diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 397216d..4b923a7 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@
 	 */
 	stream_sock_prepare_interface(s->req->cons);
 	s->req->cons->connect = tcp_connect_server;
+	/* the target was only on the session, assign it to the SI now */
 	copy_target(&s->req->cons->target, &s->target);
 
 	/* process the case where the server requires the PROXY protocol to be sent */
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 34f0901..6c12a18 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 {
 	/* we have a dedicated I/O handler for the stats */
 	stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], &cli_applet);
+	copy_target(&s->target, &s->si[1].target); // for logging only
 	s->si[1].applet.private = s;
 	s->si[1].applet.st1 = 0;
 	s->si[1].applet.st0 = STAT_CLI_INIT;
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index f90ec90..f70b38e 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@
 
 	if (!(tolog & LW_SVID))
 		svid = "-";
-	else switch (s->req->cons->target.type) {
+	else switch (s->target.type) {
 	case TARG_TYPE_SERVER:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.s->id;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.s->id;
 		break;
 	case TARG_TYPE_APPLET:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.a->name;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.a->name;
 		break;
 	default:
 		svid = "<NOSRV>";
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 739c09b..0274483 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@
 {
 	 /* we have a dedicated I/O handler for the stats */
 	stream_int_register_handler(&s->si[1], &peer_applet);
+	copy_target(&s->target, &s->si[1].target); // for logging only
 	s->si[1].release = peer_session_release;
 	s->si[1].applet.private = s;
 	s->si[1].applet.st0 = PEER_SESSION_ACCEPT;
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index ef6f46e..c00aced 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -948,12 +948,12 @@
 
 	if (!(tolog & LW_SVID))
 		svid = "-";
-	else switch (s->req->cons->target.type) {
+	else switch (s->target.type) {
 	case TARG_TYPE_SERVER:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.s->id;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.s->id;
 		break;
 	case TARG_TYPE_APPLET:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.a->name;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.a->name;
 		break;
 	default:
 		svid = "<NOSRV>";
@@ -1171,12 +1171,12 @@
 
 	if (!(tolog & LW_SVID))
 		svid = "-";
-	else switch (s->req->cons->target.type) {
+	else switch (s->target.type) {
 	case TARG_TYPE_SERVER:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.s->id;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.s->id;
 		break;
 	case TARG_TYPE_APPLET:
-		svid = s->req->cons->target.ptr.a->name;
+		svid = s->target.ptr.a->name;
 		break;
 	default:
 		svid = "<NOSRV>";
@@ -3278,6 +3278,7 @@
 		s->logs.tv_request = now;
 		s->task->nice = -32; /* small boost for HTTP statistics */
 		stream_int_register_handler(s->rep->prod, &http_stats_applet);
+		copy_target(&s->target, &s->rep->prod->target); // for logging only
 		s->rep->prod->applet.private = s;
 		s->rep->prod->applet.st0 = s->rep->prod->applet.st1 = 0;
 		req->analysers = 0;