diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 96da367..46129d7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ matrix:
   allow_failures:
       - go: tip
 script:
-    go test -v -race -cpu=1,2,4 ./...
+  go test -v -race -cpu=1,2,4 -bench . -benchmem ./...
diff --git a/ctx.go b/ctx.go
index 6157e29..04d8a11 100644
--- a/ctx.go
+++ b/ctx.go
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
-var disabledLogger = New(ioutil.Discard).Level(Disabled)
+var disabledLogger *Logger
+
+func init() {
+	l := New(ioutil.Discard).Level(Disabled)
+	disabledLogger = &l
+}
 
 type ctxKey struct{}
 
@@ -24,14 +29,18 @@ func (l Logger) WithContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 		*lp = l
 		return ctx
 	}
+	if l.level == Disabled {
+		// Do not store disabled logger.
+		return ctx
+	}
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, ctxKey{}, &l)
 }
 
 // Ctx returns the Logger associated with the ctx. If no logger
 // is associated, a disabled logger is returned.
-func Ctx(ctx context.Context) Logger {
+func Ctx(ctx context.Context) *Logger {
 	if l, ok := ctx.Value(ctxKey{}).(*Logger); ok {
-		return *l
+		return l
 	}
 	return disabledLogger
 }
diff --git a/ctx_test.go b/ctx_test.go
index b5a05da..942b723 100644
--- a/ctx_test.go
+++ b/ctx_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestCtx(t *testing.T) {
 	log := New(ioutil.Discard)
 	ctx := log.WithContext(context.Background())
 	log2 := Ctx(ctx)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(log, log2) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(log, *log2) {
 		t.Error("Ctx did not return the expected logger")
 	}
 
@@ -19,12 +19,29 @@ func TestCtx(t *testing.T) {
 	log = log.Level(InfoLevel)
 	ctx = log.WithContext(ctx)
 	log2 = Ctx(ctx)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(log, log2) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(log, *log2) {
 		t.Error("Ctx did not return the expected logger")
 	}
 
 	log2 = Ctx(context.Background())
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(log2, disabledLogger) {
+	if log2 != disabledLogger {
 		t.Error("Ctx did not return the expected logger")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCtxDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := disabledLogger.WithContext(context.Background())
+	if ctx != context.Background() {
+		t.Error("WithContext stored a disabled logger")
+	}
+
+	ctx = New(ioutil.Discard).WithContext(ctx)
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(Ctx(ctx), disabledLogger) {
+		t.Error("WithContext did not store logger")
+	}
+
+	ctx = disabledLogger.WithContext(ctx)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(Ctx(ctx), disabledLogger) {
+		t.Error("WithContext did not update logger pointer with disabled logger")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hlog/hlog.go b/hlog/hlog.go
index 084ae45..bbe8b12 100644
--- a/hlog/hlog.go
+++ b/hlog/hlog.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 // FromRequest gets the logger in the request's context.
 // This is a shortcut for log.Ctx(r.Context())
-func FromRequest(r *http.Request) zerolog.Logger {
+func FromRequest(r *http.Request) *zerolog.Logger {
 	return log.Ctx(r.Context())
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ func FromRequest(r *http.Request) zerolog.Logger {
 func NewHandler(log zerolog.Logger) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+			// Create a copy of the logger (including internal context slice)
+			// to prevent data race when using UpdateContext.
+			l := log.With().Logger()
+			r = r.WithContext(l.WithContext(r.Context()))
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
 	}
@@ -35,8 +38,9 @@ func URLHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-			log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, r.URL.String()).Logger()
-			r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+			log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+				return c.Str(fieldKey, r.URL.String())
+			})
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
 	}
@@ -48,8 +52,9 @@ func MethodHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-			log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, r.Method).Logger()
-			r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+			log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+				return c.Str(fieldKey, r.Method)
+			})
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
 	}
@@ -61,8 +66,9 @@ func RequestHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-			log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, r.Method+" "+r.URL.String()).Logger()
-			r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+			log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+				return c.Str(fieldKey, r.Method+" "+r.URL.String())
+			})
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
 	}
@@ -75,8 +81,9 @@ func RemoteAddrHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr); err == nil {
 				log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-				log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, host).Logger()
-				r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+				log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+					return c.Str(fieldKey, host)
+				})
 			}
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
@@ -90,8 +97,9 @@ func UserAgentHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if ua := r.Header.Get("User-Agent"); ua != "" {
 				log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-				log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, ua).Logger()
-				r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+				log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+					return c.Str(fieldKey, ua)
+				})
 			}
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
@@ -105,8 +113,9 @@ func RefererHandler(fieldKey string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if ref := r.Header.Get("Referer"); ref != "" {
 				log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-				log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, ref).Logger()
-				r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+				log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+					return c.Str(fieldKey, ref)
+				})
 			}
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
@@ -136,16 +145,18 @@ func IDFromRequest(r *http.Request) (id xid.ID, ok bool) {
 func RequestIDHandler(fieldKey, headerName string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ctx := r.Context()
 			id, ok := IDFromRequest(r)
 			if !ok {
 				id = xid.New()
-				ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), idKey{}, id)
+				ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, idKey{}, id)
 				r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 			}
 			if fieldKey != "" {
-				log := zerolog.Ctx(r.Context())
-				log = log.With().Str(fieldKey, id.String()).Logger()
-				r = r.WithContext(log.WithContext(r.Context()))
+				log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
+				log.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+					return c.Str(fieldKey, id.String())
+				})
 			}
 			if headerName != "" {
 				w.Header().Set(headerName, id.String())
diff --git a/hlog/hlog_test.go b/hlog/hlog_test.go
index 2654ecc..5ac960a 100644
--- a/hlog/hlog_test.go
+++ b/hlog/hlog_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package hlog
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func TestNewHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	lh := NewHandler(log)
 	h := lh(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(l, log) {
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*l, log) {
 			t.Fail()
 		}
 	}))
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@ func TestURLHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := URLHandler("url")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"url":"/path?foo=bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"url":"/path?foo=bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestMethodHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -54,12 +55,12 @@ func TestMethodHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := MethodHandler("method")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"method":"POST"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"method":"POST"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRequestHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -71,12 +72,12 @@ func TestRequestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := RequestHandler("request")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"request":"POST /path?foo=bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"request":"POST /path?foo=bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRemoteAddrHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -87,12 +88,12 @@ func TestRemoteAddrHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := RemoteAddrHandler("ip")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"ip":"1.2.3.4"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"ip":"1.2.3.4"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRemoteAddrHandlerIPv6(t *testing.T) {
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ func TestRemoteAddrHandlerIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 	h := RemoteAddrHandler("ip")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"ip":"2001:db8:a0b:12f0::1"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"ip":"2001:db8:a0b:12f0::1"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestUserAgentHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -121,12 +122,12 @@ func TestUserAgentHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := UserAgentHandler("ua")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"ua":"some user agent string"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"ua":"some user agent string"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRefererHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -139,12 +140,12 @@ func TestRefererHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h := RefererHandler("referer")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		l := FromRequest(r)
 		l.Log().Msg("")
-		if want, got := `{"referer":"http://foo.com/bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
-			t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
-		}
 	}))
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"referer":"http://foo.com/bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRequestIDHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -171,3 +172,66 @@ func TestRequestIDHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
 	h.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), r)
 }
+
+func TestCombinedHandlers(t *testing.T) {
+	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	r := &http.Request{
+		Method: "POST",
+		URL:    &url.URL{Path: "/path", RawQuery: "foo=bar"},
+	}
+	h := MethodHandler("method")(RequestHandler("request")(URLHandler("url")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		l := FromRequest(r)
+		l.Log().Msg("")
+	}))))
+	h = NewHandler(zerolog.New(out))(h)
+	h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+	if want, got := `{"method":"POST","request":"POST /path?foo=bar","url":"/path?foo=bar"}`+"\n", out.String(); want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid log output, got: %s, want: %s", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkHandlers(b *testing.B) {
+	r := &http.Request{
+		Method: "POST",
+		URL:    &url.URL{Path: "/path", RawQuery: "foo=bar"},
+	}
+	h1 := URLHandler("url")(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		l := FromRequest(r)
+		l.Log().Msg("")
+	}))
+	h2 := MethodHandler("method")(RequestHandler("request")(h1))
+	handlers := map[string]http.Handler{
+		"Single":           NewHandler(zerolog.New(ioutil.Discard))(h1),
+		"Combined":         NewHandler(zerolog.New(ioutil.Discard))(h2),
+		"SingleDisabled":   NewHandler(zerolog.New(ioutil.Discard).Level(zerolog.Disabled))(h1),
+		"CombinedDisabled": NewHandler(zerolog.New(ioutil.Discard).Level(zerolog.Disabled))(h2),
+	}
+	for name := range handlers {
+		h := handlers[name]
+		b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				h.ServeHTTP(nil, r)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkDataRace(b *testing.B) {
+	log := zerolog.New(nil).With().
+		Str("foo", "bar").
+		Logger()
+	lh := NewHandler(log)
+	h := lh(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		l := FromRequest(r)
+		l.UpdateContext(func(c zerolog.Context) zerolog.Context {
+			return c.Str("bar", "baz")
+		})
+		l.Log().Msg("")
+	}))
+
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		for pb.Next() {
+			h.ServeHTTP(nil, &http.Request{})
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index 5b23a16..426882b 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ func (l Logger) With() Context {
 	return Context{l}
 }
 
+// UpdateContext updates the internal logger's context.
+//
+// Use this method with caution. If unsure, prefer the With method.
+func (l *Logger) UpdateContext(update func(c Context) Context) {
+	if l == disabledLogger {
+		return
+	}
+	if cap(l.context) == 0 {
+		l.context = make([]byte, 1, 500) // first byte is timestamp flag
+	}
+	c := update(Context{*l})
+	l.context = c.l.context
+}
+
 // Level creates a child logger with the minimum accepted level set to level.
 func (l Logger) Level(lvl Level) Logger {
 	return Logger{
diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
index 27c46d0..1036d85 100644
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ func Log() *zerolog.Event {
 
 // Ctx returns the Logger associated with the ctx. If no logger
 // is associated, a disabled logger is returned.
-func Ctx(ctx context.Context) zerolog.Logger {
+func Ctx(ctx context.Context) *zerolog.Logger {
 	return zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
 }