diff --git a/src/httpd.app.c b/src/httpd.app.c
index 3ef073c8..2e2a34fe 100644
--- a/src/httpd.app.c
+++ b/src/httpd.app.c
@@ -243,9 +243,44 @@ static void _httpd_app_kill_task(app_t* work)
 	}
 }
 
+typedef struct _app_hello_t
+{
+	app_t* app;
+	JSValue message;
+	const char* path;
+} app_hello_t;
+
+static void _httpd_app_hello_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
+{
+	app_hello_t* work = user_data;
+	tf_printf("%s\n", work->path);
+}
+
+static void _httpd_app_hello_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
+{
+	app_hello_t* work = user_data;
+	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
+	tf_http_request_unref(work->app->request);
+	JS_FreeCString(context, work->path);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->message);
+	tf_free(work);
+}
+
 static void _httpd_app_message_hello(app_t* work, JSValue message)
 {
-	/* TODO */
+	JSContext* context = work->request->context;
+	tf_task_t* task = tf_task_get(context);
+	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_task_get_ssb(task);
+	tf_http_request_ref(work->request);
+	JSValue path = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, message, "path");
+	app_hello_t* hello = tf_malloc(sizeof(app_hello_t));
+	*hello = (app_hello_t) {
+		.app = work,
+		.message = JS_DupValue(context, message),
+		.path = JS_ToCString(context, path),
+	};
+	JS_FreeValue(context, path);
+	tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _httpd_app_hello_work, _httpd_app_hello_after_work, hello);
 }
 
 static bool _httpd_app_message_call_client_api(app_t* work, JSValue message, const char* action_string)
@@ -301,8 +336,6 @@ static void _httpd_app_on_message(tf_http_request_t* request, int op_code, const
 	/* BINARY */
 	case 0x2:
 		{
-			char* copy = tf_malloc(size + 1);
-			memcpy(copy, data, size);
 			JSValue message = JS_ParseJSON(context, data, size, NULL);
 			if (JS_IsException(message) || !JS_IsObject(message))
 			{
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 21387fb4..5ee46dbd 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -1122,8 +1122,7 @@ static bool _tf_ssb_verify_and_strip_signature_internal(
 	const char* sigstr = JS_ToCString(context, sigval);
 	const char* sigkind = strstr(str, ".sig.ed25519");
 
-	JSValue authorval = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, val, "author");
-	const char* author = JS_ToCString(context, authorval);
+	const char* author = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, val, "author");
 	const char* author_id = author && *author == '@' ? author + 1 : author;
 	const char* type = strstr(author_id, ".ed25519");
 
@@ -1172,7 +1171,6 @@ static bool _tf_ssb_verify_and_strip_signature_internal(
 	JS_FreeCString(context, sigstr);
 	JS_FreeCString(context, str);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, sigval);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, authorval);
 	if (verified)
 	{
 		JS_FreeValue(context, signature);
@@ -3046,25 +3044,21 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_tunnel_callback(
 		tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send(connection, flags, -request_number, NULL, (const uint8_t*)"false", strlen("false"), NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 		JSContext* context = tf_ssb_connection_get_context(connection);
-		JSValue message_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "message");
-		JSValue stack_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "stack");
+		const char* message_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "message");
+		const char* stack_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "stack");
 
 		char buffer[1024];
-		if (!JS_IsUndefined(message_val))
+		if (message_string)
 		{
-			const char* message_string = JS_ToCString(context, message_val);
-			const char* stack_string = JS_ToCString(context, stack_val);
 			snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Tunnel error: %s\n%s", message_string, stack_string);
-			JS_FreeCString(context, message_string);
-			JS_FreeCString(context, stack_string);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Tunnel error: %.*s", (int)size, message);
 		}
 
-		JS_FreeValue(context, stack_val);
-		JS_FreeValue(context, message_val);
+		JS_FreeCString(context, message_string);
+		JS_FreeCString(context, stack_string);
 
 		tf_ssb_connection_close(tunnel, buffer);
 	}
@@ -4049,8 +4043,7 @@ void tf_ssb_notify_message_added(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, int32_t sequ
 	if (!JS_IsUndefined(message_keys))
 	{
 		JSValue message = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, message_keys, "value");
-		JSValue author = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, message, "author");
-		const char* author_string = JS_ToCString(context, author);
+		const char* author_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, message, "author");
 
 		for (tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = ssb->connections; connection; connection = connection->next)
 		{
@@ -4068,7 +4061,6 @@ void tf_ssb_notify_message_added(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* author, int32_t sequ
 		}
 
 		JS_FreeCString(context, author_string);
-		JS_FreeValue(context, author);
 		JS_FreeValue(context, message);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 4ffe6ddd..591d9813 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_blobs_get(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			JSValue key = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, arg, "key");
-			id = JS_ToCString(context, key);
-			JS_FreeValue(context, key);
+			id = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, arg, "key");
 		}
 
 		blobs_get_work_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(blobs_get_work_t));
@@ -313,25 +311,20 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_tunnel_callback(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t
 		tf_ssb_connection_remove_request(connection, request_number);
 
 		JSContext* context = tf_ssb_connection_get_context(connection);
-		JSValue message_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "message");
-		JSValue stack_val = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "stack");
+		const char* message_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "message");
+		const char* stack_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "stack");
 
 		char buffer[1024];
-		if (!JS_IsUndefined(message_val))
+		if (message_string)
 		{
-			const char* message_string = JS_ToCString(context, message_val);
-			const char* stack_string = JS_ToCString(context, stack_val);
 			snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Error from tunnel: %s\n%s", message_string, stack_string);
-			JS_FreeCString(context, message_string);
-			JS_FreeCString(context, stack_string);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Error from tunnel: %.*s", (int)size, message);
 		}
-
-		JS_FreeValue(context, stack_val);
-		JS_FreeValue(context, message_val);
+		JS_FreeCString(context, message_string);
+		JS_FreeCString(context, stack_string);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -762,8 +755,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_room_attendants_callback(
 {
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_connection_get_ssb(connection);
 	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
-	JSValue type = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "type");
-	const char* type_string = JS_ToCString(context, type);
+	const char* type_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "type");
 	if (!type_string)
 	{
 		tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send_error(connection, flags, -request_number, "Missing type.");
@@ -788,25 +780,21 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_room_attendants_callback(
 	}
 	else if (strcmp(type_string, "joined") == 0)
 	{
-		JSValue id = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "id");
-		const char* id_string = JS_ToCString(context, id);
+		const char* id_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "id");
 		if (id_string)
 		{
 			tf_ssb_connection_add_room_attendant(connection, id_string);
 		}
 		JS_FreeCString(context, id_string);
-		JS_FreeValue(context, id);
 	}
 	else if (strcmp(type_string, "left") == 0)
 	{
-		JSValue id = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "id");
-		const char* id_string = JS_ToCString(context, id);
+		const char* id_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, args, "id");
 		if (id_string)
 		{
 			tf_ssb_connection_remove_room_attendant(connection, id_string);
 		}
 		JS_FreeCString(context, id_string);
-		JS_FreeValue(context, id);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -815,20 +803,17 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_room_attendants_callback(
 		tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send_error(connection, flags, -request_number, buffer);
 	}
 	JS_FreeCString(context, type_string);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, type);
 }
 
 static bool _is_error(JSContext* context, JSValue message)
 {
-	JSValue name = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, message, "name");
-	const char* name_string = JS_ToCString(context, name);
+	const char* name_string = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, message, "name");
 	bool is_error = false;
 	if (name_string && strcmp(name_string, "Error") == 0)
 	{
 		is_error = true;
 	}
 	JS_FreeCString(context, name_string);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, name);
 	return is_error;
 }
 
@@ -1937,12 +1922,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_invite_use(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flag
 	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_connection_get_context(connection);
 	JSValue array = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, args, "args");
 	JSValue object = JS_GetPropertyUint32(context, array, 0);
-	JSValue feed = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, object, "feed");
 	tf_ssb_connection_get_id(connection, work->invite_public_key, sizeof(work->invite_public_key));
-	const char* id = JS_ToCString(context, feed);
+	const char* id = tf_util_get_property_as_string(context, object, "feed");
 	tf_string_set(work->id, sizeof(work->id), id);
 	JS_FreeCString(context, id);
-	JS_FreeValue(context, feed);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, object);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, array);
 	tf_ssb_connection_run_work(connection, _tf_ssb_rpc_invite_use_work, _tf_ssb_rpc_invite_use_after_work, work);
diff --git a/src/util.js.c b/src/util.js.c
index 52bee993..a6cb3689 100644
--- a/src/util.js.c
+++ b/src/util.js.c
@@ -502,6 +502,24 @@ int tf_util_get_length(JSContext* context, JSValue value)
 	return result;
 }
 
+const char* tf_util_get_property_as_string(JSContext* context, JSValue object, const char* key)
+{
+	if (!JS_IsObject(object))
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	JSValue value = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, object, key);
+	if (JS_IsUndefined(value))
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	const char* string = JS_ToCString(context, value);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, value);
+	return string;
+}
+
 int tf_util_insert_index(const void* key, const void* base, size_t count, size_t size, int (*compare)(const void*, const void*))
 {
 	int lower = 0;
diff --git a/src/util.js.h b/src/util.js.h
index 09383697..3ebf52c9 100644
--- a/src/util.js.h
+++ b/src/util.js.h
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ bool tf_util_report_error(JSContext* context, JSValue value);
 */
 int tf_util_get_length(JSContext* context, JSValue value);
 
+/**
+** Get an object property by string key as a C-style string.
+** @param context The JS context.
+** @param object The object.
+** @param key The property key.
+** @return A string to be freed with JS_FreeCString() or NULL.
+*/
+const char* tf_util_get_property_as_string(JSContext* context, JSValue object, const char* key);
+
 /**
 ** Get the index at which to insert into an array in order to preserve sorted order.
 ** @param key The key being inserted.