diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 95ad3d4..8b9a0dd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ async fn process (mut stream: TcpStream, args: A) -> Result<()> {
 
     let headers = Headers::parse(&mut data).await;
 
-    let length = headers.get("Content-Length").parse().unwrap();
-    let body = parse_req_body(&mut data, length).await;
 
     use Method as M;
     let response = match (method, target.as_str()) {
@@ -89,6 +87,9 @@ async fn process (mut stream: TcpStream, args: A) -> Result<()> {
             Response::OctetStream(buf)
         },
         (M::POST, r) if r.starts_with("/files") => 'file : {
+            let length = headers.get("Content-Length").parse().unwrap();
+            let body = parse_req_body(&mut data, length).await;
+
             let Some(path) = &args.directory else { break 'file Response::_500; };
             let path = path.join(r.trim_start_matches("/files/"));
             let Ok(mut f) = File::create(path).await else { break 'file Response::_500; };