diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index f7f6e52f3..cf2e1793c 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -74,45 +74,27 @@ def end():
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
-def start(config, args):
-    """Start Glances."""
-
-    # Load mode
-    global mode
-
-    if args.trace_malloc or args.memory_leak:
-        tracemalloc.start()
-
-    start_duration = Counter()
-
-    if core.is_standalone():
-        from glances.standalone import GlancesStandalone as GlancesMode
-    elif core.is_client():
-        if core.is_client_browser():
-            from glances.client_browser import GlancesClientBrowser as GlancesMode
-        else:
-            from glances.client import GlancesClient as GlancesMode
-    elif core.is_server():
-        from glances.server import GlancesServer as GlancesMode
-    elif core.is_webserver():
-        from glances.webserver import GlancesWebServer as GlancesMode
-
-    # Init the mode
-    logger.info(f"Start {GlancesMode.__name__} mode")
-    mode = GlancesMode(config=config, args=args)
-
-    # Start the main loop
+def start_main_loop(args, start_duration):
     logger.debug(f"Glances started in {start_duration.get()} seconds")
     if args.stop_after:
         logger.info(f'Glances will be stopped in ~{args.stop_after * args.time} seconds')
 
+
+def check_memleak(args, mode):
     if args.memory_leak:
-        print(f'Memory leak detection, please wait ~{args.stop_after * args.time * args.memory_leak * 2} seconds...')
+        wait = args.stop_after * args.time * args.memory_leak * 2
+        print(f'Memory leak detection, please wait ~{wait} seconds...')
         # First run without dump to fill the memory
         mode.serve_n(args.stop_after)
         # Then start the memory-leak loop
         snapshot_begin = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+    else:
+        snapshot_begin = None
+
+    return snapshot_begin
+
 
+def setup_server_mode(args, mode):
     if args.stdout_issue or args.stdout_apidoc:
         # Serve once for issue/test mode
         mode.serve_issue()
@@ -120,6 +102,8 @@ def start(config, args):
         # Serve forever
         mode.serve_forever()
 
+
+def maybe_trace_memleak(args, snapshot_begin):
     if args.memory_leak:
         snapshot_end = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
         snapshot_diff = snapshot_end.compare_to(snapshot_begin, 'filename')
@@ -136,6 +120,39 @@ def start(config, args):
         for stat in top_stats[:10]:
             print(stat)
 
+
+def start(config, args):
+    """Start Glances."""
+
+    # Load mode
+    global mode
+
+    if args.trace_malloc or args.memory_leak:
+        tracemalloc.start()
+
+    start_duration = Counter()
+
+    if core.is_standalone():
+        from glances.standalone import GlancesStandalone as GlancesMode
+    elif core.is_client():
+        if core.is_client_browser():
+            from glances.client_browser import GlancesClientBrowser as GlancesMode
+        else:
+            from glances.client import GlancesClient as GlancesMode
+    elif core.is_server():
+        from glances.server import GlancesServer as GlancesMode
+    elif core.is_webserver():
+        from glances.webserver import GlancesWebServer as GlancesMode
+
+    # Init the mode
+    logger.info(f"Start {GlancesMode.__name__} mode")
+    mode = GlancesMode(config=config, args=args)
+
+    start_main_loop(args, start_duration)
+    snapshot_begin = check_memleak(args, mode)
+    setup_server_mode(args, mode)
+    maybe_trace_memleak(args, snapshot_begin)
+
     # Shutdown
     mode.end()