diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 61b06dc..2ca51a1 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -16,46 +18,63 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yudai/gotty/webtty"
 )
 
-func (server *Server) generateHandleWS(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+func (server *Server) generateHandleWS(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, connections *int64, wg *sync.WaitGroup) http.HandlerFunc {
+	once := new(int64)
+
+	timer := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(server.options.Timeout) * time.Second)
+	if server.options.Timeout > 0 {
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			case <-timer.C:
+				cancel()
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if server.options.Once {
-			if atomic.LoadInt64(server.once) > 0 {
+			success := atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(once, 0, 1)
+			if !success {
 				http.Error(w, "Server is shutting down", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 				return
 			}
-			atomic.AddInt64(server.once, 1)
 		}
-		connections := atomic.AddInt64(server.connections, 1)
-		server.wsWG.Add(1)
-		server.stopTimer()
+
+		if server.options.Timeout > 0 {
+			timer.Stop()
+		}
+		wg.Add(1)
+		num := atomic.AddInt64(connections, 1)
 		closeReason := "unknown reason"
 
 		defer func() {
-			server.wsWG.Done()
-
-			connections := atomic.AddInt64(server.connections, -1)
-			if connections == 0 {
-				server.resetTimer()
+			num := atomic.AddInt64(connections, -1)
+			if num == 0 && server.options.Timeout > 0 {
+				timer.Reset(time.Duration(server.options.Timeout) * time.Second)
 			}
 
 			log.Printf(
 				"Connection closed by %s: %s, connections: %d/%d",
-				closeReason, r.RemoteAddr, connections, server.options.MaxConnection,
+				closeReason, r.RemoteAddr, num, server.options.MaxConnection,
 			)
 
 			if server.options.Once {
 				cancel()
 			}
+
+			wg.Done()
 		}()
 
-		log.Printf("New client connected: %s", r.RemoteAddr)
 		if int64(server.options.MaxConnection) != 0 {
-			if connections > int64(server.options.MaxConnection) {
+			if num > int64(server.options.MaxConnection) {
 				closeReason = "exceeding max number of connections"
 				return
 			}
 		}
 
+		log.Printf("New client connected: %s, connections: %d/%d", r.RemoteAddr, num, server.options.MaxConnection)
+
 		if r.Method != "GET" {
 			http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", 405)
 			return
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index a29fe6b..3b2c454 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	noesctmpl "text/template"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/elazarl/go-bindata-assetfs"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -29,18 +28,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	factory Factory
 	options *Options
 
-	srv *http.Server
-
-	upgrader *websocket.Upgrader
-
+	upgrader      *websocket.Upgrader
 	indexTemplate *template.Template
 	titleTemplate *noesctmpl.Template
-	titleVars     map[string]interface{}
-	timer         *time.Timer
-	wsWG          sync.WaitGroup
-	url           *url.URL // use URL()
-	connections   *int64   // Use atomic operations
-	once          *int64   // use atomic operations
 }
 
 // New creates a new instance of Server.
@@ -51,7 +41,6 @@ func New(factory Factory, options *Options) (*Server, error) {
 		panic("index not found") // must be in bindata
 	}
 	if options.IndexFile != "" {
-		log.Printf("Using index file at " + options.IndexFile)
 		path := homedir.Expand(options.IndexFile)
 		indexData, err = ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -68,9 +57,6 @@ func New(factory Factory, options *Options) (*Server, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse window title format `%s`", options.TitleFormat)
 	}
 
-	connections := int64(0)
-	once := int64(0)
-
 	return &Server{
 		factory: factory,
 		options: options,
@@ -82,8 +68,6 @@ func New(factory Factory, options *Options) (*Server, error) {
 		},
 		indexTemplate: indexTemplate,
 		titleTemplate: titleTemplate,
-		connections:   &connections,
-		once:          &once,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -97,12 +81,18 @@ func (server *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, options ...RunOption) error {
 		opt(opts)
 	}
 
-	handlers := server.setupHandlers(cctx, cancel)
-	srv, err := server.setupHTTPServer(handlers)
+	// wg and connections can be incosistent because they are handled nonatomically
+	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup) // to wait all connections to be closed
+	connections := new(int64) // number of active connections
+
+	url := server.setupURL()
+	handlers := server.setupHandlers(cctx, cancel, url, connections, wg)
+	srv, err := server.setupHTTPServer(handlers, url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to setup an HTTP server")
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("URL: %s", url.String())
 	if server.options.PermitWrite {
 		log.Printf("Permitting clients to write input to the PTY.")
 	}
@@ -111,19 +101,6 @@ func (server *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, options ...RunOption) error {
 		log.Printf("Once option is provided, accepting only one client")
 	}
 
-	server.srv = srv
-
-	if server.options.Timeout > 0 {
-		server.timer = time.NewTimer(time.Duration(server.options.Timeout) * time.Second)
-		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-server.timer.C:
-				cancel()
-			case <-cctx.Done():
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
 	listenErr := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		if server.options.EnableTLS {
@@ -161,21 +138,35 @@ func (server *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, options ...RunOption) error {
 		err = cctx.Err()
 	}
 
-	conn := atomic.LoadInt64(server.connections)
+	conn := atomic.LoadInt64(connections)
 	if conn > 0 {
 		log.Printf("Waiting for %d connections to be closed", conn)
 	}
-	server.wsWG.Wait()
+	wg.Wait()
 
 	return err
 }
 
-func (server *Server) setupHandlers(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) http.Handler {
+func (server *Server) setupURL() *url.URL {
+	host := net.JoinHostPort(server.options.Address, server.options.Port)
+	scheme := "http"
+	path := "/"
+
+	if server.options.EnableRandomUrl {
+		path = "/" + randomstring.Generate(server.options.RandomUrlLength) + "/"
+	}
+
+	if server.options.EnableTLS {
+		scheme = "https"
+	}
+	return &url.URL{Scheme: scheme, Host: host, Path: path}
+}
+
+func (server *Server) setupHandlers(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, url *url.URL, connections *int64, wg *sync.WaitGroup) http.Handler {
 	staticFileHandler := http.FileServer(
 		&assetfs.AssetFS{Asset: Asset, AssetDir: AssetDir, Prefix: "static"},
 	)
 
-	url := server.URL()
 	var siteMux = http.NewServeMux()
 	siteMux.HandleFunc(url.Path, server.handleIndex)
 	siteMux.Handle(url.Path+"js/", http.StripPrefix(url.Path, staticFileHandler))
@@ -193,16 +184,13 @@ func (server *Server) setupHandlers(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFu
 
 	wsMux := http.NewServeMux()
 	wsMux.Handle("/", siteHandler)
-	wsMux.HandleFunc(url.Path+"ws", server.generateHandleWS(ctx, cancel))
+	wsMux.HandleFunc(url.Path+"ws", server.generateHandleWS(ctx, cancel, connections, wg))
 	siteHandler = http.Handler(wsMux)
 
 	return server.wrapLogger(siteHandler)
 }
 
-func (server *Server) setupHTTPServer(handler http.Handler) (*http.Server, error) {
-	url := server.URL()
-	log.Printf("URL: %s", url.String())
-
+func (server *Server) setupHTTPServer(handler http.Handler, url *url.URL) (*http.Server, error) {
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    url.Host,
 		Handler: handler,
@@ -219,22 +207,6 @@ func (server *Server) setupHTTPServer(handler http.Handler) (*http.Server, error
 	return srv, nil
 }
 
-func (server *Server) URL() *url.URL {
-	if server.url == nil {
-		host := net.JoinHostPort(server.options.Address, server.options.Port)
-		path := ""
-		if server.options.EnableRandomUrl {
-			path += "/" + randomstring.Generate(server.options.RandomUrlLength)
-		}
-		scheme := "http"
-		if server.options.EnableTLS {
-			scheme = "https"
-		}
-		server.url = &url.URL{Scheme: scheme, Host: host, Path: path + "/"}
-	}
-	return server.url
-}
-
 func (server *Server) tlsConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
 	caFile := homedir.Expand(server.options.TLSCACrtFile)
 	caCert, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caFile)
diff --git a/server/timer.go b/server/timer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a522da..0000000
--- a/server/timer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"time"
-)
-
-func (server *Server) stopTimer() {
-	if server.options.Timeout > 0 {
-		server.timer.Stop()
-	}
-}
-
-func (server *Server) resetTimer() {
-	if server.options.Timeout > 0 {
-		server.timer.Reset(time.Duration(server.options.Timeout) * time.Second)
-	}
-}