diff --git a/server/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/server/HttpServer.java b/server/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/server/HttpServer.java
index b93c3897..725a459e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/server/HttpServer.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/server/HttpServer.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 
 import ctbrec.Config;
+import ctbrec.GlobalThreadPool;
 import ctbrec.NotLoggedInExcetion;
 import ctbrec.Version;
 import ctbrec.event.EventBusHolder;
@@ -110,8 +111,14 @@ public class HttpServer {
         recorder = new NextGenLocalRecorder(config, sites);
         for (Site site : sites) {
             if (site.isEnabled()) {
-                site.init();
-                safeLogin(site);
+                GlobalThreadPool.submit(() -> {
+                    try {
+                        site.init();
+                        safeLogin(site);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        LOG.error("Error while initializing site {}", site.getName(), e);
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
         onlineMonitor = new OnlineMonitor(recorder, config);