diff --git a/src/http/HTTPError.ts b/src/http/HTTPError.ts
index 77a4afe..e7af9f8 100644
--- a/src/http/HTTPError.ts
+++ b/src/http/HTTPError.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export class HTTPError extends ErrorWithContext {
         public readonly status: HTTPStatus = 500,
         public readonly message: string = ''
     ) {
-        super(message || HTTPMessage[status])
+        super('HTTP ERROR')
         this.message = message || HTTPMessage[status]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
index 66c93ff..f302c30 100644
--- a/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
+++ b/src/http/kernel/HTTPKernel.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import {Instantiable, Singleton, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
-import {Collection} from "@extollo/util"
+import {Inject, Instantiable, Singleton} from "@extollo/di"
+import {Collection, HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
 import {HTTPKernelModule} from "./HTTPKernelModule";
 import {Logging} from "../../service/Logging";
 import {AppClass} from "../../lifecycle/AppClass";
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request";
+import {http} from "../response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory";
 
 /**
  * Interface for fluently registering kernel modules into the kernel.
@@ -72,11 +73,10 @@ export class HTTPKernel extends AppClass {
             }
         } catch (e: any) {
             this.logging.error(e)
-            // FIXME handle error response
-            // const error_response = error(e)
-            // await error_response.write(request)
+            await http(HTTPStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT).write(request)
         }
 
+        this.logging.verbose('Finished kernel lifecycle')
         return request
     }
 
diff --git a/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..866f6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import {HTTPKernelModule} from "../HTTPKernelModule";
+import {HTTPKernel} from "../HTTPKernel";
+import {Request} from "../../lifecycle/Request";
+import {ActivatedRoute} from "../../routing/ActivatedRoute";
+import {ResponseObject} from "../../routing/Route";
+import {plaintext} from "../../response/StringResponseFactory";
+import {ResponseFactory} from "../../response/ResponseFactory";
+import {json} from "../../response/JSONResponseFactory";
+import {http} from "../../response/HTTPErrorResponseFactory";
+import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util";
+
+export class ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule extends HTTPKernelModule {
+    public static register(kernel: HTTPKernel) {
+        kernel.register(this).core()
+    }
+
+    public async apply(request: Request) {
+        if ( request.hasInstance(ActivatedRoute) ) {
+            const route = <ActivatedRoute> request.make(ActivatedRoute)
+            let object: ResponseObject = await route.handler(request)
+
+            if ( (typeof object === 'string') || (typeof object === 'number') ) {
+                object = plaintext(String(object))
+            }
+
+            if ( object instanceof ResponseFactory ) {
+                await object.write(request)
+            } else if ( typeof object !== 'undefined' ) {
+                await json(object).write(request)
+            } else {
+                await plaintext('').write(request)
+            }
+        } else {
+            await http(HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND).write(request)
+        }
+
+        return request
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts b/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
index 44c992b..e575506 100644
--- a/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
+++ b/src/http/lifecycle/Response.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Request} from "./Request";
-import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
+import {ErrorWithContext, HTTPStatus, BehaviorSubject} from "@extollo/util"
 import {ServerResponse} from "http"
 
 export class HeadersAlreadySentError extends ErrorWithContext {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export class Response {
     private _sentHeaders: boolean = false
     private _responseEnded: boolean = false
     private _status: HTTPStatus = HTTPStatus.OK
-    public body: any
+    public body: string = ''
+    public readonly sending$: BehaviorSubject<Response> = new BehaviorSubject<Response>()
+    public readonly sent$: BehaviorSubject<Response> = new BehaviorSubject<Response>()
 
     constructor(
         public readonly request: Request,
@@ -96,9 +98,12 @@ export class Response {
         })
     }
 
-    public async send(data?: any) {
-        await this.write(data ?? this.body ?? '')
+    public async send() {
+        await this.sending$.next(this)
+        this.setHeader('Content-Length', String(this.body?.length ?? 0))
+        await this.write(this.body ?? '')
         this.end()
+        await this.sent$.next(this)
     }
 
     public end() {
diff --git a/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts b/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
index 5f44988..7d10b07 100644
--- a/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/response/ResponseFactory.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {HTTPStatus} from "@extollo/util"
-import {Instantiable} from "@extollo/di"
 import {Request} from "../lifecycle/Request"
 
 export abstract class ResponseFactory {
diff --git a/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts b/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
index c28cae1..63dbb17 100644
--- a/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
+++ b/src/http/session/MemorySession.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export class MemorySession extends Session {
     protected sessionID?: string
     protected data?: SessionData
 
+    constructor() { super() }
+
     public getKey(): string {
         if ( !this.sessionID ) throw new NoSessionKeyError()
         return this.sessionID
diff --git a/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts b/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
index cdbd1d6..009280e 100644
--- a/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
+++ b/src/http/session/SessionFactory.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
     protected readonly logging: Logging
     protected readonly config: Config
 
+    private static loggedMemorySessionWarningOnce = false
+
     constructor() {
         super({})
         this.logging = Container.getContainer().make<Logging>(Logging)
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ export class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
     }
 
     produce(dependencies: any[], parameters: any[]): Session {
-        this.logging.warn(`You are using the default memory-based session driver. It is recommended you configure a persistent session driver instead.`)
         return new (this.getSessionClass())
     }
 
@@ -53,8 +54,11 @@ export class SessionFactory extends AbstractFactory {
 
     protected getSessionClass() {
         const SessionClass = this.config.get('server.session.driver', MemorySession)
+        if ( SessionClass === MemorySession && !SessionFactory.loggedMemorySessionWarningOnce ) {
+            this.logging.warn(`You are using the default memory-based session driver. It is recommended you configure a persistent session driver instead.`)
+            SessionFactory.loggedMemorySessionWarningOnce = true
+        }
 
-        // TODO check that session class is valid
         if ( !isInstantiable(SessionClass) || !(SessionClass.prototype instanceof Session) ) {
             const e = new ErrorWithContext('Provided session class does not extend from @extollo/lib.Session');
             e.context = {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0a5e251..e091b8c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export * from './lifecycle/Application'
 export * from './lifecycle/AppClass'
 export * from './lifecycle/Unit'
 
+export * from './http/HTTPError'
+
 export * from './http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule'
 export * from './http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule'
 export * from './http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule'
@@ -32,12 +34,13 @@ export * from './http/routing/ActivatedRoute'
 export * from './http/routing/Route'
 export * from './http/routing/RouteGroup'
 
+export * from './http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule'
+
 export * from './http/session/Session'
 export * from './http/session/SessionFactory'
 export * from './http/session/MemorySession'
 
 export * from './http/Controller'
-export * from './http/HTTPError'
 
 export * from './service/Canonical'
 export * from './service/CanonicalInstantiable'
diff --git a/src/service/HTTPServer.ts b/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
index 3741061..62d6124 100644
--- a/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
+++ b/src/service/HTTPServer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import {Singleton, Inject} from "@extollo/di"
+import {Inject, Singleton} from "@extollo/di"
+import {HTTPStatus, withTimeout} from "@extollo/util"
 import {Unit} from "../lifecycle/Unit";
-import {createServer, IncomingMessage, ServerResponse, Server} from "http";
+import {createServer, IncomingMessage, Server, ServerResponse} from "http";
 import {Logging} from "./Logging";
 import {Request} from "../http/lifecycle/Request";
 import {HTTPKernel} from "../http/kernel/HTTPKernel";
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {SetSessionCookieHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/SetSessionCookie
 import {InjectSessionHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/InjectSessionHTTPModule";
 import {PersistSessionHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/PersistSessionHTTPModule";
 import {MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule";
+import {ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule} from "../http/kernel/module/ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule";
 
 @Singleton()
 export class HTTPServer extends Unit {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export class HTTPServer extends Unit {
         InjectSessionHTTPModule.register(this.kernel)
         PersistSessionHTTPModule.register(this.kernel)
         MountActivatedRouteHTTPModule.register(this.kernel)
+        ExecuteResolvedRouteHandlerHTTPModule.register(this.kernel)
 
         await new Promise<void>((res, rej) => {
             this.server = createServer(this.handler)
@@ -55,8 +58,26 @@ export class HTTPServer extends Unit {
     public get handler() {
         return async (request: IncomingMessage, response: ServerResponse) => {
             const extolloReq = new Request(request, response)
+
+            // FIXME make timeout configurable
+            withTimeout(10000, extolloReq.response.sent$.toPromise())
+                .onTime(req => {
+                    this.logging.verbose(`Request lifecycle finished on time. (Path: ${extolloReq.path})`)
+                })
+                .late(req => {
+                    this.logging.warn(`Request lifecycle finished late, so an error response was returned! (Path: ${extolloReq.path})`)
+                })
+                .timeout(() => {
+                    this.logging.error(`Request lifecycle has timed out. Will send error response instead. (Path: ${extolloReq.path})`)
+                    extolloReq.response.setStatus(HTTPStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+                    extolloReq.response.body = 'Sorry, your request timed out.'
+                    extolloReq.response.send()
+                })
+                .run()
+                .catch(e => this.logging.error(e))
+
             await this.kernel.handle(extolloReq)
-            await extolloReq.response.send('Hi, from Extollo!!')
+            await extolloReq.response.send()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
index eab8150..7f677c5 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
-    "target": "es5",
+    "target": "es6",
     "sourceMap": true
   },
   "exclude": [
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f764f26..637b913 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "target": "es5",
+        "target": "es6",
         "module": "commonjs",
         "declaration": true,
         "outDir": "./lib",