diff --git a/src/app-layer-detect-proto.c b/src/app-layer-detect-proto.c
index 2a8c11d949..8b0ac47849 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-detect-proto.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-detect-proto.c
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
 #define INSPECT_BYTES  32
 #define ALP_DETECT_MAX 256
 
-typedef struct AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread_ {
-    MpmThreadCtx mpm_ctx;
-    PatternMatcherQueue pmq;
-} AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread;
-
 typedef struct AlpProtoDetectDirection_ {
     MpmCtx mpm_ctx;
     uint32_t id;
@@ -53,18 +48,13 @@ typedef struct AlpProtoDetectDirection_ {
                                          limit the search */
 } AlpProtoDetectDirection;
 
-typedef struct AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx_ {
-    AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread toserver;
-    AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread toclient;
-} AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx;
-
 typedef struct AlpProtoDetectCtx_ {
     AlpProtoDetectDirection toserver;
     AlpProtoDetectDirection toclient;
 } AlpProtoDetectCtx;
 
 static AlpProtoDetectCtx alp_proto_ctx;
-static AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx alp_proto_tctx;
+//static AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx alp_proto_tctx;
 
 
 void AlpProtoInit(AlpProtoDetectCtx *ctx) {
@@ -139,6 +129,12 @@ void AlpProtoFinalizeThread(AlpProtoDetectCtx *ctx, AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *tct
     }
 }
 
+/** \brief to be called by ReassemblyThreadInit
+ *  \todo this is a hack, we need a proper place to store the global ctx */
+void AlpProtoFinalize2Thread(AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *tctx) {
+    return AlpProtoFinalizeThread(&alp_proto_ctx, tctx);
+}
+
 void AlpProtoFinalizeGlobal(AlpProtoDetectCtx *ctx) {
     if (ctx == NULL)
         return;
@@ -226,7 +222,7 @@ void AppLayerDetectProtoThreadInit(void) {
     AlpProtoAdd(&alp_proto_ctx, IPPROTO_TCP, ALPROTO_DCERPC, "|05 00|", 2, 0, STREAM_TOSERVER);
 
     AlpProtoFinalizeGlobal(&alp_proto_ctx);
-    AlpProtoFinalizeThread(&alp_proto_ctx, &alp_proto_tctx);
+    //AlpProtoFinalizeThread(&alp_proto_ctx, &alp_proto_tctx);
 }
 
 uint16_t AppLayerDetectGetProto(AlpProtoDetectCtx *ctx, AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *tctx, uint8_t *buf, uint16_t buflen, uint8_t flags) {
@@ -330,7 +326,7 @@ end:
     return proto;
 }
 
-int AppLayerHandleMsg(StreamMsg *smsg, char need_lock)
+int AppLayerHandleMsg(AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *dp_ctx, StreamMsg *smsg, char need_lock)
 {
     SCEnter();
     uint16_t alproto = ALPROTO_UNKNOWN;
@@ -352,7 +348,7 @@ int AppLayerHandleMsg(StreamMsg *smsg, char need_lock)
             //PrintRawDataFp(stdout, smsg->init.data, smsg->init.data_len);
             //printf("=> Init Stream Data -- end\n");
 
-            alproto = AppLayerDetectGetProto(&alp_proto_ctx, &alp_proto_tctx,
+            alproto = AppLayerDetectGetProto(&alp_proto_ctx, dp_ctx,
                             smsg->data.data, smsg->data.data_len, smsg->flags);
             if (alproto != ALPROTO_UNKNOWN) {
                 /* store the proto and setup the L7 data array */
@@ -395,7 +391,7 @@ int AppLayerHandleMsg(StreamMsg *smsg, char need_lock)
 
     SCReturnInt(r);
 }
-
+#if 0
 void *AppLayerDetectProtoThread(void *td)
 {
     ThreadVars *tv = (ThreadVars *)td;
@@ -448,7 +444,7 @@ void AppLayerDetectProtoThreadSpawn()
 #endif
     return;
 }
-
+#endif
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 
 int AlpDetectTest01(void) {
diff --git a/src/app-layer-detect-proto.h b/src/app-layer-detect-proto.h
index 319a00dc2c..3ee7b93d25 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-detect-proto.h
+++ b/src/app-layer-detect-proto.h
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
 
 #include "stream.h"
 
-int AppLayerHandleMsg(StreamMsg *smsg, char);
+typedef struct AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread_ {
+    MpmThreadCtx mpm_ctx;
+    PatternMatcherQueue pmq;
+} AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread;
+
+typedef struct AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx_ {
+    AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread toserver;
+    AlpProtoDetectDirectionThread toclient;
+} AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx;
+
+int AppLayerHandleMsg(AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *, StreamMsg *smsg, char);
 void *AppLayerDetectProtoThread(void *td);
 
 void AppLayerDetectProtoThreadInit(void);
@@ -11,5 +21,7 @@ void AppLayerDetectProtoThreadInit(void);
 void AppLayerDetectProtoThreadSpawn(void);
 void AlpDetectRegisterTests(void);
 
+void AlpProtoFinalize2Thread(AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx *);
+
 #endif /* __APP_LAYER_DETECT_PROTO_H__ */
 
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
index cf472400c7..96329c1d72 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include "stream.h"
 
-#include "app-layer-detect-proto.h"
 
 #include "util-debug.h"
 //#define DEBUG
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *StreamTcpReassembleInitThreadCtx(void)
     memset(ra_ctx, 0x00, sizeof(TcpReassemblyThreadCtx));
     ra_ctx->stream_q = StreamMsgQueueGetNew();
 
+    AlpProtoFinalize2Thread(&ra_ctx->dp_ctx);
     return ra_ctx;
 }
 
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleProcessAppLayer(TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx)
 
             /** Handle the stream msg. No need to use locking, flow is already
              *  locked */
-            r = AppLayerHandleMsg(smsg, FALSE);
+            r = AppLayerHandleMsg(&ra_ctx->dp_ctx, smsg, FALSE);
             if (r < 0)
                 break;
         } while (ra_ctx->stream_q->len > 0);
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
index 2d9c799b2d..33620cdc3d 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define __STREAM_TCP_REASSEMBLE_H__
 
 #include "stream.h"
+#include "app-layer-detect-proto.h"
 
 /** Supported OS list and default OS policy is BSD */
 enum
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ enum
 
 typedef struct TcpReassemblyThreadCtx_ {
     StreamMsgQueue *stream_q;
+    AlpProtoDetectThreadCtx dp_ctx;   /**< proto detection thread data */
 } TcpReassemblyThreadCtx;
 
 #define OS_POLICY_DEFAULT   OS_POLICY_BSD
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index fb0b573d97..4e2df036ef 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef struct StreamTcpThread_ {
 
     uint16_t counter_tcp_sessions;
 
-    TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx;
+    TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx;         /**< tcp reassembly thread data */
 } StreamTcpThread;
 
 TmEcode StreamTcp (ThreadVars *, Packet *, void *, PacketQueue *);