diff --git a/ntex/CHANGES.md b/ntex/CHANGES.md
index 6390b098..29fd85ea 100644
--- a/ntex/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [2.0.2] - 2024-06-22
+
+* web: Cleanup http request in cache
+
+* http: Fix handling of connection header
+
 ## [2.0.1] - 2024-05-29
 
 * http: Fix handling payload timer after payload got consumed
diff --git a/ntex/Cargo.toml b/ntex/Cargo.toml
index 4b87d4e5..cae83d2c 100644
--- a/ntex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Framework for composable network services"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/ntex/src/http/h1/control.rs b/ntex/src/http/h1/control.rs
index 6d4a985d..b724dcce 100644
--- a/ntex/src/http/h1/control.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/http/h1/control.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-use std::{future::Future, io};
+use std::{fmt, future::Future, io};
 
 use crate::http::message::CurrentIo;
 use crate::http::{body::Body, h1::Codec, Request, Response, ResponseError};
 use crate::io::{Filter, Io, IoBoxed};
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Control<F, Err> {
     /// New request is loaded
     NewRequest(NewRequest),
@@ -108,6 +107,29 @@ impl<F, Err> Control<F, Err> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<F, Err> fmt::Debug for Control<F, Err>
+where
+    Err: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Control::NewRequest(msg) => {
+                f.debug_tuple("Control::NewRequest").field(msg).finish()
+            }
+            Control::Upgrade(msg) => f.debug_tuple("Control::Upgrade").field(msg).finish(),
+            Control::Expect(msg) => f.debug_tuple("Control::Expect").field(msg).finish(),
+            Control::Closed(msg) => f.debug_tuple("Control::Closed").field(msg).finish(),
+            Control::Error(msg) => f.debug_tuple("Control::Error").field(msg).finish(),
+            Control::ProtocolError(msg) => {
+                f.debug_tuple("Control::ProtocolError").field(msg).finish()
+            }
+            Control::PeerGone(msg) => {
+                f.debug_tuple("Control::PeerGone").field(msg).finish()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct NewRequest(Request);
 
@@ -164,7 +186,6 @@ impl NewRequest {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Upgrade<F> {
     req: Request,
     io: Io<F>,
@@ -244,6 +265,16 @@ impl<F: Filter> Upgrade<F> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<F> fmt::Debug for Upgrade<F> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Upgrade")
+            .field("req", &self.req)
+            .field("io", &self.io)
+            .field("codec", &self.codec)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Connection closed message
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Closed;
diff --git a/ntex/src/http/h1/decoder.rs b/ntex/src/http/h1/decoder.rs
index 8ebe4cbf..2374b251 100644
--- a/ntex/src/http/h1/decoder.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/http/h1/decoder.rs
@@ -153,16 +153,8 @@ pub(super) trait MessageType: Sized {
                     }
                     // connection keep-alive state
                     header::CONNECTION => {
-                        ka = if let Ok(conn) = value.to_str().map(|conn| conn.trim()) {
-                            if conn.eq_ignore_ascii_case("keep-alive") {
-                                Some(ConnectionType::KeepAlive)
-                            } else if conn.eq_ignore_ascii_case("close") {
-                                Some(ConnectionType::Close)
-                            } else if conn.eq_ignore_ascii_case("upgrade") {
-                                Some(ConnectionType::Upgrade)
-                            } else {
-                                None
-                            }
+                        ka = if let Ok(val) = value.to_str() {
+                            connection_type(val)
                         } else {
                             None
                         };
@@ -398,6 +390,59 @@ impl MessageType for ResponseHead {
     }
 }
 
+const S_KEEP_ALIVE: &str = "keep-alive";
+const S_CLOSE: &str = "close";
+const S_UPGRADE: &str = "upgrade";
+
+fn connection_type(val: &str) -> Option<ConnectionType> {
+    let l = val.len();
+    let bytes = val.as_bytes();
+    for i in 0..bytes.len() {
+        if i <= S_CLOSE.len() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let result = match bytes[i] {
+            b'k' | b'K' => {
+                let pos = i + S_KEEP_ALIVE.len();
+                if l > pos && val[i..pos].eq_ignore_ascii_case(S_KEEP_ALIVE) {
+                    Some((ConnectionType::KeepAlive, pos))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            b'c' | b'C' => {
+                let pos = i + S_CLOSE.len();
+                if l > pos && val[i..pos].eq_ignore_ascii_case(S_CLOSE) {
+                    Some((ConnectionType::Close, pos))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            b'u' | b'U' => {
+                let pos = i + S_UPGRADE.len();
+                if l > pos && val[i..pos].eq_ignore_ascii_case(S_UPGRADE) {
+                    Some((ConnectionType::Upgrade, pos))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            _ => continue,
+        };
+
+        if let Some((t, pos)) = result {
+            let next = pos + 1;
+            if val.len() > next {
+                if matches!(bytes[next], b' ' | b',') {
+                    return Some(t);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return Some(t);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub(super) struct HeaderIndex {
     pub(super) name: (usize, usize),
diff --git a/ntex/src/http/message.rs b/ntex/src/http/message.rs
index 919b1cce..db5adc41 100644
--- a/ntex/src/http/message.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/http/message.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use std::{cell::Ref, cell::RefCell, cell::RefMut, net, rc::Rc};
+use std::{cell::Ref, cell::RefCell, cell::RefMut, fmt, net, rc::Rc};
 
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 
-use crate::http::header::HeaderMap;
-use crate::http::{h1::Codec, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
+use crate::http::{h1::Codec, header::HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
 use crate::io::{types, IoBoxed, IoRef};
 use crate::util::Extensions;
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) trait Head: Default + 'static {
+pub(crate) trait Head: Default + 'static + fmt::Debug {
     fn clear(&mut self);
 
     fn with_pool<F, R>(f: F) -> R
@@ -211,6 +210,21 @@ impl RequestHead {
     pub fn take_io(&self) -> Option<(IoBoxed, Codec)> {
         self.io.take()
     }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn remove_io(&mut self) {
+        self.io = CurrentIo::None;
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn take_io_rc(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Option<Rc<(IoRef, RefCell<Option<(IoBoxed, Codec)>>)>> {
+        if let CurrentIo::Io(ref r) = self.io {
+            Some(r.clone())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -371,8 +385,8 @@ impl ResponseHead {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn set_io(&mut self, head: &RequestHead) {
-        self.io = head.io.clone();
+    pub(crate) fn set_io(&mut self, io: Rc<(IoRef, RefCell<Option<(IoBoxed, Codec)>>)>) {
+        self.io = CurrentIo::Io(io)
     }
 }
 
@@ -398,6 +412,7 @@ impl Head for ResponseHead {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Message<T: Head> {
     head: Rc<T>,
 }
@@ -434,7 +449,15 @@ impl<T: Head> std::ops::DerefMut for Message<T> {
 
 impl<T: Head> Drop for Message<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        T::with_pool(|p| p.release(self.head.clone()));
+        T::with_pool(|pool| {
+            let v = &mut pool.0.borrow_mut();
+            if v.len() < 128 {
+                Rc::get_mut(&mut self.head)
+                    .expect("Multiple copies exist")
+                    .clear();
+                v.push(self.head.clone());
+            }
+        });
     }
 }
 
@@ -452,24 +475,14 @@ impl<T: Head> MessagePool<T> {
     /// Get message from the pool
     #[inline]
     fn get_message(&self) -> Message<T> {
-        if let Some(mut msg) = self.0.borrow_mut().pop() {
-            if let Some(r) = Rc::get_mut(&mut msg) {
-                r.clear();
+        let head = if let Some(mut msg) = self.0.borrow_mut().pop() {
+            if let Some(msg) = Rc::get_mut(&mut msg) {
+                msg.clear();
             }
-            Message { head: msg }
+            msg
         } else {
-            Message {
-                head: Rc::new(T::default()),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    /// Release request instance
-    fn release(&self, msg: Rc<T>) {
-        let v = &mut self.0.borrow_mut();
-        if v.len() < 128 {
-            v.push(msg);
-        }
+            Rc::new(T::default())
+        };
+        Message { head }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ntex/src/http/request.rs b/ntex/src/http/request.rs
index 6cc32c60..464fe4e7 100644
--- a/ntex/src/http/request.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/http/request.rs
@@ -117,12 +117,7 @@ impl Request {
     /// Check if request requires connection upgrade
     #[inline]
     pub fn upgrade(&self) -> bool {
-        if let Some(conn) = self.head().headers.get(header::CONNECTION) {
-            if let Ok(s) = conn.to_str() {
-                return s.to_lowercase().contains("upgrade");
-            }
-        }
-        self.head().method == Method::CONNECT
+        self.head().upgrade() || self.head().method == Method::CONNECT
     }
 
     /// Io reference for current connection
diff --git a/ntex/src/web/httprequest.rs b/ntex/src/web/httprequest.rs
index 468af1ef..30c35d03 100644
--- a/ntex/src/web/httprequest.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/web/httprequest.rs
@@ -245,9 +245,10 @@ impl HttpMessage for HttpRequest {
 
 impl Drop for HttpRequest {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if Rc::strong_count(&self.0) == 1 {
-            let v = &mut self.0.pool.0.borrow_mut();
+        if let Some(inner) = Rc::get_mut(&mut self.0) {
+            let v = &mut inner.pool.0.borrow_mut();
             if v.len() < 128 {
+                inner.head.remove_io();
                 self.extensions_mut().clear();
                 v.push(self.0.clone());
             }
diff --git a/ntex/src/web/response.rs b/ntex/src/web/response.rs
index bab8f2da..17f10fb2 100644
--- a/ntex/src/web/response.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/web/response.rs
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ impl WebResponse {
 
 impl From<WebResponse> for Response<Body> {
     fn from(mut res: WebResponse) -> Response<Body> {
-        let head = res.response.head_mut();
-        if res.request.head().upgrade() {
-            head.set_io(res.request.head());
+        if let Some(io) = res.request.head().take_io_rc() {
+            res.response.head_mut().set_io(io);
         }
         res.response
     }
diff --git a/ntex/tests/web_ws.rs b/ntex/tests/web_ws.rs
index ea0830f1..2187321d 100644
--- a/ntex/tests/web_ws.rs
+++ b/ntex/tests/web_ws.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,29 @@ async fn web_no_ws() {
     ));
 }
 
+#[ntex::test]
+async fn web_no_ws_2() {
+    let srv = test::server(|| {
+        App::new().service(
+            web::resource("/")
+                .route(web::to(|| async { HttpResponse::Ok().body("Hello world") })),
+        )
+    });
+
+    let mut response = srv
+        .get("/")
+        .no_decompress()
+        .header("test", "h2c")
+        .header("connection", "upgrade, test")
+        .set_connection_type(ntex::http::ConnectionType::Upgrade)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(response.status().is_success());
+    let body = response.body().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body, b"Hello world");
+}
+
 #[ntex::test]
 async fn web_ws_client() {
     let srv = test::server(|| {