diff --git a/examples/get.rs b/examples/get.rs
index 52d7ea7..f97cc29 100644
--- a/examples/get.rs
+++ b/examples/get.rs
@@ -110,35 +110,44 @@ mod tests {
         // When `net` goes out of scope it will check that all the expected network requests (see
         // `net.on(...)` below) were all made. If there are any that were not made, the test will
         // be failed. If you want to avoid this, then call `net.reset()` before your test ends.
-        let net: kxio::net::MockNet = kxio::net::mock();
+        let mock_net: kxio::net::MockNet = kxio::net::mock();
         let url = "http://localhost:8080";
 
         // declare what response should be made for a given request
         let response: http::Response<&str> =
-            net.response().body("contents").expect("response body");
-        let request = net.client().get(url).build().expect("request");
-        net.on(request)
+            mock_net.response().body("contents").expect("response body");
+        let request = mock_net.client().get(url).build().expect("request");
+        mock_net
+            .on(request)
             // By default, the METHOD and URL must match, equivalent to:
             //.match_on(vec![MatchOn::Method, MatchOn::Url])
-            .respond(response.into())
+            .respond(response)
             .expect("mock");
 
         // Create a temporary directory that will be deleted with `fs` goes out of scope
         let fs = kxio::fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
         let file_path = fs.base().join("foo");
 
+        // Create a [Net] from the [MockNet] to pass to the system under tets
+        let net = kxio::net::Net::from(mock_net);
+
         //when
         // Pass the file sytsem and network abstractions to the code to be tested
-        download_and_save_to_file(url, &file_path, &fs, &net.into())
+        download_and_save_to_file(url, &file_path, &fs, &net)
             .await
             .expect("system under test");
 
         //then
-        // Open a file and read it
+        // Read the file
         let file = fs.file(&file_path);
         let reader = file.reader().expect("reader");
         let contents = reader.as_str();
 
         assert_eq!(contents, "contents");
+
+        // not needed for this test, but should it be needed, we can avoid checking for any
+        // unconsumed request matches.
+        let mock_net = kxio::net::MockNet::try_from(net).expect("recover mock");
+        mock_net.reset().expect("reset mock");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/result.rs b/src/net/result.rs
index 0397dba..18295e4 100644
--- a/src/net/result.rs
+++ b/src/net/result.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[display("Unexpected request: {0}", 0.to_string())]
     UnexpectedMockRequest(reqwest::Request),
     RwLockLocked,
+    Http(http::Error),
+    NetIsNotAMock,
 }
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 impl Clone for Error {
diff --git a/src/net/system.rs b/src/net/system.rs
index 247f9b7..1ed229e 100644
--- a/src/net/system.rs
+++ b/src/net/system.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //
-use std::{marker::PhantomData, ops::Deref, sync::RwLock};
+use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::RwLock};
+
+use reqwest::Client;
 
 use super::{Error, Result};
 
@@ -56,29 +58,58 @@ impl Net {
         Default::default()
     }
 
-    pub async fn send(&self, request: reqwest::RequestBuilder) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
+    pub async fn send(
+        &self,
+        request: impl Into<reqwest::RequestBuilder>,
+    ) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
         match &self.mock {
             Some(mock) => mock.send(request).await,
             None => self.inner.send(request).await,
         }
     }
 }
+impl TryFrom<Net> for MockNet {
+    type Error = super::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(net: Net) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match net.mock {
+            Some(inner_mock) => Ok(MockNet { inner: inner_mock }),
+            None => Err(Self::Error::NetIsNotAMock),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MockNet {
     inner: InnerNet<Mocked>,
 }
-impl Deref for MockNet {
-    type Target = InnerNet<Mocked>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.inner
+impl MockNet {
+    pub fn client(&self) -> Client {
+        Default::default()
+    }
+    pub fn on(&self, request: impl Into<reqwest::Request>) -> OnRequest {
+        self.inner.on(request)
+    }
+    /// Creates a [http::response::Builder] to be extended and returned by a mocked network request.
+    pub fn response(&self) -> http::response::Builder {
+        Default::default()
+    }
+    pub async fn send(
+        &self,
+        request: impl Into<reqwest::RequestBuilder>,
+    ) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
+        self.inner.send(request).await
+    }
+    pub fn reset(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.inner.reset()
     }
 }
 impl From<MockNet> for Net {
     fn from(mock_net: MockNet) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: InnerNet::<Unmocked>::new(),
+            // keep the original `inner` around to allow it's Drop impelmentation to run when we go
+            // out of scope at the end of the test
             mock: Some(mock_net.inner),
         }
     }
@@ -97,16 +128,14 @@ impl InnerNet<Unmocked> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn send(&self, request: reqwest::RequestBuilder) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
-        request.send().await.map_err(Error::from)
+    pub async fn send(
+        &self,
+        request: impl Into<reqwest::RequestBuilder>,
+    ) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
+        request.into().send().await.map_err(Error::from)
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: NetType> InnerNet<T> {
-    pub fn client(&self) -> reqwest::Client {
-        Default::default()
-    }
-}
 impl InnerNet<Mocked> {
     const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -115,8 +144,11 @@ impl InnerNet<Mocked> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn send(&self, request: reqwest::RequestBuilder) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
-        let request = request.build()?;
+    pub async fn send(
+        &self,
+        request: impl Into<reqwest::RequestBuilder>,
+    ) -> Result<reqwest::Response> {
+        let request = request.into().build()?;
         let read_plans = self.plans.read().map_err(|_| Error::RwLockLocked)?;
         let index = read_plans.iter().position(|plan| {
             // METHOD
@@ -158,15 +190,10 @@ impl InnerNet<Mocked> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a [http::response::Builder] to be extended and returned by a mocked network request.
-    pub fn response(&self) -> http::response::Builder {
-        Default::default()
-    }
-
-    pub fn on(&self, request: reqwest::Request) -> OnRequest {
+    pub fn on(&self, request: impl Into<reqwest::Request>) -> OnRequest {
         OnRequest {
             net: self,
-            request,
+            request: request.into(),
             match_on: vec![MatchOn::Method, MatchOn::Url],
         }
     }
@@ -214,7 +241,7 @@ impl<'net> OnRequest<'net> {
             match_on,
         }
     }
-    pub fn respond(self, response: reqwest::Response) -> Result<()> {
-        self.net._on(self.request, response, self.match_on)
+    pub fn respond(self, response: impl Into<reqwest::Response>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.net._on(self.request, response.into(), self.match_on)
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/net.rs b/tests/net.rs
index 248dc56..5648463 100644
--- a/tests/net.rs
+++ b/tests/net.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async fn test_get_url() {
         .expect("request body");
 
     net.on(request)
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async fn test_get_wrong_url() {
         .expect("request body");
 
     net.on(request)
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async fn test_post_url() {
         .expect("request body");
 
     net.on(request)
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async fn test_post_by_method() {
             MatchOn::Method,
             // MatchOn::Url
         ])
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ async fn test_post_by_url() {
             // MatchOn::Method,
             MatchOn::Url,
         ])
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async fn test_post_by_body() {
             // MatchOn::Url
             MatchOn::Body,
         ])
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ async fn test_post_by_headers() {
             // MatchOn::Url
             MatchOn::Headers,
         ])
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ async fn test_unused_post() {
         .expect("request body");
 
     net.on(request)
-        .respond(my_response.into())
+        .respond(my_response)
         .expect("on request, respond");
 
     //when