-		if((string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == null
-		|| (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == "")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == null
+		|| (string)response_body.get_data() == "")
 		{
 			Logger.error("WallabagAPI - getAccessToken: no response");
 			Logger.error(url);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class FeedReader.WallabagAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		string response = (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data;
+		string response = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		Logger.debug(response);
 
 		var parser = new Json.Parser();
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ public class FeedReader.WallabagAPI : ShareAccountInterface, Peas.ExtensionBase
 		message_soup.request_headers.append("Authorization", "Bearer " + settings.get_string("oauth-access-token"));
 		session.send_and_read(message_soup);
 
-		if((string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == null
-		|| (string)message_soup.response_body.flatten().data == "")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == null
+		|| (string)response_body.get_data() == "")
 		{
 			Logger.error("WallabagAPI - addBookmark: no response");
 			Logger.error(url);
diff --git a/src/ContentGrabber/grabber.vala b/src/ContentGrabber/grabber.vala
index 57dc974d..594dd147 100644
--- a/src/ContentGrabber/grabber.vala
+++ b/src/ContentGrabber/grabber.vala
@@ -245,22 +245,22 @@ public class FeedReader.Grabber : GLib.Object {
 			msg.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 		}
 
-		m_session.send_and_read(msg);
+		var response_body = m_session.send_and_read(msg);
 		msg.disconnect(handlerID);
 
-		if(msg.response_body == null)
+		if(response_body == null)
 		{
 			Logger.debug("Grabber: download failed - no response");
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if((string)msg.response_body.flatten().data == "")
+		if((string)response_body.get_data() == "")
 		{
 			Logger.debug("Grabber: download failed - empty response");
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		m_rawHtml = (string)msg.response_body.flatten().data;
+		m_rawHtml = (string)response_body.get_data();
 		if(!m_rawHtml.validate())
 		{
 			string needle = "content=\"text/html; charset=";
diff --git a/src/ContentGrabber/grabberUtils.vala b/src/ContentGrabber/grabberUtils.vala
index dc57cc6c..2387a56a 100644
--- a/src/ContentGrabber/grabberUtils.vala
+++ b/src/ContentGrabber/grabberUtils.vala
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ public class FeedReader.grabberUtils : GLib.Object {
 				message_dlImg.request_headers.append("DNT", "1");
 			}
 
-			session.send_and_read(message_dlImg);
+			var response_body = session.send_and_read(message_dlImg);
 			var status = message_dlImg.status_code;
 
 			if(status == 200)
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ public class FeedReader.grabberUtils : GLib.Object {
 
 				try{
 					FileUtils.set_contents( localFilename,
-						(string)message_dlImg.response_body.flatten().data,
-					(long)message_dlImg.response_body.length);
+						(string)response_body.get_data(),
+					(long)response_body.length);
 				}
 				catch(GLib.FileError e)
 				{