diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index 70afe94d..6f391360 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -173,9 +173,32 @@ glibtop_init_r (glibtop **server_ptr, const unsigned long features,
 	/* Do the initialization, but only if not already initialized. */
 
 	if ((server->flags & _GLIBTOP_INIT_STATE_INIT) == 0) {
+		if (flags & GLIBTOP_FEATURES_EXCEPT)
+			features = ~features & GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_ALL;
+		
+		if (features == 0)
+			features = GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_ALL;
+		
+		if (flags & GLIBTOP_FEATURES_NO_SERVER) {
+			server->method = GLIBTOP_METHOD_DIRECT;
+			features = 0;
+		}
+		
+		server->features = features;
+		
 		_init_server (server, features);
 		
 		server->flags |= _GLIBTOP_INIT_STATE_INIT;
+		
+		switch (server->method) {
+		case GLIBTOP_METHOD_PIPE:
+		case GLIBTOP_METHOD_UNIX:
+			if (glibtop_server_features & features)
+				break;
+			
+			server->method = GLIBTOP_METHOD_DIRECT;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Should we open the server? */
diff --git a/lib/open.c b/lib/open.c
index 5d85b253..f3716071 100644
--- a/lib/open.c
+++ b/lib/open.c
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ glibtop_open_l (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 
 	server->flags |= _GLIBTOP_INIT_STATE_OPEN;
 
-	if (flags & GLIBTOP_FEATURES_EXCEPT)
-		features = ~features & GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_ALL;
-
-	if (features == 0)
-		features = GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_ALL;
-
-	if (flags & GLIBTOP_FEATURES_NO_SERVER) {
-		server->method = GLIBTOP_METHOD_DIRECT;
-		features = 0;
-	}
-	
-	server->features = features;
-
 	server->error_method = GLIBTOP_ERROR_METHOD_DEFAULT;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -65,18 +52,6 @@ glibtop_open_l (glibtop *server, const char *program_name,
 		 sizeof (glibtop_sysdeps), sizeof (glibtop_response_union));
 #endif
 
-	switch (server->method) {
-	case GLIBTOP_METHOD_PIPE:
-	case GLIBTOP_METHOD_UNIX:
-		if (glibtop_server_features & features)
-			break;
-
-		fprintf (stderr, "Using the server is not required.\n");
-
-		server->method = GLIBTOP_METHOD_DIRECT;
-		break;
-	}
-
 	switch (server->method) {
 	case GLIBTOP_METHOD_DIRECT:
 		server->features = 0;