diff --git a/packages/backend/src/backendManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/backendManager.ts
index 47fc4fcb84..9f3e9e21c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/backendManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/backendManager.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import getPort from 'get-port'
 import { AppModule } from './nest/app.module'
 import { ConnectionsManagerService } from './nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service'
+import { TorControl } from './nest/tor/tor-control.service'
 import { torBinForPlatform, torDirForPlatform } from './nest/common/utils'
 import initRnBridge from './rn-bridge'
 
@@ -93,8 +94,7 @@ export const runBackendMobile = async (): Promise<any> => {
 
   const rn_bridge = initRnBridge()
 
-  let app: INestApplicationContext
-  app = await NestFactory.createApplicationContext(
+  const app: INestApplicationContext = await NestFactory.createApplicationContext(
     AppModule.forOptions({
       socketIOPort: options.dataPort,
       httpTunnelPort: options.httpTunnelPort ? options.httpTunnelPort : null,
@@ -113,27 +113,13 @@ export const runBackendMobile = async (): Promise<any> => {
 
   rn_bridge.channel.on('close', async () => {
     const connectionsManager = app.get<ConnectionsManagerService>(ConnectionsManagerService)
-    await connectionsManager.closeAllServices()
-    await app.close()
+    connectionsManager.closeSocket()
   })
   rn_bridge.channel.on('open', async (msg: OpenServices) => {
-    app = await NestFactory.createApplicationContext(
-      AppModule.forOptions({
-        socketIOPort: msg.socketIOPort,
-        httpTunnelPort: msg.httpTunnelPort ? msg.httpTunnelPort : null,
-        torAuthCookie: msg.authCookie ? msg.authCookie : null,
-        torControlPort: msg.torControlPort ? msg.torControlPort : await getPort(),
-        torBinaryPath: options.torBinary ? options.torBinary : null,
-        options: {
-          env: {
-            appDataPath: options.dataPath,
-          },
-          createPaths: false,
-        },
-      }),
-      { logger: ['warn', 'error', 'log', 'debug', 'verbose'] }
-    )
-    console.log('started backend wiktor little bastard ')
+    const connectionsManager = app.get<ConnectionsManagerService>(ConnectionsManagerService)
+    const torControlParams = app.get<TorControl>(TorControl)
+    torControlParams.torControlParams.auth.value = msg.authCookie
+    await connectionsManager.openSocket()
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
index f6ac46284e..b967de73fc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ export class ConnectionsManagerService extends EventEmitter implements OnModuleI
     }
   }
 
+  public closeSocket() {
+    this.serverIoProvider.io.close()
+  }
+
+  public async openSocket() {
+    await this.socketService.init()
+  }
+
   public async leaveCommunity() {
     this.tor.resetHiddenServices()
     this.serverIoProvider.io.close()
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
index f833154e87..5fa1426bea 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Inject, Injectable, OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common'
+import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common'
 import net from 'net'
 import { CONFIG_OPTIONS, TOR_CONTROL_PARAMS } from '../const'
 import { ConfigOptions } from '../types'
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { TorControlAuthType, TorControlParams } from './tor.types'
 import Logger from '../common/logger'
 
 @Injectable()
-export class TorControl implements OnModuleInit {
+export class TorControl {
   connection: net.Socket | null
   authString: string
   private readonly logger = Logger(TorControl.name)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class TorControl implements OnModuleInit {
     @Inject(CONFIG_OPTIONS) public configOptions: ConfigOptions
   ) {}
 
-  onModuleInit() {
+  private updateAuthString() {
     if (this.torControlParams.auth.type === TorControlAuthType.PASSWORD) {
       this.authString = 'AUTHENTICATE "' + this.torControlParams.auth.value + '"\r\n'
     }
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class TorControl implements OnModuleInit {
           reject(new Error(`TOR: Control port error: ${data.toString() as string}`))
         }
       })
+      this.updateAuthString()
       this.connection.write(this.authString)
     })
   }