diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bd47dcf..bf1b51b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Xudong Huang <huangxu008@hotmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/Xudong-Huang/may_minihttp.git"
-homepage = "https://github.com/Xudong-Huang/may_minihttp.git"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/may_minihttp"
 description = "Mini http server that implemented on top of [may](https://github.com/Xudong-Huang/may)"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ serde_json = { version = "1", optional = true }
 tracing = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["std"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-atoi = "2"
+atoi = "3"
 num_cpus = "1.0"
 smallvec = "1.1"
 env_logger = "0.11"
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ yarte = { version = "0.15", features = ["bytes-buf", "json"] }
 buf-min = { version = "0.7", features = ["bytes"] }
 
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
-nanorand = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = ["std", "wyrand"] }
+nanorand = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["std", "wyrand"] }
 
 # Load testing and integration testing
 goose = "0.18.1"
 gumdrop = "0.8"
-testcontainers = "0.15"
+testcontainers = "0.28"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 rcgen = "0.14"
 flate2 = "1.1"
diff --git a/examples/techempower.rs b/examples/techempower.rs
index 19762fe..96c8054 100644
--- a/examples/techempower.rs
+++ b/examples/techempower.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ mod __impl {
                 id: 0,
                 message: "Additional fortune added at request time.",
             });
-            fortunes.sort_by(|it, next| it.message.cmp(next.message));
+            fortunes.sort_unstable_by(|it, next| it.message.cmp(next.message));
 
             let mut body = unsafe { std::ptr::read(buf) };
             ywrite_html!(body, "{{> fortune }}");
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ mod __impl {
 
         fn new_service(&self, id: usize) -> Self::Service {
             let db = self.db_pool.get_connection(id);
-            let rng = WyRand::new();
+            let rng = WyRand::new_seed(0);
             Techempower { db, rng }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 7cae11e..db4246e 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -694,19 +694,15 @@ pub(crate) fn decode_with_close<'header, 'buf, 'stream, const N: usize>(
     // so we can transfer the mutable reference to Request
     let buf: &[u8] = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(req_buf.chunk()) };
 
-    // Wait for complete headers before parsing to prevent token errors (issue #18: a head split
-    // across TCP segments). Only the first MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES are searched: a head that has
-    // not ended by then is refused rather than buffered without bound.
+    // No separate `\r\n\r\n` pre-scan: `httparse` returns `Status::Partial` on any truncated
+    // head (mid-method, mid-path, mid-header, or no terminating `\r\n\r\n` yet), which maps to
+    // `Ok(None)` below, and malformed bytes are a permanent 400 whatever arrives later. Only the
+    // first MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES are parsed: a head that has not ended by then is refused (431)
+    // rather than buffered or re-parsed without bound.
     let window = &buf[..buf.len().min(MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES)];
-    if !window.windows(4).any(|w| w == b"\r\n\r\n") {
-        if buf.len() >= MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES {
-            return reject(431, "request head too large");
-        }
-        return Ok(None); // Need more data
-    }
 
     let header_limit = headers.len();
-    let status = match req.parse_with_uninit_headers(buf, headers) {
+    let status = match req.parse_with_uninit_headers(window, headers) {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(httparse::Error::TooManyHeaders) => {
             warn!(
@@ -723,6 +719,9 @@ pub(crate) fn decode_with_close<'header, 'buf, 'stream, const N: usize>(
 
     let len = match status {
         httparse::Status::Complete(amt) => amt,
+        httparse::Status::Partial if buf.len() >= MAX_REQUEST_HEAD_BYTES => {
+            return reject(431, "request head too large");
+        }
         httparse::Status::Partial => return Ok(None),
     };
     let framing = framing(&req)?;
diff --git a/tests/test_server.rs b/tests/test_server.rs
index 699d921..6780d6a 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl ConfigurableTestServer {
         // For now, start with default - we'll add configuration support next
         let server_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
             let _server = HttpServer(TestService)
-                .start(&format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port))
+                .start(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port))
                 .expect("Failed to start test server");
 
             while !shutdown_clone.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {