diff --git a/whisper_fastapi_online_server.py b/whisper_fastapi_online_server.py
index 93468d1..0813496 100644
--- a/whisper_fastapi_online_server.py
+++ b/whisper_fastapi_online_server.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
-from whisper_online import asr_factory, add_shared_args
+from whisper_online import backend_factory, online_factory, add_shared_args
 
 app = FastAPI()
 app.add_middleware(
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 add_shared_args(parser)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-asr, online = asr_factory(args)
+asr, tokenizer = backend_factory(args)
 
 # Load demo HTML for the root endpoint
 with open("src/live_transcription.html", "r") as f:
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket):
 
     ffmpeg_process = await start_ffmpeg_decoder()
     pcm_buffer = bytearray()
+    print("Loading online.")
+    online = online_factory(args, asr, tokenizer)
+    print("Online loaded.")
 
     # Continuously read decoded PCM from ffmpeg stdout in a background task
     async def ffmpeg_stdout_reader():
diff --git a/whisper_online.py b/whisper_online.py
index b65c36a..8fadec1 100644
--- a/whisper_online.py
+++ b/whisper_online.py
@@ -920,11 +920,7 @@ def add_shared_args(parser):
         default="DEBUG",
     )
 
-
-def asr_factory(args, logfile=sys.stderr):
-    """
-    Creates and configures an ASR and ASR Online instance based on the specified backend and arguments.
-    """
+def backend_factory(args):
     backend = args.backend
     if backend == "openai-api":
         logger.debug("Using OpenAI API.")
@@ -967,10 +963,10 @@ def asr_factory(args, logfile=sys.stderr):
         tokenizer = create_tokenizer(tgt_language)
     else:
         tokenizer = None
+    return asr, tokenizer
 
-    # Create the OnlineASRProcessor
+def online_factory(args, asr, tokenizer, logfile=sys.stderr):
     if args.vac:
-
         online = VACOnlineASRProcessor(
             args.min_chunk_size,
             asr,
@@ -985,10 +981,16 @@ def asr_factory(args, logfile=sys.stderr):
             logfile=logfile,
             buffer_trimming=(args.buffer_trimming, args.buffer_trimming_sec),
         )
-
+    return online
+  
+def asr_factory(args, logfile=sys.stderr):
+    """
+    Creates and configures an ASR and ASR Online instance based on the specified backend and arguments.
+    """
+    asr, tokenizer = backend_factory(args)
+    online = online_factory(args, asr, tokenizer, logfile=logfile)
     return asr, online
 
-
 def set_logging(args, logger, other="_server"):
     logging.basicConfig(format="%(levelname)s\t%(message)s")  # format='%(name)s
     logger.setLevel(args.log_level)