diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
index b0b0c787..6147e36a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public class Controller {
 
     private static final ScheduledExecutorService EXECUTOR = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
 
+    private Thread thread;
+
     private final Device device;
     private final DesktopConnection connection;
     private final DeviceMessageSender sender;
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public class Controller {
         }
     }
 
-    public void control() throws IOException {
+    private void control() throws IOException {
         // on start, power on the device
         if (powerOn && !Device.isScreenOn()) {
             device.pressReleaseKeycode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER, Device.INJECT_MODE_ASYNC);
@@ -82,6 +84,27 @@ public class Controller {
         }
     }
 
+    public void start() {
+        thread = new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                control();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // this is expected on close
+                Ln.d("Controller stopped");
+            }
+        });
+        thread.start();
+        sender.start();
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+        if (thread != null) {
+            thread.interrupt();
+            thread = null;
+        }
+        sender.stop();
+    }
+
     public DeviceMessageSender getSender() {
         return sender;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
index 2630652a..7ec4ab41 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/DeviceMessageSender.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ public final class DeviceMessageSender {
 
     private final DesktopConnection connection;
 
+    private Thread thread;
+
     private String clipboardText;
 
     private long ack;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ public final class DeviceMessageSender {
         notify();
     }
 
-    public void loop() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    private void loop() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
             String text;
             long sequence;
@@ -49,4 +51,22 @@ public final class DeviceMessageSender {
             }
         }
     }
+    public void start() {
+        thread = new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                loop();
+            } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+                // this is expected on close
+                Ln.d("Device message sender stopped");
+            }
+        });
+        thread.start();
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+        if (thread != null) {
+            thread.interrupt();
+            thread = null;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
index 4a371e5b..dc14d7c9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
@@ -79,16 +79,13 @@ public final class Server {
             ScreenEncoder screenEncoder = new ScreenEncoder(options.getSendFrameMeta(), options.getBitRate(), options.getMaxFps(), codecOptions,
                     options.getEncoderName(), options.getDownsizeOnError());
 
-            Thread controllerThread = null;
-            Thread deviceMessageSenderThread = null;
+            Controller controller = null;
             if (control) {
-                final Controller controller = new Controller(device, connection, options.getClipboardAutosync(), options.getPowerOn());
+                controller = new Controller(device, connection, options.getClipboardAutosync(), options.getPowerOn());
+                controller.start();
 
-                // asynchronous
-                controllerThread = startController(controller);
-                deviceMessageSenderThread = startDeviceMessageSender(controller.getSender());
-
-                device.setClipboardListener(text -> controller.getSender().pushClipboardText(text));
+                final Controller controllerRef = controller;
+                device.setClipboardListener(text -> controllerRef.getSender().pushClipboardText(text));
             }
 
             try {
@@ -99,11 +96,8 @@ public final class Server {
                 Ln.d("Screen streaming stopped");
             } finally {
                 initThread.interrupt();
-                if (controllerThread != null) {
-                    controllerThread.interrupt();
-                }
-                if (deviceMessageSenderThread != null) {
-                    deviceMessageSenderThread.interrupt();
+                if (controller != null) {
+                    controller.stop();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -115,32 +109,6 @@ public final class Server {
         return thread;
     }
 
-    private static Thread startController(final Controller controller) {
-        Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
-            try {
-                controller.control();
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                // this is expected on close
-                Ln.d("Controller stopped");
-            }
-        });
-        thread.start();
-        return thread;
-    }
-
-    private static Thread startDeviceMessageSender(final DeviceMessageSender sender) {
-        Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
-            try {
-                sender.loop();
-            } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
-                // this is expected on close
-                Ln.d("Device message sender stopped");
-            }
-        });
-        thread.start();
-        return thread;
-    }
-
     private static Options createOptions(String... args) {
         if (args.length < 1) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing client version");