diff --git a/src/syndicate/relays.nim b/src/syndicate/relays.nim
index b4ec3b1..eb4cb9e 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/relays.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/relays.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ☭ 2021 Emery Hemingway
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ☭ Emery Hemingway
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
 
 import std/[asyncdispatch, options, streams, tables]
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ when defined(posix):
           initialOid: 0.Oid.some)
         let relayFut = spawnRelay("unix", turn, ops) do (turn: var Turn; relay: Relay):
           let facet = turn.facet
-          var wireBuf = newBufferedDecoder()
+          var wireBuf = newBufferedDecoder(0)
           proc recvCb(pktFut: Future[string]) {.gcsafe.} =
             if pktFut.failed:
               run(facet) do (turn: var Turn): stopActor(turn)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ when defined(posix):
     asyncCheck spawnRelay("stdio", turn, opts) do (turn: var Turn; relay: Relay):
       let
         facet = turn.facet
-        asyncStdin = openAsync("/dev/stdin")
+        asyncStdin = newAsyncFile(AsyncFD 0)
       facet.actor.atExit do (turn: var Turn):
         close(asyncStdin)
       var wireBuf = newBufferedDecoder()