diff --git a/src/Backend.ts b/src/Backend.ts
index c15f08d..28a16e3 100644
--- a/src/Backend.ts
+++ b/src/Backend.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export class RPCServer<
     InterfaceT extends T.RPCInterface = T.RPCInterface,
 > {
 
-    private ws = http.createServer()
     private pio = PromiseIO.createServer()
     private visibility: T.Visibility
     private closeHandler: T.CloseHandler
@@ -28,7 +27,8 @@ export class RPCServer<
     constructor(
         private port: number,
         private exporters: T.ExporterArray<InterfaceT> = [],
-        conf: T.ServerConf<InterfaceT> = {}
+        private conf: T.ServerConf<InterfaceT> = {},
+        private ws = http.createServer()
     ) {
         if (!conf.visibility) this.visibility = "0.0.0.0"
 
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export class RPCServer<
             \n`+ badRPC.toString() + `
             \n>------------OFFENDING RPC`)
         }
+
+        
         this.startWebsocket()
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ export class RPCServer<
                 this.initRPCs(socket)
             })
 
-            this.pio.listen(this.port)
+            if(this.conf.selfStart == null || this.conf.selfStart == true)
+                this.pio.listen(this.port)
 
         } catch (e) {
             this.errorHandler(this.pio, e, 'system', [])
diff --git a/src/Types.ts b/src/Types.ts
index 1bdccf1..4100a79 100644
--- a/src/Types.ts
+++ b/src/Types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export type ExporterArray<InterfaceT extends RPCInterface = RPCInterface> = I.RP
 export type ConnectedSocket<T extends RPCInterface = RPCInterface> = RPCSocket & AsyncIfc<T>
 
 export type ServerConf<InterfaceT extends RPCInterface> = {
+    selfStart?: boolean
     accessFilter?: AccessFilter<InterfaceT>
     connectionHandler?: ConnectionHandler
     errorHandler?: ErrorHandler