diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/FetchHTTP2.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/FetchHTTP2.java
index 46eedea3..3c05ca98 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/FetchHTTP2.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/FetchHTTP2.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultClientConnectionOperator;
 import org.apache.http.impl.conn.SchemeRegistryFactory;
 import org.apache.http.impl.io.AbstractSessionInputBuffer;
 import org.apache.http.impl.io.AbstractSessionOutputBuffer;
-import org.apache.http.impl.io.IdentityInputStream;
 import org.apache.http.impl.io.IdentityOutputStream;
 import org.apache.http.io.SessionInputBuffer;
 import org.apache.http.io.SessionOutputBuffer;
@@ -166,12 +165,13 @@ public class FetchHTTP2 extends Processor implements Lifecycle {
         if (h != null) {
             Long.parseLong(h.getValue());
         }
-        
         try {
             if (!request.isAborted()) {
                 // Force read-to-end, so that any socket hangs occur here,
                 // not in later modules.
-                rec.getRecordedInput().readFullyOrUntil(softMax);
+                
+                // XXX does it matter that we're circumventing the library here? response.getEntity().getContent()
+                rec.getRecordedInput().readFullyOrUntil(softMax); 
             }
         } catch (RecorderTimeoutException ex) {
             doAbort(curi, request, TIMER_TRUNC);
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ public class FetchHTTP2 extends Processor implements Lifecycle {
     }
 
     protected static class RecordingClientConnectionOperator extends DefaultClientConnectionOperator {
+
         protected final Recorder rec;
 
         protected RecordingClientConnectionOperator(SchemeRegistry schemes, Recorder rec) {
@@ -338,9 +339,7 @@ public class FetchHTTP2 extends Processor implements Lifecycle {
             return new DefaultClientConnection() {
                 @Override
                 protected SessionInputBuffer createSessionInputBuffer(Socket socket, int buffersize, HttpParams params) throws IOException {
-                    SessionInputBuffer sib = super.createSessionInputBuffer(socket, buffersize, params);
-                    InputStream ris = rec.inputWrap(new IdentityInputStream(sib));
-                    return new HcInputWrapper(ris, buffersize, params);
+                    return new RecordingSocketInputBuffer(rec, socket, params);
                 }
                 
                 @Override
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/RecordingSocketInputBuffer.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/RecordingSocketInputBuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48baf60c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/fetcher/RecordingSocketInputBuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package org.archive.modules.fetcher;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+import org.apache.http.impl.io.HttpTransportMetricsImpl;
+import org.apache.http.io.HttpTransportMetrics;
+import org.apache.http.io.SessionInputBuffer;
+import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
+import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP;
+import org.apache.http.util.CharArrayBuffer;
+import org.archive.util.Recorder;
+
+public class RecordingSocketInputBuffer implements SessionInputBuffer {
+
+    protected Socket socket;
+    protected Recorder recorder;
+    protected InputStream in;
+    protected HttpTransportMetricsImpl metrics;
+
+    public RecordingSocketInputBuffer(Recorder rec, Socket socket, HttpParams params) throws IOException {
+        if (socket == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Socket may not be null");
+        }
+        this.recorder = rec;
+        this.socket = socket;
+        this.in = recorder.inputWrap(socket.getInputStream());
+        
+        this.metrics = new HttpTransportMetricsImpl();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+        int n = in.read(b, off, len);
+        if (n > 0) {
+            metrics.incrementBytesTransferred(n);
+        }
+        return n;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int read(byte[] b) throws IOException {
+        int n = in.read(b);
+        if (n > 0) {
+            metrics.incrementBytesTransferred(n);
+        }
+        return n;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int read() throws IOException {
+        int n = in.read();
+        if (n > 0) {
+            metrics.incrementBytesTransferred(n);
+        }
+        return n;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a complete line of characters up to a line delimiter from this
+     * session buffer into the given line buffer. The number of chars actually
+     * read is returned as an integer. The line delimiter itself is discarded.
+     * If no char is available because the end of the stream has been reached,
+     * the value <code>-1</code> is returned. This method blocks until input
+     * data is available, end of file is detected, or an exception is thrown.
+     * <p>
+     * This is only used for http headers, which are all ascii, so input is
+     * treated as such.
+     * <p>
+     * This method treats a lone LF as a valid line delimiters in addition to
+     * CR-LF required by the HTTP specification.
+     * 
+     * @param charbuffer
+     *            the line buffer.
+     * @return number of bytes (i.e. ascii characters) read
+     * @exception IOException
+     *                if an I/O error occurs.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int readLine(CharArrayBuffer buffer) throws IOException {
+        int bytesRead = 0;
+        int b = in.read();
+        while (b >= 0 && b != HTTP.LF) {
+            bytesRead++;
+            buffer.append((char) b);
+            b = in.read();
+        }
+        if (b >= 0) {
+            bytesRead++; // count LF
+        }
+        
+        // if line ends with CR-LF, get rid of the CR
+        if (bytesRead > 0 && buffer.charAt(buffer.length() - 1) == HTTP.CR) {
+            buffer.setLength(buffer.length() - 1);
+        }
+
+        if (bytesRead > 0) {
+            metrics.incrementBytesTransferred(bytesRead);
+        }
+        return bytesRead;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String readLine() throws IOException {
+        CharArrayBuffer charbuffer = new CharArrayBuffer(64);
+        int l = readLine(charbuffer);
+        if (l != -1) {
+            return charbuffer.toString();
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDataAvailable(int timeout) throws IOException {
+        throw new RuntimeException("not implemented");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpTransportMetrics getMetrics() {
+        return metrics;
+    }
+}
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