diff --git a/include/proto/stream_interface.h b/include/proto/stream_interface.h
index 41a29ad..4c4a6a8 100644
--- a/include/proto/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/proto/stream_interface.h
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 extern struct si_ops si_conn_ops;
 extern struct data_cb si_conn_cb;
 
-struct task *stream_int_register_handler(struct stream_interface *si,
-					 struct si_applet *app);
+struct appctx *stream_int_register_handler(struct stream_interface *si, struct si_applet *app);
 void stream_int_unregister_handler(struct stream_interface *si);
 
 /* initializes a stream interface in the SI_ST_INI state. It's detached from
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index cb5b256..1b6fe3d 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@
 	struct appctx *appctx;
 
 	s->target = &cli_applet.obj_type;
-	stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], objt_applet(s->target));
-	appctx = si_appctx(&s->si[1]);
+	appctx = stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], objt_applet(s->target));
+	if (!appctx)
+		return -1;
 	appctx->st1 = 0;
 	appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_INIT;
 
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index c1d85f2..e56bdfc 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1097,8 +1097,9 @@
 	struct appctx *appctx;
 
 	s->target = &peer_applet.obj_type;
-	stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], objt_applet(s->target));
-	appctx = si_appctx(&s->si[1]);
+	appctx = stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], objt_applet(s->target));
+	if (!appctx)
+		return -1;
 	appctx->st0 = PEER_SESSION_ACCEPT;
 	appctx->ctx.peers.ptr = s;
 
@@ -1175,8 +1176,9 @@
 	if (s->fe->options2 & PR_O2_INDEPSTR)
 		s->si[0].flags |= SI_FL_INDEP_STR;
 
-	stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[0], &peer_applet);
-	appctx = si_appctx(&s->si[0]);
+	appctx = stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[0], &peer_applet);
+	if (!appctx)
+		goto out_fail_conn1;
 	appctx->st0 = PEER_SESSION_CONNECT;
 	appctx->ctx.peers.ptr = (void *)ps;
 
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 1c5ae3d..a06b0ec 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -3461,8 +3461,15 @@
 	if (!http_req_last_rule) {
 		if (stats_check_uri(s->rep->prod, txn, px)) {
 			s->target = &http_stats_applet.obj_type;
-			stream_int_register_handler(s->rep->prod, objt_applet(s->target));
+			if (unlikely(!stream_int_register_handler(s->rep->prod, objt_applet(s->target)))) {
+				txn->status = 500;
+				s->logs.tv_request = now;
+				stream_int_retnclose(req->prod, http_error_message(s, HTTP_ERR_500));
 
+				if (!(s->flags & SN_ERR_MASK))
+					s->flags |= SN_ERR_RESOURCE;
+				goto return_prx_cond;
+			}
 			/* parse the whole stats request and extract the relevant information */
 			http_handle_stats(s, req);
 			http_req_last_rule = http_req_get_intercept_rule(px, &px->uri_auth->http_req_rules, s, txn);
diff --git a/src/stream_interface.c b/src/stream_interface.c
index 1c13d42..3970760 100644
--- a/src/stream_interface.c
+++ b/src/stream_interface.c
@@ -342,21 +342,21 @@
 		task_wakeup(si->owner, TASK_WOKEN_IO);
 }
 
-/* Register an applet to handle a stream_interface as part of the stream
- * interface's owner task, which is returned. The SI will wake it up everytime
- * it is solicited. The task's processing function must call the applet's
- * function before returning. It must be deleted by the task handler using
- * stream_int_unregister_handler(), possibly from within the function itself.
- * It also pre-initializes applet.state to zero and the connection context
- * to NULL.
+/* Register an applet to handle a stream_interface as part of the
+ * stream interface's owner task. The SI will wake it up everytime it
+ * is solicited.  The task's processing function must call the applet's
+ * function before returning. It must be deleted by the task handler
+ * using stream_int_unregister_handler(), possibly from within the
+ * function itself. It also pre-initializes the applet's context and
+ * returns it (or NULL in case it could not be allocated).
  */
-struct task *stream_int_register_handler(struct stream_interface *si, struct si_applet *app)
+struct appctx *stream_int_register_handler(struct stream_interface *si, struct si_applet *app)
 {
 	DPRINTF(stderr, "registering handler %p for si %p (was %p)\n", app, si, si->owner);
 
 	si_attach_applet(si, app);
 	si->flags |= SI_FL_WAIT_DATA;
-	return si->owner;
+	return si_appctx(si);
 }
 
 /* Unregister a stream interface handler. This must be called by the handler task