diff --git a/lua/codemp/init.lua b/lua/codemp/init.lua
index 8e38257..1fb8159 100644
--- a/lua/codemp/init.lua
+++ b/lua/codemp/init.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if CODEMP == nil then
 	---@field available WorkspaceReference[] available workspaces to connect to
 	---@field timer? any libuv timer
 	---@field config Config codemp configuration
-	---@field setup fun(opts: Config): nil update codemp configuration
+	---@field setup fun(opts: Config): nil update config and setup plugin
 	CODEMP = {
 		rt = nil,
 		native = nil,
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ if CODEMP == nil then
 		},
 		setup = function (opts)
 			CODEMP.config = vim.tbl_extend('force', CODEMP.config, opts)
+			-- register logger
+			CODEMP.native.logger(print, CODEMP.config.debug)
+			-- start background runtime, with stop event
+			CODEMP.rt = CODEMP.native.spawn_runtime_driver() -- spawn thread to drive tokio runtime
+			vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
+				{"ExitPre"},
+				{
+					callback = function (_ev)
+						if CODEMP.client ~= nil then
+							print(" xx disconnecting codemp client")
+							CODEMP.client = nil -- drop reference so it gets garbage collected
+						end
+						CODEMP.rt:stop()
+					end
+				}
+			)
+
+			CODEMP.timer = vim.loop.new_timer()
+			CODEMP.timer:start(CODEMP.config.timer_interval, CODEMP.config.timer_interval, function()
+				while true do
+					local cb, arg = CODEMP.native.poll_callback()
+					if cb == nil then break end
+					vim.schedule(function() cb(arg) end)
+				end
+			end)
+
+			require('codemp.command') -- not really related but should only happen once
 		end
 	}
 end
@@ -35,37 +62,6 @@ if CODEMP.native == nil then
 		print(" !! could not load native bindings, try reloading")
 		return CODEMP
 	end
-	CODEMP.native.logger(print, CODEMP.config.debug)
 end
 
-if CODEMP.rt == nil then
-	CODEMP.rt = CODEMP.native.spawn_runtime_driver() -- spawn thread to drive tokio runtime
-	vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
-		{"ExitPre"},
-		{
-			callback = function (_ev)
-				if CODEMP.client ~= nil then
-					print(" xx disconnecting codemp client")
-					CODEMP.client = nil
-				end
-				CODEMP.rt:stop()
-			end
-		}
-	)
-end
-
-if CODEMP.timer == nil then
-	CODEMP.timer = vim.loop.new_timer()
-	CODEMP.timer:start(CODEMP.config.timer_interval, CODEMP.config.timer_interval, function()
-		while true do
-			local cb, arg = CODEMP.native.poll_callback()
-			if cb == nil then break end
-			vim.schedule(function() cb(arg) end)
-		end
-	end)
-
-	require('codemp.command') -- not really related but should only happen once
-end
-
-
 return CODEMP