diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 236e63dd25..27a7db767b 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ function subscribe_to_hub($url, array $importer, array $contact, $hubmode = 'sub
 		DBA::update('contact', ['hub-verify' => $verify_token], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 	}
 
-	Network::post($url, $params);
+	$postResult = Network::post($url, $params);
 
-	logger('subscribe_to_hub: returns: ' . Network::getCurl()->getCode(), LOGGER_DEBUG);
+	logger('subscribe_to_hub: returns: ' . $postResult->getReturnCode(), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index d3fa45d361..969e2286c8 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 			 *
 			 */
 
-			$res = Network::post($dfrn_confirm, $params, null, $redirects, 120);
+			$res = Network::post($dfrn_confirm, $params, null, $redirects, 120)->getBody();
 
 			logger(' Confirm: received data: ' . $res, LOGGER_DATA);
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_poll.php b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
index 54539ee03d..af597d76ff 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_poll.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_content(App $a)
 					'dfrn_version' => DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 					'challenge' => $challenge,
 					'sec' => $sec
-				]);
+				])->getBody();
 			}
 
 			$profile = ((DBA::isResult($r) && $r[0]['nickname']) ? $r[0]['nickname'] : $nickname);
diff --git a/mod/match.php b/mod/match.php
index bb1e4542ae..7e805d5baf 100644
--- a/mod/match.php
+++ b/mod/match.php
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ function match_content(App $a)
 		}
 
 		if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
-			$x = Network::post(get_server().'/msearch', $params);
+			$x = Network::post(get_server().'/msearch', $params)->getBody();
 		} else {
-			$x = Network::post(System::baseUrl() . '/msearch', $params);
+			$x = Network::post(System::baseUrl() . '/msearch', $params)->getBody();
 		}
 
 		$j = json_decode($x);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 3a001de049..f92d1401df 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -1469,16 +1469,17 @@ class DFRN
 
 		$content_type = ($public_batch ? "application/magic-envelope+xml" : "application/json");
 
-		$xml = Network::post($dest_url, $envelope, ["Content-Type: ".$content_type]);
+		$postResult = Network::post($dest_url, $envelope, ["Content-Type: ".$content_type]);
+		$xml = $postResult->getBody();
 
-		$curl_stat = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+		$curl_stat = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 		if (empty($curl_stat) || empty($xml)) {
 			logger('Empty answer from ' . $contact['id'] . ' - ' . $dest_url);
 			Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 			return -9; // timed out
 		}
 
-		if (($curl_stat == 503) && (stristr(Network::getCurl()->getHeaders(), 'retry-after'))) {
+		if (($curl_stat == 503) && (stristr($postResult->getHeader(), 'retry-after'))) {
 			Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 			return -10;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index ebdc84ce7f..d3cda6c2da 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -3079,8 +3079,8 @@ class Diaspora
 			if (!intval(Config::get("system", "diaspora_test"))) {
 				$content_type = (($public_batch) ? "application/magic-envelope+xml" : "application/json");
 
-				Network::post($dest_url."/", $envelope, ["Content-Type: ".$content_type]);
-				$return_code = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+				$postResult = Network::post($dest_url."/", $envelope, ["Content-Type: ".$content_type]);
+				$return_code = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 			} else {
 				logger("test_mode");
 				return 200;
@@ -3089,7 +3089,7 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		logger("transmit: ".$logid."-".$guid." to ".$dest_url." returns: ".$return_code);
 
-		if (!$return_code || (($return_code == 503) && (stristr(Network::getCurl()->getHeaders(), "retry-after")))) {
+		if (!$return_code || (($return_code == 503) && (stristr($postResult->getHeaders(), "retry-after")))) {
 			if (!$no_queue && !empty($contact['contact-type']) && ($contact['contact-type'] != Contact::ACCOUNT_TYPE_RELAY)) {
 				logger("queue message");
 				// queue message for redelivery
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Salmon.php b/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
index b71be6e2fa..02d08c3d4e 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
@@ -133,13 +133,12 @@ class Salmon
 		$salmon = XML::fromArray($xmldata, $xml, false, $namespaces);
 
 		// slap them
-		Network::post($url, $salmon, [
+		$postResult = Network::post($url, $salmon, [
 			'Content-type: application/magic-envelope+xml',
 			'Content-length: ' . strlen($salmon)
 		]);
 
-		$a = get_app();
-		$return_code = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+		$return_code = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 
 		// check for success, e.g. 2xx
 
@@ -159,11 +158,11 @@ class Salmon
 			$salmon = XML::fromArray($xmldata, $xml, false, $namespaces);
 
 			// slap them
-			Network::post($url, $salmon, [
+			$postResult = Network::post($url, $salmon, [
 				'Content-type: application/magic-envelope+xml',
 				'Content-length: ' . strlen($salmon)
 			]);
-			$return_code = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+			$return_code = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 		}
 
 		if ($return_code > 299) {
@@ -182,10 +181,10 @@ class Salmon
 			$salmon = XML::fromArray($xmldata, $xml, false, $namespaces);
 
 			// slap them
-			Network::post($url, $salmon, [
+			$postResult = Network::post($url, $salmon, [
 				'Content-type: application/magic-envelope+xml',
 				'Content-length: ' . strlen($salmon)]);
-			$return_code = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+			$return_code = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 		}
 
 		logger('slapper for '.$url.' returned ' . $return_code);
diff --git a/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php b/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
index 247e554f00..503cbff0ad 100644
--- a/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
+++ b/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
@@ -302,10 +302,9 @@ class HTTPSignature
 
 		$headers[] = 'Content-Type: application/activity+json';
 
-		Network::post($target, $content, $headers);
-		$return_code = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+		$postResult = Network::post($target, $content, $headers);
 
-		logger('Transmit to ' . $target . ' returned ' . $return_code);
+		logger('Transmit to ' . $target . ' returned ' . $postResult->getReturnCode());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
index ab8a305494..a68ad1336d 100644
--- a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
+++ b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			$postvars['dfrn_version'] = DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
 			$postvars['perm'] = 'rw';
 
-			$xml = Network::post($contact['poll'], $postvars);
+			$xml = Network::post($contact['poll'], $postvars)->getBody();
 
 		} elseif (($contact['network'] === Protocol::OSTATUS)
 			|| ($contact['network'] === Protocol::DIASPORA)
diff --git a/src/Worker/PubSubPublish.php b/src/Worker/PubSubPublish.php
index 07023e8247..38d9c07868 100644
--- a/src/Worker/PubSubPublish.php
+++ b/src/Worker/PubSubPublish.php
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class PubSubPublish
 
 		logger('POST ' . print_r($headers, true) . "\n" . $params, LOGGER_DATA);
 
-		Network::post($subscriber['callback_url'], $params, $headers);
-		$ret = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+		$postResult = Network::post($subscriber['callback_url'], $params, $headers);
+		$ret = $postResult->getReturnCode();
 
 		$condition = ['id' => $subscriber['id']];