diff --git a/contrib/httpd/cont-responder.factor b/contrib/httpd/cont-responder.factor
index c367e18345..07cef77d39 100644
--- a/contrib/httpd/cont-responder.factor
+++ b/contrib/httpd/cont-responder.factor
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ IN: cont-responder
     #! the request URL.
     >r "request" get r> id>url append forward-to-url ;
 
-: (show) ( quot -- hashtable )   
-    #! See comments for show. The difference is the 
-    #! quotation MUST set the content-type using 'serving-html'
-    #! or similar.
-    [ 
-        >callable t register-callback swap with-scope 
-        exit-continuation get  continue
-    ] callcc0 drop restore-request "response" get ;
-
 SYMBOL: current-show
 
 : store-callback-cc ( -- )
@@ -52,6 +43,16 @@ SYMBOL: current-show
     store-callback-cc
   ] callcc0 restore-request ;
 
+: (show) ( quot -- hashtable )   
+    #! See comments for show. The difference is the 
+    #! quotation MUST set the content-type using 'serving-html'
+    #! or similar.
+    store-callback-cc
+    [ 
+        >callable t register-callback swap with-scope 
+        exit-continuation get  continue
+    ] callcc0 drop restore-request "response" get ;
+
 : show ( quot -- namespace )   
     #! Call the quotation with the URL associated with the current
     #! continuation. All output from the quotation goes to the client
@@ -62,13 +63,13 @@ SYMBOL: current-show
     #! NOTE: On return from 'show' the stack is exactly the same as
     #! initial entry with 'quot' popped off and the hashtable pushed on. Even
     #! if the quotation consumes items on the stack.
-    store-callback-cc
     [ serving-html ] swap append (show) ;
 
 : (show-final) ( quot -- namespace )
     #! See comments for show-final. The difference is the 
     #! quotation MUST set the content-type using 'serving-html'
     #! or similar.
+    store-callback-cc
     with-scope exit-continuation get continue ;
 
 : show-final ( quot -- namespace )
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ SYMBOL: current-show
     #! use is an optimisation to save having to generate and save a continuation
     #! in that special case.
     #! 'quot' has stack effect ( -- ).
-    store-callback-cc
     [ serving-html ] swap append (show-final) ;
 
 #! Name of variable for holding initial continuation id that starts
diff --git a/contrib/httpd/examples/cont-examples.factor b/contrib/httpd/examples/cont-examples.factor
index 7a838f17de..96d03814e4 100644
--- a/contrib/httpd/examples/cont-examples.factor
+++ b/contrib/httpd/examples/cont-examples.factor
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ USE: sequences
     swap [ 
       <a =href a> "Next" write </a>
     ] html-document 
-  ] show drop ;
+  ] show 2drop ;
 
 : display-get-name-page ( -- name )
   #! Display a page prompting for input of a name and return that name.
-  dup [ 
+  [ 
     "Enter your name" [
       <h1> swap write </h1>
       <form "post" =method =action form> 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ USE: sequences
       <h1> "Menu" write </h1>
       <ol> 
         <li> "Test responder1" [ test-cont-responder ] quot-href </li>
-        <li> "Test responder2" [ [ .s ] string-out display-page test-cont-responder2 [ .s ] string-out display-page ] quot-href </li>
+        <li> "Test responder2" [ test-cont-responder2 ] quot-href </li>
       </ol>
     ] html-document 
   ] show-final ;