diff --git a/cmd/tile38-server/main.go b/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
index 784657e6..20658aea 100644
--- a/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // TODO: Set to false in 2.*
-var httpTransport bool = true
+var httpTransport = true
 
 // Fire up a webhook test server by using the --webhook-http-consumer-port
 // for example
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var httpTransport bool = true
 type hserver struct{}
 
 func (s *hserver) Send(ctx context.Context, in *hservice.MessageRequest) (*hservice.MessageReply, error) {
-	return &hservice.MessageReply{true}, nil
+	return &hservice.MessageReply{Ok: true}, nil
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index fdd0cb09..7915b595 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/internal/log"
 )
 
+const useEvio = false
+
 var errOOM = errors.New("OOM command not allowed when used memory > 'maxmemory'")
 
 const goingLive = "going live"
@@ -270,7 +272,10 @@ func Serve(host string, port int, dir string, http bool) error {
 	}()
 
 	// Start the network server
-	return server.evioServe()
+	if useEvio {
+		return server.evioServe()
+	}
+	return server.netServe()
 }
 
 func (server *Server) isProtected() bool {
@@ -481,6 +486,188 @@ func (server *Server) evioServe() error {
 	return evio.Serve(events, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", server.host, server.port))
 }
 
+func (server *Server) netServe() error {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", server.host, server.port))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+	log.Infof("Ready to accept connections at %s", ln.Addr())
+	var clientID int64
+	for {
+		conn, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		go func(conn net.Conn) {
+			// open connection
+			// create the client
+			client := new(Client)
+			client.id = int(atomic.AddInt64(&clientID, 1))
+			client.opened = time.Now()
+			client.remoteAddr = conn.RemoteAddr().String()
+
+			// add client to server map
+			server.connsmu.Lock()
+			server.conns[client.id] = client
+			server.connsmu.Unlock()
+			server.statsTotalConns.add(1)
+
+			// set the client keep-alive, if needed
+			if server.config.keepAlive() > 0 {
+				if conn, ok := conn.(*net.TCPConn); ok {
+					conn.SetKeepAlive(true)
+					conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(
+						time.Duration(server.config.keepAlive()) * time.Second,
+					)
+				}
+			}
+			log.Debugf("Opened connection: %s", client.remoteAddr)
+
+			defer func() {
+				// close connection
+				// delete from server map
+				server.connsmu.Lock()
+				delete(server.conns, client.id)
+				server.connsmu.Unlock()
+				log.Debugf("Closed connection: %s", client.remoteAddr)
+				conn.Close()
+			}()
+
+			// check if the connection is protected
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(client.remoteAddr, "127.0.0.1:") &&
+				!strings.HasPrefix(client.remoteAddr, "[::1]:") {
+				if server.isProtected() {
+					// This is a protected server. Only loopback is allowed.
+					conn.Write(deniedMessage)
+					return // close connection
+				}
+			}
+			packet := make([]byte, 0xFFFF)
+			for {
+				var close bool
+				n, err := conn.Read(packet)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				in := packet[:n]
+
+				// read the payload packet from the client input stream.
+				packet := client.in.Begin(in)
+
+				// load the pipeline reader
+				pr := &client.pr
+				rdbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(packet)
+				pr.rd = rdbuf
+				pr.wr = client
+
+				msgs, err := pr.ReadMessages()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error(err)
+					return // close connection
+				}
+				for _, msg := range msgs {
+					// Just closing connection if we have deprecated HTTP or WS connection,
+					// And --http-transport = false
+					if !server.http && (msg.ConnType == WebSocket ||
+						msg.ConnType == HTTP) {
+						close = true // close connection
+						break
+					}
+					if msg != nil && msg.Command() != "" {
+						if client.outputType != Null {
+							msg.OutputType = client.outputType
+						}
+						if msg.Command() == "quit" {
+							if msg.OutputType == RESP {
+								io.WriteString(client, "+OK\r\n")
+							}
+							close = true // close connection
+							break
+						}
+
+						// increment last used
+						client.mu.Lock()
+						client.last = time.Now()
+						client.mu.Unlock()
+
+						// update total command count
+						server.statsTotalCommands.add(1)
+
+						// handle the command
+						err := server.handleInputCommand(client, msg)
+						if err != nil {
+							if err.Error() == goingLive {
+								client.goLiveErr = err
+								client.goLiveMsg = msg
+								// detach
+								var rwc io.ReadWriteCloser = conn
+								client.conn = rwc
+								if len(client.out) > 0 {
+									client.conn.Write(client.out)
+									client.out = nil
+								}
+								client.in = evio.InputStream{}
+								client.pr.rd = rwc
+								client.pr.wr = rwc
+								log.Debugf("Detached connection: %s", client.remoteAddr)
+
+								var wg sync.WaitGroup
+								wg.Add(1)
+								go func() {
+									defer wg.Done()
+									err := server.goLive(
+										client.goLiveErr,
+										&liveConn{conn.RemoteAddr(), rwc},
+										&client.pr,
+										client.goLiveMsg,
+										client.goLiveMsg.ConnType == WebSocket,
+									)
+									if err != nil {
+										log.Error(err)
+									}
+								}()
+								wg.Wait()
+								return // close connection
+							}
+							log.Error(err)
+							return // close connection, NOW
+						}
+
+						client.outputType = msg.OutputType
+					} else {
+						client.Write([]byte("HTTP/1.1 500 Bad Request\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n"))
+						break
+					}
+					if msg.ConnType == HTTP || msg.ConnType == WebSocket {
+						close = true // close connection
+						break
+					}
+				}
+
+				packet = packet[len(packet)-rdbuf.Len():]
+				client.in.End(packet)
+
+				// write to client
+				if len(client.out) > 0 {
+					func() {
+						// prewrite
+						server.mu.Lock()
+						defer server.mu.Unlock()
+						server.flushAOF()
+					}()
+					conn.Write(client.out)
+					client.out = client.out[:0]
+				}
+				if close {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}(conn)
+	}
+}
+
 type liveConn struct {
 	remoteAddr net.Addr
 	rwc        io.ReadWriteCloser