diff --git a/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.d.ts b/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.d.ts
index 04e4139..c0c4c23 100644
--- a/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.d.ts
+++ b/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.d.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ export declare class Smartsocket {
     socketRoles: Objectmap<SocketRole>;
     constructor(optionsArg: ISmartsocketConstructorOptions);
     /**
-     * starts listening to incling sockets:
+     * starts listening to incoming sockets:
      */
-    startServer: () => void;
-    closeServer: () => void;
+    startServer(): Promise<void>;
+    /**
+     * closes the server
+     */
+    closeServer(): Promise<void>;
     /**
      * allows call to specific client.
      */
diff --git a/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.js b/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.js
index 57fb83a..9e21744 100644
--- a/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.js
+++ b/dist/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const plugins = require("./smartsocket.plugins");
 // classes
@@ -9,24 +17,31 @@ class Smartsocket {
     constructor(optionsArg) {
         this.openSockets = new lik_1.Objectmap();
         this.socketRoles = new lik_1.Objectmap();
-        /**
-         * starts listening to incling sockets:
-         */
-        this.startServer = () => {
+        this.options = optionsArg;
+    }
+    /**
+     * starts listening to incoming sockets:
+     */
+    startServer() {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             this.io = plugins.socketIo(this.options.port);
             this.io.on('connection', (socketArg) => {
                 this._handleSocketConnection(socketArg);
             });
-        };
-        this.closeServer = () => {
+        });
+    }
+    /**
+     * closes the server
+     */
+    closeServer() {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             this.openSockets.forEach((socketObjectArg) => {
                 plugins.beautylog.log(`disconnect socket with >>alias ${socketObjectArg.alias}`);
                 socketObjectArg.socket.disconnect();
             });
             this.openSockets.wipe();
             this.io.close();
-        };
-        this.options = optionsArg;
+        });
     }
     // communication
     /**
@@ -82,4 +97,4 @@ class Smartsocket {
     }
 }
 exports.Smartsocket = Smartsocket;
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diff --git a/ts/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.ts b/ts/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.ts
index e02e487..afd8dd5 100644
--- a/ts/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.ts
+++ b/ts/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.ts
@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ export class Smartsocket {
   }
 
   /**
-   * starts listening to incling sockets:
+   * starts listening to incoming sockets:
    */
-  startServer = () => {
+  async startServer () {
     this.io = plugins.socketIo(this.options.port)
     this.io.on('connection', (socketArg) => {
       this._handleSocketConnection(socketArg)
     })
   }
-  closeServer = () => {
+
+  /**
+   * closes the server
+   */
+  async closeServer () {
     this.openSockets.forEach((socketObjectArg: SocketConnection) => {
       plugins.beautylog.log(`disconnect socket with >>alias ${socketObjectArg.alias}`)
       socketObjectArg.socket.disconnect()