diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index ea4b3c3..2fa3a01 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as smartproxy from '../ts/index';
 let testProxy: smartproxy.SmartProxy;
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
-  testProxy = new smartproxy.SmartProxy();
+  testProxy = new smartproxy.SmartProxy({});
 });
 
 tap.test('should start the testproxy', async () => {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tap.test('should supply reverse proxy config', async () => {
   testProxy.updateReversConfigs([{
     destinationIp: 'localhost',
     destinationPort: '3000',
-    hostName: 'central.eu',
+    hostName: 'push.rocks',
     privateKey: `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIIJRQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCCS8wggkrAgEAAoICAQDi2F/0kQr96mhe
 3yEWvy2mRHOZoSSBtIqg6Bre4ZcMu901/cHNIjFnynNGFl9Se61yZbW2F3PfCt7+
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ JNj2Dr5H0XoLFFnvuvzcRbhlJ9J67JzR+7g=
 });
 
 tap.test('should wait for 60 seconds', async tools => {
-  await tools.delayFor(60000);
+  await tools.delayFor(10000);
 });
 
 tap.test('should close the testproxy', async () => {
diff --git a/ts/smartproxy.classes.smartproxy.ts b/ts/smartproxy.classes.smartproxy.ts
index c332ab6..b4b8940 100644
--- a/ts/smartproxy.classes.smartproxy.ts
+++ b/ts/smartproxy.classes.smartproxy.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@ import * as plugins from './smartproxy.plugins';
 import { TProxyWorkerCalls } from './smartproxy.classes.proxyworker';
 import { TPortProxyCalls } from './smartproxy.portproxy';
 
+export interface ISmartProxyOptions {
+  port?: number;
+}
+
 export class SmartProxy {
   public smartsystem = new plugins.smartsystem.Smartsystem();
   public reverseConfigs: plugins.tsclass.network.IReverseProxyConfig[] = [];
   public proxyWorkerFunctions: plugins.smartspawn.ModuleThread<TProxyWorkerCalls>;
   public portProxyFunctions: plugins.smartspawn.ModuleThread<TPortProxyCalls>;
 
+  public options: ISmartProxyOptions;
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: ISmartProxyOptions = {}) {
+    this.options = optionsArg;
+  }
+
   public async updateReversConfigs(
     reverseConfigsArg: plugins.tsclass.network.IReverseProxyConfig[]
   ) {
@@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ export class SmartProxy {
     this.portProxyFunctions = await plugins.smartspawn.spawn<TPortProxyCalls>(
       new plugins.smartspawn.Worker('./smartproxy.portproxy')
     );
+
+    await this.portProxyFunctions.start(this.options.port);
     await this.proxyWorkerFunctions.start();
 
     console.log('successfully spawned portproxy and proxyworkers!');
diff --git a/ts/smartproxy.portproxy.ts b/ts/smartproxy.portproxy.ts
index b0ec4e3..1179901 100644
--- a/ts/smartproxy.portproxy.ts
+++ b/ts/smartproxy.portproxy.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartproxy.plugins';
 import { expose } from '@pushrocks/smartspawn';
 import * as net from 'net';
-const server = net
-  .createServer(from => {
-    const to = net.createConnection({
-      host: 'localhost',
-      port: 8001
-    });
-    from.pipe(to);
-    to.pipe(from);
-  })
-  .listen(8000);
+let netServer: plugins.net.Server;
 
 const portProxyCalls = {
+  start: async (portArg = 8000) => {
+    netServer = net
+    .createServer(from => {
+      const to = net.createConnection({
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 8001
+      });
+      from.pipe(to);
+      to.pipe(from);
+    })
+    .listen(portArg);
+  },
   stop: async () => {
     const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-    server.close(() => {
+    netServer.close(() => {
       done.resolve();
     });
     await done.promise;