diff --git a/runtime/interface.cpp b/runtime/interface.cpp
index dcdd1769a0..442836ee78 100644
--- a/runtime/interface.cpp
+++ b/runtime/interface.cpp
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ static void save_rpc_query_headers(const tl_query_header_t &header) {
   }
 }
 
-static void init_superglobals(const http_query_data &http_data, const rpc_query_data &rpc_data, const job_query_data &job_data) {
+static void init_superglobals_impl(const http_query_data &http_data, const rpc_query_data &rpc_data, const job_query_data &job_data) {
   rpc_parse(rpc_data.data, rpc_data.len);
 
   reset_superglobals();
@@ -1802,39 +1802,23 @@ static rpc_query_data empty_rpc_data;
 static job_query_data empty_job_data;
 
 void init_superglobals(php_query_data_ptr data) {
-  http_query_data *http_data = nullptr;
-  rpc_query_data *rpc_data = nullptr;
-  job_query_data *job_data = nullptr;
+  // init superglobals depending on the request type
   std::visit([&](auto && arg) {
-    using T = decltype(arg);
+    using T = std::decay_t<decltype(arg)>;
     if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, rpc_query_data *>) {
       query_type = QUERY_TYPE_RPC;
-
-      http_data = &empty_http_data;
-      rpc_data = std::get<rpc_query_data *>(data);
-      job_data = &empty_job_data;
+      init_superglobals_impl(empty_http_data, *std::get<rpc_query_data *>(data), empty_job_data);
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, http_query_data *>) {
       query_type = QUERY_TYPE_HTTP;
-
-      http_data = std::get<http_query_data *>(data);
-      rpc_data = &empty_rpc_data;
-      job_data = &empty_job_data;
+      init_superglobals_impl(*std::get<http_query_data *>(data), empty_rpc_data, empty_job_data);
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, job_query_data *>) {
       query_type = QUERY_TYPE_JOB;
-
-      http_data = &empty_http_data;
-      rpc_data = &empty_rpc_data;
-      job_data = std::get<job_query_data *>(data);
+      init_superglobals_impl(empty_http_data, empty_rpc_data, *std::get<job_query_data *>(data));
     } else {
       query_type = QUERY_TYPE_CONSOLE;
-
-      http_data = &empty_http_data;
-      rpc_data = &empty_rpc_data;
-      job_data = &empty_job_data;
+      init_superglobals_impl(empty_http_data, empty_rpc_data, empty_job_data);
     }
   }, data);
-
-  init_superglobals(*http_data, *rpc_data, *job_data);
 }
 
 double f$get_net_time() {
diff --git a/server/php-runner.h b/server/php-runner.h
index 9b6d19fdc0..08364a5867 100644
--- a/server/php-runner.h
+++ b/server/php-runner.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class PhpScript {
   sigjmp_buf timeout_handler{};
 
   script_t *run_main{nullptr};
-  php_query_data_ptr data{};
+  php_query_data_ptr data{null_query_data_ptr{}};
   script_result *res{nullptr};
 
   static void script_context_entrypoint() noexcept;