diff --git a/middleware/fastcgi/fastcgi.go b/middleware/fastcgi/fastcgi.go
index 844e5dc9..e38e9a26 100644
--- a/middleware/fastcgi/fastcgi.go
+++ b/middleware/fastcgi/fastcgi.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Package fastcgi has middleware that acts as a FastCGI client. Requests
 // that get forwarded to FastCGI stop the middleware execution chain.
-// The most common use for this layer is to serve PHP websites via php-fpm.
+// The most common use for this package is to serve PHP websites via php-fpm.
 package fastcgi
 
 import (
@@ -17,95 +17,114 @@ import (
 func New(c middleware.Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
 	root := c.Root()
 
-	var rules []fastCgi
+	rules, err := parse(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return func(next middleware.Handler) middleware.Handler {
+		return Handler{Next: next, Rules: rules, Root: root}
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Handler is a middleware type that can handle requests as a FastCGI client.
+type Handler struct {
+	Next  middleware.Handler
+	Root  string
+	Rules []Rule
+}
+
+// ServeHTTP satisfies the middleware.Handler interface.
+func (h Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
+	servedFcgi := false
+	for _, rule := range h.Rules {
+		if middleware.Path(r.URL.Path).Matches(rule.Path) {
+			servedFcgi = true
+
+			// Get absolute file paths
+			absPath, err := filepath.Abs(h.Root + r.URL.Path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+			}
+
+			// Get absolute file path to website root
+			absRootPath, err := filepath.Abs(h.Root)
+			if err != nil {
+				return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+			}
+
+			// Separate remote IP and port
+			var ip, port string
+			if idx := strings.Index(r.RemoteAddr, ":"); idx > -1 {
+				ip = r.RemoteAddr[idx:]
+				port = r.RemoteAddr[:idx]
+			} else {
+				ip = r.RemoteAddr
+			}
+
+			// TODO: Do we really have to make this map from scratch for each request?
+			// TODO: We have quite a few more to map, too.
+			env := make(map[string]string)
+			env["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] = "caddy" // TODO: Obtain version info...
+			env["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] = r.Proto
+			env["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = absPath
+			env["REMOTE_ADDR"] = ip
+			env["REMOTE_PORT"] = port
+			env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = r.Method
+			env["QUERY_STRING"] = r.URL.RawQuery
+			env["DOCUMENT_URI"] = r.URL.Path
+			env["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = absRootPath
+
+			fcgi, err := Dial("tcp", rule.Address)
+			if err != nil {
+				return http.StatusBadGateway, err
+			}
+
+			resp, err := fcgi.Get(env)
+			if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+				return http.StatusBadGateway, err
+			}
+
+			body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				return http.StatusBadGateway, err
+			}
+
+			for key, vals := range resp.Header {
+				for _, val := range vals {
+					w.Header().Add(key, val)
+				}
+			}
+
+			w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
+			w.Write(body)
+
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !servedFcgi {
+		return h.Next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func parse(c middleware.Controller) ([]Rule, error) {
+	var rules []Rule
+
 	for c.Next() {
-		rule := fastCgi{}
-		if !c.Args(&rule.path, &rule.address) {
-			return nil, c.ArgErr()
+		var rule Rule
+		if !c.Args(&rule.Path, &rule.Address) {
+			return rules, c.ArgErr()
 		}
 		rules = append(rules, rule)
 	}
 
-	return func(next middleware.Handler) middleware.Handler {
-		return middleware.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
-
-			servedFcgi := false
-			for _, rule := range rules {
-				if middleware.Path(r.URL.Path).Matches(rule.path) {
-					servedFcgi = true
-
-					// Get absolute file paths
-					absPath, err := filepath.Abs(root + r.URL.Path)
-					if err != nil {
-						return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
-					}
-
-					// Get absolute file path to website root
-					absRootPath, err := filepath.Abs(root)
-					if err != nil {
-						return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
-					}
-
-					// Separate remote IP and port
-					var ip, port string
-					if idx := strings.Index(r.RemoteAddr, ":"); idx > -1 {
-						ip = r.RemoteAddr[idx:]
-						port = r.RemoteAddr[:idx]
-					} else {
-						ip = r.RemoteAddr
-					}
-
-					// TODO: Do we really have to make this map from scratch for each request?
-					// TODO: We have quite a few more to map, too.
-					env := make(map[string]string)
-					env["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] = "caddy" // TODO: Obtain version info...
-					env["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] = r.Proto
-					env["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] = absPath
-					env["REMOTE_ADDR"] = ip
-					env["REMOTE_PORT"] = port
-					env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = r.Method
-					env["QUERY_STRING"] = r.URL.RawQuery
-					env["DOCUMENT_URI"] = r.URL.Path
-					env["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = absRootPath
-
-					fcgi, err := Dial("tcp", rule.address)
-					if err != nil {
-						return http.StatusBadGateway, err
-					}
-
-					resp, err := fcgi.Get(env)
-					if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-						return http.StatusBadGateway, err
-					}
-
-					body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-					if err != nil {
-						return http.StatusBadGateway, err
-					}
-
-					for key, vals := range resp.Header {
-						for _, val := range vals {
-							w.Header().Add(key, val)
-						}
-					}
-
-					w.WriteHeader(resp.StatusCode)
-					w.Write(body)
-
-					break
-				}
-			}
-
-			if !servedFcgi {
-				return next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
-
-			return 0, nil
-		})
-	}, nil
+	return rules, nil
 }
 
-type fastCgi struct {
-	path    string
-	address string
+// Rule represents a FastCGI handling rule.
+type Rule struct {
+	Path, Address string
 }
diff --git a/middleware/redirect/redirect.go b/middleware/redirect/redirect.go
index 96ff1d0e..a4db80b0 100644
--- a/middleware/redirect/redirect.go
+++ b/middleware/redirect/redirect.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mholt/caddy/middleware"
 )
 
-// New instantiates a new Rewrites middleware.
+// New instantiates a new Redirect middleware.
 func New(c middleware.Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
 	rules, err := parse(c)
 	if err != nil {