diff --git a/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs b/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
index 62aace861..2818096ed 100644
--- a/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
+++ b/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ impl ConnectionRef {
 
 pub(crate) struct ConnectionInner {
     pub inner: Connection,
-    pub requests: VecDeque<(SendStream, RecvStream)>,
-    pub requests_task: Option<Waker>,
+    requests: VecDeque<(SendStream, RecvStream)>,
+    requests_task: Option<Waker>,
     side: Side,
     driver: Option<Waker>,
     incoming_bi: IncomingBiStreams,
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ impl ConnectionInner {
         Ok(self.inner.is_closing() && self.inner.requests_in_flight() == 0)
     }
 
+    pub fn next_request(&mut self, cx: &mut Context) -> Option<(SendStream, RecvStream)> {
+        match self.requests.pop_front() {
+            Some(x) => Some(x),
+            None => {
+                self.requests_task = Some(cx.waker().clone());
+                Ok(None)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn wake(&mut self) {
         if let Some(w) = self.driver.take() {
             w.wake();
diff --git a/quinn-h3/src/server.rs b/quinn-h3/src/server.rs
index 45752d357..c27dfd6d7 100644
--- a/quinn-h3/src/server.rs
+++ b/quinn-h3/src/server.rs
@@ -168,18 +168,11 @@ pub struct IncomingRequest(ConnectionRef);
 impl Stream for IncomingRequest {
     type Item = RecvRequest;
 
-    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        let (send, recv) = {
-            let conn = &mut self.0.h3.lock().unwrap();
-            match conn.requests.pop_front() {
-                Some(s) => s,
-                None => {
-                    conn.requests_task = Some(cx.waker().clone());
-                    return Poll::Pending;
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        Poll::Ready(Some(RecvRequest::new(recv, send, self.0.clone())))
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match self.0.h3.lock().unwrap().next_request(cx) {
+            Some((s, r)) => Poll::Ready(Some(RecvRequest::new(r, s, self.0.clone()))),
+            None => Poll::Pending
+        }
     }
 }