diff --git a/mod/pubsubhubbub.php b/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
index 5697be8305..d7b204e89c 100644
--- a/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
+++ b/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ function pubsubhubbub_init(App $a) {
 		// we don't actually enforce the lease time because GNU
 		// Social/StatusNet doesn't honour it (yet)
 
-		$body = Network::fetchUrl($hub_callback . "?" . $params);
-		$ret = Network::getCurl()->getCode();
+		$fetchResult = Network::fetchUrlFull($hub_callback . "?" . $params);
+		$body = $fetchResult->getBody();
+		$ret = $fetchResult->getReturnCode();
 
 		// give up if the HTTP return code wasn't a success (2xx)
 		if ($ret < 200 || $ret > 299) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Install.php b/src/Core/Install.php
index ba767f3f9b..3ba683a56f 100644
--- a/src/Core/Install.php
+++ b/src/Core/Install.php
@@ -345,20 +345,20 @@ class Install extends BaseObject
 		$help = "";
 		$error_msg = "";
 		if (function_exists('curl_init')) {
-			$test = Network::fetchUrlFull(System::baseUrl() . "/install/testrewrite");
+			$fetchResult = Network::fetchUrlFull(System::baseUrl() . "/install/testrewrite");
 
 			$url = normalise_link(System::baseUrl() . "/install/testrewrite");
-			if ($test['body'] != "ok") {
-				$test = Network::fetchUrlFull($url);
+			if ($fetchResult->getBody() != "ok") {
+				$fetchResult = Network::fetchUrlFull($url);
 			}
 
-			if ($test['body'] != "ok") {
+			if ($fetchResult->getBody() != "ok") {
 				$status = false;
 				$help = L10n::t('Url rewrite in .htaccess is not working. Check your server configuration.');
 				$error_msg = [];
 				$error_msg['head'] = L10n::t('Error message from Curl when fetching');
-				$error_msg['url'] = $test['redirect_url'];
-				$error_msg['msg'] = defaults($test, 'error', '');
+				$error_msg['url'] = $fetchResult->getRedirectUrl();
+				$error_msg['msg'] = $fetchResult->getError();
 			}
 			self::addCheck($checks, L10n::t('Url rewrite is working'), $status, true, $help, $error_msg);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/Module/Proxy.php b/src/Module/Proxy.php
index 14e842562f..776dcccb35 100644
--- a/src/Module/Proxy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Proxy.php
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 			// It shouldn't happen but it does - spaces in URL
 			$_REQUEST['url'] = str_replace(' ', '+', $_REQUEST['url']);
 			$redirects = 0;
-			$img_str = Network::fetchUrl($_REQUEST['url'], true, $redirects, 10);
+			$fetchResult = Network::fetchUrlFull($_REQUEST['url'], true, $redirects, 10);
+			$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
 
 			$tempfile = tempnam(get_temppath(), 'cache');
 			file_put_contents($tempfile, $img_str);
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 			unlink($tempfile);
 
 			// If there is an error then return a blank image
-			if ((substr(Network::getCurl()->getCode(), 0, 1) == '4') || (!$img_str)) {
+			if ((substr($fetchResult->getReturnCode(), 0, 1) == '4') || (!$img_str)) {
 				$img_str = file_get_contents('images/blank.png');
 				$mime = 'image/png';
 				$cachefile = ''; // Clear the cachefile so that the dummy isn't stored
diff --git a/src/Network/Curl.php b/src/Network/Curl.php
index f67104bc0d..7cab25ee87 100644
--- a/src/Network/Curl.php
+++ b/src/Network/Curl.php
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ class Curl
 	private $isTimeout;
 
 	/**
-	 * @var int optional error numer
+	 * @var int the error number or 0 (zero) if no error
 	 */
 	private $errorNumber;
 
 	/**
-	 * @var string optional error message
+	 * @var string the error message or '' (the empty string) if no
 	 */
 	private $error;
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Curl
 		return new Curl(
 			$url,
 			'',
-			['http_code' => 0]
+			[ 'http_code' => 0 ]
 			);
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Curl
 	 */
 	public function __construct($url, $result, $info, $errorNumber = 0, $error = '')
 	{
-		if (empty($info['http_code'])) {
+		if (!array_key_exists('http_code', $info)) {
 			throw new InternalServerErrorException('CURL response doesn\'t contains a response HTTP code');
 		}
 
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class Curl
 
 	private function checkSuccess()
 	{
-		$this->isSuccess = ((($this->returnCode >= 200 && $this->returnCode <= 299) || !empty($this->errorNumber)) ? true : false);
+		$this->isSuccess = ($this->returnCode >= 200 && $this->returnCode <= 299) || $this->errorNumber == 0;
 
 		if (!$this->isSuccess) {
-			logger('error: ' . $this->url . ': ' . $this->returnCode . ' - ' . $this->error, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+			logger('error: ' . $this->url . ': ' . $this->returnCode . ' - ' . $this->error, LOGGER_INFO);
 			logger('debug: ' . print_r($this->info, true), LOGGER_DATA);
 		}
 
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ class Curl
 
 	private function checkRedirect()
 	{
-		if (empty($this->info['url'])) {
+		if (!array_key_exists('url', $this->info)) {
 			$this->redirectUrl = '';
 		} else {
 			$this->redirectUrl = $this->info['url'];
 		}
 
 		if ($this->returnCode == 301 || $this->returnCode == 302 || $this->returnCode == 303 || $this->returnCode== 307) {
-			$new_location_info = (empty($this->info['redirect_url']) ? '' : @parse_url($this->info['redirect_url']));
-			$old_location_info = (empty($this->info['url'] ? '' : @parse_url($this->info['url']));
+			$new_location_info = (!array_key_exists('redirect_url', $this->info) ? '' : @parse_url($this->info['redirect_url']));
+			$old_location_info = (!array_key_exists('url', $this->info) ? '' : @parse_url($this->info['url']));
 
 			$this->redirectUrl = $new_location_info;
 
diff --git a/src/Object/Image.php b/src/Object/Image.php
index 166e150bf5..a76599223d 100644
--- a/src/Object/Image.php
+++ b/src/Object/Image.php
@@ -720,17 +720,18 @@ class Image
 	 *
 	 * @param string  $filename Image filename
 	 * @param boolean $fromcurl Check Content-Type header from curl request
+	 * @param string $header passed headers to take into account
 	 *
 	 * @return object
 	 */
-	public static function guessType($filename, $fromcurl = false)
+	public static function guessType($filename, $fromcurl = false, $header = '')
 	{
 		logger('Image: guessType: '.$filename . ($fromcurl?' from curl headers':''), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 		$type = null;
 		if ($fromcurl) {
 			$a = get_app();
 			$headers=[];
-			$h = explode("\n", Network::getCurl()->getHeaders());
+			$h = explode("\n", $header);
 			foreach ($h as $l) {
 				$data = array_map("trim", explode(":", trim($l), 2));
 				if (count($data) > 1) {
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index d3cda6c2da..eb52c05037 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -3089,7 +3089,7 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		logger("transmit: ".$logid."-".$guid." to ".$dest_url." returns: ".$return_code);
 
-		if (!$return_code || (($return_code == 503) && (stristr($postResult->getHeaders(), "retry-after")))) {
+		if (!$return_code || (($return_code == 503) && (stristr($postResult->getHeader(), "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/PortableContact.php b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
index 8ce732bfcc..0e4d58d1c1 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
@@ -86,13 +86,14 @@ class PortableContact
 
 		logger('load: ' . $url, LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
-		$s = Network::fetchUrl($url);
+		$fetchresult = Network::fetchUrlFull($url);
+		$s = $fetchresult->getBody();
 
 		logger('load: returns ' . $s, LOGGER_DATA);
 
-		logger('load: return code: ' . Network::getCurl()->getCode(), LOGGER_DEBUG);
+		logger('load: return code: ' . $fetchresult->getReturnCode(), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
-		if ((Network::getCurl()->getCode() > 299) || (! $s)) {
+		if (($fetchresult->getReturnCode() > 299) || (! $s)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Salmon.php b/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
index 02d08c3d4e..e3407844a6 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Salmon.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Salmon
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (($return_code == 503) && (stristr(Network::getCurl()->getHeaders(), 'retry-after'))) {
+		if (($return_code == 503) && (stristr($postResult->getHeader(), 'retry-after'))) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Util/Network.php b/src/Util/Network.php
index f8e4ee9e5b..00eaa80fa6 100644
--- a/src/Util/Network.php
+++ b/src/Util/Network.php
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ class Network
 			$curl_info = @curl_getinfo($ch);
 		}
 
-		if (curl_errno($ch) !== CURLE_OK) {
-			logger('error fetching ' . $url . ': ' . curl_error($ch), LOGGER_INFO);
-		}
-
 		$curlResponse = new Curl($url, $s, $curl_info, curl_errno($ch), curl_error($ch));
 
 		if ($curlResponse->isRedirectUrl()) {