diff --git a/internal/dav/listing.go b/internal/dav/listing.go
index e8c79e4..efd97e9 100644
--- a/internal/dav/listing.go
+++ b/internal/dav/listing.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package dav
 
 import (
-	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
@@ -20,18 +19,17 @@ func HandlePropfindRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, t *torrent.To
 	requestPath := path.Clean(r.URL.Path)
 	requestPath = strings.Trim(requestPath, "/")
 
-	var output []byte
 	var err error
 
 	filteredSegments := strings.Split(requestPath, "/")
 
 	switch {
 	case len(filteredSegments) == 1 && filteredSegments[0] == "":
-		output, err = handleRoot(t)
+		err = handleRoot(w, t)
 	case len(filteredSegments) == 1:
-		output, err = handleListOfTorrents(requestPath, t)
+		err = handleListOfTorrents(w, requestPath, t)
 	case len(filteredSegments) == 2:
-		output, err = handleSingleTorrent(requestPath, t)
+		err = handleSingleTorrent(w, requestPath, t)
 	default:
 		log.Warnf("Request %s %s not found", r.Method, requestPath)
 		http.Error(w, "Not Found", http.StatusNotFound)
@@ -48,68 +46,67 @@ func HandlePropfindRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, t *torrent.To
 		return
 	}
 
-	if output != nil {
-		respBody := fmt.Sprintf("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n%s\n", output)
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=\"utf-8\"")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMultiStatus)
-		fmt.Fprint(w, respBody)
-	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=\"utf-8\"")
 }
 
-func handleRoot(t *torrent.TorrentManager) ([]byte, error) {
-	var responses []dav.Response
-	responses = append(responses, dav.Directory(""))
+func handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, t *torrent.TorrentManager) error {
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "<?xml?><d:multistatus xmlns:d=\"DAV:\">")
+	// initial response is the directory itself
+	fmt.Fprint(w, dav.Directory("", ""))
 
 	directories := t.DirectoryMap.Keys()
 	sort.Strings(directories)
 	for _, directory := range directories {
-		responses = append(responses, dav.Directory(directory))
+		fmt.Fprint(w, dav.Directory(directory, ""))
 	}
-	rootResponse := dav.MultiStatus{
-		XMLNS:    "DAV:",
-		Response: responses,
-	}
-	return xml.Marshal(rootResponse)
+
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "</d:multistatus>")
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleListOfTorrents(requestPath string, t *torrent.TorrentManager) ([]byte, error) {
+func handleListOfTorrents(w http.ResponseWriter, requestPath string, t *torrent.TorrentManager) error {
 	basePath := path.Base(requestPath)
 	torrents, ok := t.DirectoryMap.Get(basePath)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find directory %s", basePath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find directory %s", basePath)
 	}
-	var responses []dav.Response
+
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "<?xml?><d:multistatus xmlns:d=\"DAV:\">")
 	// initial response is the directory itself
-	responses = append(responses, dav.Directory(basePath+"/"))
+	fmt.Fprint(w, dav.Directory(basePath+"/", ""))
 
-	accessKeys := torrents.Keys()
-	sort.Strings(accessKeys)
-	for _, accessKey := range accessKeys {
-		responses = append(responses, dav.Directory(filepath.Join(basePath, accessKey)))
+	var allTorrents []*torrent.Torrent
+	torrents.IterCb(func(_ string, tor *torrent.Torrent) {
+		allTorrents = append(allTorrents, tor)
+	})
+	sort.Slice(allTorrents, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return allTorrents[i].AccessKey < allTorrents[j].AccessKey
+	})
+
+	for _, tor := range allTorrents {
+		fmt.Fprint(w, dav.Directory(filepath.Join(basePath, tor.AccessKey), tor.LatestAdded))
 	}
 
-	resp := &dav.MultiStatus{
-		XMLNS:    "DAV:",
-		Response: responses,
-	}
-	return xml.Marshal(resp)
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "</d:multistatus>")
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleSingleTorrent(requestPath string, t *torrent.TorrentManager) ([]byte, error) {
+func handleSingleTorrent(w http.ResponseWriter, requestPath string, t *torrent.TorrentManager) error {
 	basePath := path.Base(path.Dir(requestPath))
 	torrents, ok := t.DirectoryMap.Get(basePath)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find directory %s", basePath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find directory %s", basePath)
 	}
 	accessKey := path.Base(requestPath)
 	tor, ok := torrents.Get(accessKey)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find torrent %s", accessKey)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find torrent %s", accessKey)
 	}
 
-	var responses []dav.Response
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "<?xml?><d:multistatus xmlns:d=\"DAV:\">")
 	// initial response is the directory itself
-	responses = append(responses, dav.Directory(requestPath+"/"))
+	fmt.Fprint(w, dav.Directory(requestPath+"/", tor.LatestAdded))
+
 	filenames := tor.SelectedFiles.Keys()
 	sort.Strings(filenames)
 	for _, filename := range filenames {
@@ -117,16 +114,9 @@ func handleSingleTorrent(requestPath string, t *torrent.TorrentManager) ([]byte,
 		if file == nil || !strings.HasPrefix(file.Link, "http") {
 			continue
 		}
-		responses = append(responses, dav.File(
-			filepath.Join(requestPath, filename),
-			file.Bytes,
-			convertRFC3339toRFC1123(tor.LatestAdded),
-			file.Link,
-		))
+		fmt.Fprint(w, dav.File(filepath.Join(requestPath, filename), file.Bytes, tor.LatestAdded))
 	}
-	resp := &dav.MultiStatus{
-		XMLNS:    "DAV:",
-		Response: responses,
-	}
-	return xml.Marshal(resp)
+
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "</d:multistatus>")
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/dav/response.go b/pkg/dav/response.go
index 21ee25a..33079db 100644
--- a/pkg/dav/response.go
+++ b/pkg/dav/response.go
@@ -1,27 +1,39 @@
 package dav
 
-func Directory(path string) Response {
+import "fmt"
+
+func DavDirectory(path, added string) Response {
 	return Response{
 		Href: "/" + customPathEscape(path),
 		Propstat: PropStat{
 			Prop: Prop{
 				ResourceType: ResourceType{Value: "<d:collection/>"},
+				LastModified: added,
 			},
 			Status: "HTTP/1.1 200 OK",
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-func File(path string, fileSize int64, added string, link string) Response {
+func DavFile(path string, fileSize int64, added string, link string) Response {
 	return Response{
 		Href: "/" + customPathEscape(path),
 		Propstat: PropStat{
 			Prop: Prop{
 				ContentLength: fileSize,
-				CreationDate:  added,
 				LastModified:  added,
 			},
 			Status: "HTTP/1.1 200 OK",
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+// optimized versions, no more marshalling
+
+func Directory(path, added string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<d:response><d:href>/%s</d:href><d:propstat><d:prop><d:resourcetype><d:collection/></d:resourcetype></d:prop><d:prop><d:getlastmodified>%s</d:getlastmodified></d:prop><d:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</d:status></d:propstat></d:response>", customPathEscape(path), added)
+}
+
+func File(path string, fileSize int64, added string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<d:response><d:href>/%s</d:href><d:propstat><d:prop><d:resourcetype></d:resourcetype><d:getcontentlength>%d</d:getcontentlength><d:getlastmodified>%s</d:getlastmodified></d:prop><d:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</d:status></d:propstat></d:response>", customPathEscape(path), fileSize, added)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/dav/types.go b/pkg/dav/types.go
index 352df72..07d0e5b 100644
--- a/pkg/dav/types.go
+++ b/pkg/dav/types.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type PropStat struct {
 type Prop struct {
 	ResourceType  ResourceType `xml:"d:resourcetype"`
 	ContentLength int64        `xml:"d:getcontentlength,omitempty"`
-	CreationDate  string       `xml:"d:creationdate,omitempty"`
 	LastModified  string       `xml:"d:getlastmodified,omitempty"`
 }