diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index de20374be..fbd773dec 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -2824,6 +2824,70 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     });
 
+    svr.set_logger(log_server_request);
+
+    svr.set_exception_handler([](const httplib::Request &, httplib::Response &res, std::exception_ptr ep)
+            {
+                const char fmt[] = "500 Internal Server Error\n%s";
+                char buf[BUFSIZ];
+                try
+                {
+                    std::rethrow_exception(std::move(ep));
+                }
+                catch (std::exception &e)
+                {
+                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, e.what());
+                }
+                catch (...)
+                {
+                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, "Unknown Exception");
+                }
+                res.set_content(buf, "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
+                res.status = 500;
+            });
+
+    svr.set_error_handler([](const httplib::Request &, httplib::Response &res)
+            {
+                if (res.status == 401)
+                {
+                    res.set_content("Unauthorized", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
+                }
+                if (res.status == 400)
+                {
+                    res.set_content("Invalid request", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
+                }
+                else if (res.status == 404)
+                {
+                    res.set_content("File Not Found", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
+                    res.status = 404;
+                }
+            });
+
+    // set timeouts and change hostname and port
+    svr.set_read_timeout (sparams.read_timeout);
+    svr.set_write_timeout(sparams.write_timeout);
+
+    if (!svr.bind_to_port(sparams.hostname, sparams.port))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\ncouldn't bind to server socket: hostname=%s port=%d\n\n", sparams.hostname.c_str(), sparams.port);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Set the base directory for serving static files
+    svr.set_base_dir(sparams.public_path);
+
+    // to make it ctrl+clickable:
+    LOG_TEE("\nllama server listening at http://%s:%d\n\n", sparams.hostname.c_str(), sparams.port);
+
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> log_data;
+    log_data["hostname"] = sparams.hostname;
+    log_data["port"] = std::to_string(sparams.port);
+
+    if (!sparams.api_key.empty()) {
+        log_data["api_key"] = "api_key: ****" + sparams.api_key.substr(sparams.api_key.length() - 4);
+    }
+
+
     LOG_INFO("HTTP server listening", log_data);
     // run the HTTP server in a thread - see comment below
     std::thread t([&]()
@@ -3213,69 +3277,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 return res.set_content(result.result_json.dump(), "application/json; charset=utf-8");
             });
 
-    svr.set_logger(log_server_request);
-
-    svr.set_exception_handler([](const httplib::Request &, httplib::Response &res, std::exception_ptr ep)
-            {
-                const char fmt[] = "500 Internal Server Error\n%s";
-                char buf[BUFSIZ];
-                try
-                {
-                    std::rethrow_exception(std::move(ep));
-                }
-                catch (std::exception &e)
-                {
-                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, e.what());
-                }
-                catch (...)
-                {
-                    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, "Unknown Exception");
-                }
-                res.set_content(buf, "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
-                res.status = 500;
-            });
-
-    svr.set_error_handler([](const httplib::Request &, httplib::Response &res)
-            {
-                if (res.status == 401)
-                {
-                    res.set_content("Unauthorized", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
-                }
-                if (res.status == 400)
-                {
-                    res.set_content("Invalid request", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
-                }
-                else if (res.status == 404)
-                {
-                    res.set_content("File Not Found", "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
-                    res.status = 404;
-                }
-            });
-
-    // set timeouts and change hostname and port
-    svr.set_read_timeout (sparams.read_timeout);
-    svr.set_write_timeout(sparams.write_timeout);
-
-    if (!svr.bind_to_port(sparams.hostname, sparams.port))
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "\ncouldn't bind to server socket: hostname=%s port=%d\n\n", sparams.hostname.c_str(), sparams.port);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    // Set the base directory for serving static files
-    svr.set_base_dir(sparams.public_path);
-
-    // to make it ctrl+clickable:
-    LOG_TEE("\nllama server listening at http://%s:%d\n\n", sparams.hostname.c_str(), sparams.port);
-
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> log_data;
-    log_data["hostname"] = sparams.hostname;
-    log_data["port"] = std::to_string(sparams.port);
-
-    if (!sparams.api_key.empty()) {
-        log_data["api_key"] = "api_key: ****" + sparams.api_key.substr(sparams.api_key.length() - 4);
-    }
-
     t.join();
 
     llama_backend_free();