@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@
 ;;
 (define (api:tcp-dispatch-request-make-handler dbstruct) ;; cmd run-id params)
   (assert *toppath* "FATAL: api:tcp-dispatch-request-make-handler called but *toppath* not set.")
   (if (not *server-signature*)
       (set! *server-signature* (tt:mk-signature *toppath*)))
-  (lambda ()
-    (let* ((indat      (deserialize))
+  (lambda (indat)
+    (let* (;; (indat      (deserialize))
 	   (newcount   (+ *api-process-request-count* 1))
 	   (delay-wait (if (> newcount 10)
 			   (- newcount 10)
 			   0))
 	   (normal-proc (lambda (cmd run-id params)
@@ -271,11 +271,12 @@
 		(meta   (case cmd
 			  ((ping) `((sstate . ,server-state)))
 			  (else   `((wait . ,delay-wait)))))
 		(payload (list status errmsg result meta)))
 	   (set! *api-process-request-count* (- *api-process-request-count* 1))
-	   (serialize payload)))
+	   ;; (serialize payload)
+	   payload))
 	(else
 	 (assert #f "FATAL: failed to deserialize indat "indat))))))
        
 
 (define (api:dispatch-request dbstruct cmd run-id params)