diff --git a/src/core/ssl_server.cpp b/src/core/ssl_server.cpp
index cd89d31..8474939 100644
--- a/src/core/ssl_server.cpp
+++ b/src/core/ssl_server.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ SSLServer::~SSLServer() {
 
 void SSLServer::run() {
     _running = true;
-    _serverThread = std::thread([this](){ startServer(); });
+    _serverThread = std::thread([this](){ 
+        try {
+            startServer(); 
+        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            std::cerr << "[YourChat] SSL Server thread error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        }
+    });
     _messageThread = std::thread([this](){ processMessageQueue(); });
 }
 
@@ -109,9 +115,13 @@ void SSLServer::startServer() {
     
     _context = lws_create_context(&info);
     if (!_context) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create LWS context");
+        std::cerr << "[YourChat] Failed to create LWS context" << std::endl;
+        _running = false; // Signal that we failed to start
+        return; // Don't throw, just return gracefully
     }
     
+    std::cout << "[YourChat] SSL Server context created successfully" << std::endl;
+    
     while (_running) {
         // Use a shorter timeout to be more responsive to shutdown
         int ret = lws_service(_context, 10);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 479b6c6..da3c51f 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ int main(int, char **) {
             g_sslServer = std::make_shared<Yc::Lib::SSLServer>(config, database);
             g_sslServer->createRooms();
             g_sslServer->run();
+            
+            // Give the SSL server a moment to initialize
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
         } else {
             std::cout << "[YourChat] Starting without SSL/TLS support" << std::endl;
             g_server = std::make_shared<Yc::Lib::Server>(config, database);