diff --git a/internal/core/hls_remuxer.go b/internal/core/hls_remuxer.go
index 5edada55..8b365e5f 100644
--- a/internal/core/hls_remuxer.go
+++ b/internal/core/hls_remuxer.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ type hlsRemuxer struct {
 	ringBuffer      *ringbuffer.RingBuffer
 	lastRequestTime *int64
 	muxer           *hls.Muxer
+	requests        []hlsRemuxerRequest
 
 	// in
 	request chan hlsRemuxerRequest
@@ -177,22 +178,44 @@ func (r *hlsRemuxer) PathName() string {
 func (r *hlsRemuxer) run() {
 	defer r.wg.Done()
 
-	innerCtx, innerCtxCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	runErr := make(chan error)
+	remuxerCtx, remuxerCtxCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	remuxerReady := make(chan struct{})
+	remuxerErr := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
-		runErr <- r.runInner(innerCtx)
+		remuxerErr <- r.runRemuxer(remuxerCtx, remuxerReady)
 	}()
 
-	select {
-	case err := <-runErr:
-		innerCtxCancel()
-		if err != nil {
-			r.log(logger.Info, "ERR: %s", err)
-		}
+	isReady := false
 
-	case <-r.ctx.Done():
-		innerCtxCancel()
-		<-runErr
+outer:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-r.ctx.Done():
+			remuxerCtxCancel()
+			<-remuxerErr
+			break outer
+
+		case req := <-r.request:
+			if isReady {
+				r.handleRequest(req)
+			} else {
+				r.requests = append(r.requests, req)
+			}
+
+		case <-remuxerReady:
+			isReady = true
+			for _, req := range r.requests {
+				r.handleRequest(req)
+			}
+			r.requests = nil
+
+		case err := <-remuxerErr:
+			remuxerCtxCancel()
+			if err != nil {
+				r.log(logger.Info, "ERR: %s", err)
+			}
+			break outer
+		}
 	}
 
 	r.ctxCancel()
@@ -200,14 +223,13 @@ func (r *hlsRemuxer) run() {
 	r.parent.OnRemuxerClose(r)
 }
 
-func (r *hlsRemuxer) runInner(innerCtx context.Context) error {
+func (r *hlsRemuxer) runRemuxer(remuxerCtx context.Context, remuxerReady chan struct{}) error {
 	res := r.pathManager.OnReaderSetupPlay(pathReaderSetupPlayReq{
 		Author:              r,
 		PathName:            r.pathName,
 		IP:                  nil,
 		ValidateCredentials: nil,
 	})
-
 	if res.Err != nil {
 		return res.Err
 	}
@@ -283,21 +305,11 @@ func (r *hlsRemuxer) runInner(innerCtx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	defer r.muxer.Close()
 
-	// start request handler only after muxer has been inizialized
-	requestHandlerTerminate := make(chan struct{})
-	requestHandlerDone := make(chan struct{})
-	go r.runRequestHandler(requestHandlerTerminate, requestHandlerDone)
-
-	defer func() {
-		close(requestHandlerTerminate)
-		<-requestHandlerDone
-	}()
+	remuxerReady <- struct{}{}
 
 	r.ringBuffer = ringbuffer.New(uint64(r.readBufferCount))
 
-	r.path.OnReaderPlay(pathReaderPlayReq{
-		Author: r,
-	})
+	r.path.OnReaderPlay(pathReaderPlayReq{Author: r})
 
 	writerDone := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
@@ -396,7 +408,7 @@ func (r *hlsRemuxer) runInner(innerCtx context.Context) error {
 		case err := <-writerDone:
 			return err
 
-		case <-innerCtx.Done():
+		case <-remuxerCtx.Done():
 			r.ringBuffer.Close()
 			<-writerDone
 			return nil
@@ -404,74 +416,62 @@ func (r *hlsRemuxer) runInner(innerCtx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *hlsRemuxer) runRequestHandler(terminate chan struct{}, done chan struct{}) {
-	defer close(done)
+func (r *hlsRemuxer) handleRequest(req hlsRemuxerRequest) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(r.lastRequestTime, time.Now().Unix())
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-terminate:
+	conf := r.path.Conf()
+
+	if conf.ReadIPsParsed != nil {
+		tmp, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(req.Req.RemoteAddr)
+		ip := net.ParseIP(tmp)
+		if !ipEqualOrInRange(ip, conf.ReadIPsParsed) {
+			r.log(logger.Info, "ERR: ip '%s' not allowed", ip)
+			req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			req.Res <- nil
 			return
-
-		case preq := <-r.request:
-			req := preq
-
-			atomic.StoreInt64(r.lastRequestTime, time.Now().Unix())
-
-			conf := r.path.Conf()
-
-			if conf.ReadIPsParsed != nil {
-				tmp, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(req.Req.RemoteAddr)
-				ip := net.ParseIP(tmp)
-				if !ipEqualOrInRange(ip, conf.ReadIPsParsed) {
-					r.log(logger.Info, "ERR: ip '%s' not allowed", ip)
-					req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-					req.Res <- nil
-					continue
-				}
-			}
-
-			if conf.ReadUser != "" {
-				user, pass, ok := req.Req.BasicAuth()
-				if !ok || user != conf.ReadUser || pass != conf.ReadPass {
-					req.W.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", `Basic realm="rtsp-simple-server"`)
-					req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-					req.Res <- nil
-					continue
-				}
-			}
-
-			switch {
-			case req.File == "stream.m3u8":
-				r := r.muxer.Playlist()
-				if r == nil {
-					req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-					req.Res <- nil
-					continue
-				}
-
-				req.W.Header().Set("Content-Type", `application/x-mpegURL`)
-				req.Res <- r
-
-			case strings.HasSuffix(req.File, ".ts"):
-				r := r.muxer.TSFile(req.File)
-				if r == nil {
-					req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-					req.Res <- nil
-					continue
-				}
-
-				req.W.Header().Set("Content-Type", `video/MP2T`)
-				req.Res <- r
-
-			case req.File == "":
-				req.Res <- bytes.NewReader([]byte(index))
-
-			default:
-				req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-				req.Res <- nil
-			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if conf.ReadUser != "" {
+		user, pass, ok := req.Req.BasicAuth()
+		if !ok || user != conf.ReadUser || pass != conf.ReadPass {
+			req.W.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", `Basic realm="rtsp-simple-server"`)
+			req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			req.Res <- nil
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case req.File == "stream.m3u8":
+		r := r.muxer.Playlist()
+		if r == nil {
+			req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			req.Res <- nil
+			return
+		}
+
+		req.W.Header().Set("Content-Type", `application/x-mpegURL`)
+		req.Res <- r
+
+	case strings.HasSuffix(req.File, ".ts"):
+		r := r.muxer.TSFile(req.File)
+		if r == nil {
+			req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			req.Res <- nil
+			return
+		}
+
+		req.W.Header().Set("Content-Type", `video/MP2T`)
+		req.Res <- r
+
+	case req.File == "":
+		req.Res <- bytes.NewReader([]byte(index))
+
+	default:
+		req.W.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		req.Res <- nil
+	}
 }
 
 // OnRequest is called by hlsserver.Server (forwarded from ServeHTTP).