diff --git a/tool/net/definitions.lua b/tool/net/definitions.lua
index ead9c3ed2..61e1d76bc 100644
--- a/tool/net/definitions.lua
+++ b/tool/net/definitions.lua
@@ -7985,7 +7985,27 @@ function unix.Errno:__tostring() end
 ---@param hostname string for validating that the hostname on the certificate matches what is expected
 ---@return crypto.tls.Connection
 ---@nodiscard
-function crypto.tls.wrap(fd, hostname)
+function crypto.tls.wrap(fd, hostname) end
+
+--- Read data from the TLS connection.
+---
+--- This call is blocking.
+---@param bufsize integer # the maximum amount of data to read from the connection.
+---@return string # any data read from the connection.
+function crypto.tls.Connection:read() end
+
+--- Write data to the TLS connection.
+---
+--- This call is blocking.
+---@param data string # the data to write to the connection.
+---@return nil
+function crypto.tls.Connectino:write() end
+
+--- Close the connection.
+---
+--- Also closes the underlying socket.
+---@return nil
+function crypto.tls.Connection:close() end
 -- CONSTANTS
 
 ---@type integer for debug logging level. See `Log`.
diff --git a/tool/net/redbean.c b/tool/net/redbean.c
index 3c97af5ae..4cfd4f5e4 100644
--- a/tool/net/redbean.c
+++ b/tool/net/redbean.c
@@ -5159,13 +5159,15 @@ int LuaCryptoTlsConnectionRead(lua_State *L) {
   lua_Integer bufsiz;
   bufsiz = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, BUFSIZ);
   bufsiz = MIN(bufsiz, 0x7ffff00);
-  buf = _gc(malloc(bufsiz));
+  buf = malloc(bufsiz);
   rc = TlsConnectionRead(GetTlsConnection(L), buf, bufsiz);
   if (rc != -1) {
     got = rc;
     lua_pushlstring(L, buf, got);
+    free(buf);
     return 1;
   } else {
+    free(buf);
     return 0;
   }
 }
@@ -5229,7 +5231,7 @@ int LuaCryptoTlsWrap(lua_State *L) {
   } else if (rc == MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_CERT_VERIFY_FAILED) {
     lua_pop(L, 1);
     return LuaNilTlsError(
-      L, _gc(DescribeSslVerifyFailure(conn->ctx.session_negotiate->verify_result)), rc
+      L, DescribeSslVerifyFailure(conn->ctx.session_negotiate->verify_result), rc
     );
   } else {
     lua_pop(L, 1);