diff --git a/src/net/result.rs b/src/net/result.rs
index 0397dba..a7c9ac0 100644
--- a/src/net/result.rs
+++ b/src/net/result.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[display("Unexpected request: {0}", 0.to_string())]
     UnexpectedMockRequest(reqwest::Request),
     RwLockLocked,
+    Http(http::Error),
 }
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 impl Clone for Error {
diff --git a/src/net/system.rs b/src/net/system.rs
index 247f9b7..64e446d 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};
 
@@ -56,7 +58,10 @@ 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,
@@ -68,17 +73,29 @@ impl Net {
 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 {
+        self.inner.client()
+    }
+    pub fn on(&self, request: impl Into<reqwest::Request>) -> OnRequest {
+        self.inner.on(request)
+    }
+    pub fn response(&self) -> http::response::Builder {
+        self.inner.response()
+    }
+    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),
         }
     }
@@ -97,8 +114,11 @@ 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)
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,8 +135,11 @@ 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
@@ -163,10 +186,10 @@ impl InnerNet<Mocked> {
         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 +237,7 @@ 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