diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index a543e11c77..4c502ff683 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "util/log.h"
 #include "util/net.h"
 
-static struct server server = SERVER_INITIALIZER;
+static struct server server;
 static struct screen screen = SCREEN_INITIALIZER;
 static struct fps_counter fps_counter;
 static struct video_buffer video_buffer;
@@ -304,6 +304,19 @@ av_log_callback(void *avcl, int level, const char *fmt, va_list vl) {
 
 bool
 scrcpy(const struct scrcpy_options *options) {
+    if (!server_init(&server)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool server_started = false;
+    bool fps_counter_initialized = false;
+    bool video_buffer_initialized = false;
+    bool file_handler_initialized = false;
+    bool recorder_initialized = false;
+    bool stream_started = false;
+    bool controller_initialized = false;
+    bool controller_started = false;
+
     bool record = !!options->record_filename;
     struct server_params params = {
         .log_level = options->log_level,
@@ -322,18 +335,10 @@ scrcpy(const struct scrcpy_options *options) {
         .force_adb_forward = options->force_adb_forward,
     };
     if (!server_start(&server, options->serial, &params)) {
-        return false;
+        goto end;
     }
 
-    bool ret = false;
-
-    bool fps_counter_initialized = false;
-    bool video_buffer_initialized = false;
-    bool file_handler_initialized = false;
-    bool recorder_initialized = false;
-    bool stream_started = false;
-    bool controller_initialized = false;
-    bool controller_started = false;
+    server_started = true;
 
     if (!sdl_init_and_configure(options->display, options->render_driver,
                                 options->disable_screensaver)) {
@@ -444,7 +449,7 @@ scrcpy(const struct scrcpy_options *options) {
 
     input_manager_init(&input_manager, options);
 
-    ret = event_loop(options);
+    bool ret = event_loop(options);
     LOGD("quit...");
 
     screen_destroy(&screen);
@@ -465,8 +470,10 @@ scrcpy(const struct scrcpy_options *options) {
         fps_counter_interrupt(&fps_counter);
     }
 
-    // shutdown the sockets and kill the server
-    server_stop(&server);
+    if (server_started) {
+        // shutdown the sockets and kill the server
+        server_stop(&server);
+    }
 
     // now that the sockets are shutdown, the stream and controller are
     // interrupted, we can join them
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index 9267356b28..42e633affb 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -353,9 +353,26 @@ close_socket(socket_t socket) {
     }
 }
 
-void
+bool
 server_init(struct server *server) {
-    *server = (struct server) SERVER_INITIALIZER;
+    server->serial = NULL;
+    server->process = PROCESS_NONE;
+    server->wait_server_thread = NULL;
+    atomic_flag_clear_explicit(&server->server_socket_closed,
+                               memory_order_relaxed);
+
+    server->server_socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+    server->video_socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+    server->control_socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+
+    server->port_range.first = 0;
+    server->port_range.last = 0;
+    server->local_port = 0;
+
+    server->tunnel_enabled = false;
+    server->tunnel_forward = false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/app/src/server.h b/app/src/server.h
index 30ce09bc58..823db0ea43 100644
--- a/app/src/server.h
+++ b/app/src/server.h
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@ struct server {
     bool tunnel_forward; // use "adb forward" instead of "adb reverse"
 };
 
-#define SERVER_INITIALIZER { \
-    .serial = NULL, \
-    .process = PROCESS_NONE, \
-    .wait_server_thread = NULL, \
-    .server_socket_closed = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT, \
-    .server_socket = INVALID_SOCKET, \
-    .video_socket = INVALID_SOCKET, \
-    .control_socket = INVALID_SOCKET, \
-    .port_range = { \
-        .first = 0, \
-        .last = 0, \
-    }, \
-    .local_port = 0, \
-    .tunnel_enabled = false, \
-    .tunnel_forward = false, \
-}
-
 struct server_params {
     enum sc_log_level log_level;
     const char *crop;
@@ -62,7 +45,7 @@ struct server_params {
 };
 
 // init default values
-void
+bool
 server_init(struct server *server);
 
 // push, enable tunnel et start the server