diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/index.js b/lib/http-proxy/index.js
index ba3425eca..17c96cf07 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/index.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/index.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function createRightProxy(type) {
          * refer to the connection socket
          * pass(req, socket, options, head)
          */
-        if(passes[i].call(this, req, res, head, cbl)) { // passes can return a truthy value to halt the loop
+        if(passes[i](req, res, cbl ? false : this, head, cbl)) { // passes can return a truthy value to halt the loop
           break;
         }
       }
diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
index 03725710f..b8f936d51 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
    *
    * @param {ClientRequest} Req Request object
    * @param {IncomingMessage} Res Response object
+   * @param {Object} Options Config object passed to the proxy
    *
    * @api private
    */
 
-  function deleteLength(req, res) {
-    // Now the options are stored on this
-    var options = this.options;
+  function deleteLength(req, res, options) {
     if(req.method === 'DELETE' && !req.headers['content-length']) {
       req.headers['content-length'] = '0';
     }
@@ -40,13 +39,12 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
    *
    * @param {ClientRequest} Req Request object
    * @param {IncomingMessage} Res Response object
+   * @param {Object} Options Config object passed to the proxy
    *
    * @api private
    */
 
-  function timeout(req, res) {
-    // Now the options are stored on this
-    var options = this.options;
+  function timeout(req, res, options) {
     if(options.timeout) {
       req.socket.setTimeout(options.timeout);
     }
@@ -57,13 +55,12 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
    *
    * @param {ClientRequest} Req Request object
    * @param {IncomingMessage} Res Response object
+   * @param {Object} Options Config object passed to the proxy
    *
    * @api private
    */
 
-  function XHeaders(req, res) {
-    // Now the options are stored on this
-    var options = this.options;
+  function XHeaders(req, res, options) {
     if(!options.xfwd) return;
 
     var values = {
@@ -87,26 +84,24 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
    *
    * @param {ClientRequest} Req Request object
    * @param {IncomingMessage} Res Response object
+   * @param {Object} Options Config object passed to the proxy
    *
    * @api private
    */
 
-  function stream(req, res, head, clb) {
-    var server = this;
-    // Now the options are stored on this
-    var options = this.options;
-    if(options.forward) {
+  function stream(req, res, server, _, clb) {
+    if(server.options.forward) {
       // If forward enable, so just pipe the request
-      var forwardReq = (options.forward.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http).request(
-        common.setupOutgoing(options.ssl || {}, options, req, 'forward')
+      var forwardReq = (server.options.forward.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http).request(
+        common.setupOutgoing(server.options.ssl || {}, server.options, req, 'forward')
       );
       req.pipe(forwardReq);
       return res.end();
     }
 
     // Request initalization
-    var proxyReq = (options.target.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http).request(
-      common.setupOutgoing(options.ssl || {}, options, req)
+    var proxyReq = (server.options.target.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http).request(
+      common.setupOutgoing(server.options.ssl || {}, server.options, req)
     );
 
     // Error Handler