diff --git a/app/steps/sendProxyRequest.js b/app/steps/sendProxyRequest.js
index 854355e9..6764ecfb 100644
--- a/app/steps/sendProxyRequest.js
+++ b/app/steps/sendProxyRequest.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function sendProxyRequest(Container) {
 
   return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
     var protocol = Container.proxy.requestModule;
-    var proxyReq = protocol.request(reqOpt, function(rsp) {
+    var proxyReq = Container.proxy.req = protocol.request(reqOpt, function(rsp) {
       if (options.stream) {
         Container.proxy.res = rsp;
         return resolve(Container);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ee065f4b..f8129754 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ module.exports = function proxy(host, userOptions) {
     debug('[start proxy] ' + req.path);
     var container = new ScopeContainer(req, res, next, host, userOptions);
 
-    // Skip proxy if filter is falsey.  Loose equality so filters can return
-    // false, null, undefined, etc.
-
-    //if (!container.options.filter(req, res)) { return next(); }
-
     filterUserRequest(container)
       .then(buildProxyReq)
       .then(resolveProxyHost)
diff --git a/lib/scopeContainer.js b/lib/scopeContainer.js
index cbfaf317..2bf5b0ad 100644
--- a/lib/scopeContainer.js
+++ b/lib/scopeContainer.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function Container(req, res, next, host, userOptions) {
       next: next,
     },
     proxy: {
-      req: {},
-      res: {},
+      req: undefined,
+      res: undefined,
       resData: undefined, // from proxy res
       bodyContent: undefined, // for proxy req
       reqBuilder: {},  // reqOpt, intended as first arg to http(s)?.request