diff --git a/server/connection.cpp b/server/connection.cpp
index 0f16f465f..9d8b7a76e 100644
--- a/server/connection.cpp
+++ b/server/connection.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void Connection::handle_read(const boost::system::error_code &error, std::size_t
     compression_type compression_type(no_compression);
     osrm::tribool result;
     std::tie(result, compression_type) =
-        RequestParser().parse(current_request, incoming_data_buffer.data(),
+        request_parser.parse(current_request, incoming_data_buffer.data(),
                               incoming_data_buffer.data() + bytes_transferred);
 
     // the request has been parsed
diff --git a/server/connection.hpp b/server/connection.hpp
index d549f6e44..119289080 100644
--- a/server/connection.hpp
+++ b/server/connection.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "http/compression_type.hpp"
 #include "http/reply.hpp"
 #include "http/request.hpp"
+#include "request_parser.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/array.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class Connection : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Connection>
     boost::asio::io_service::strand strand;
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket TCP_socket;
     RequestHandler &request_handler;
+    RequestParser request_parser;
     boost::array<char, 8192> incoming_data_buffer;
     request current_request;
     reply current_reply;