diff --git a/fortuna.cpp b/fortuna.cpp
index a1d53a4..94e0dbd 100644
--- a/fortuna.cpp
+++ b/fortuna.cpp
@@ -27,25 +27,19 @@ auto now{std::chrono::steady_clock::now()};
 Fortuna::Fortuna() {
 	try {
 		initialize_prng();
+		this->sync_point.wait(); // wait for init
 	}
 	catch (CryptoPP::Exception& e) {
 		fmt::print(stderr, "{}\n", e.what());
 		// perhaps die on error
 	}
 
-
-	static constexpr const std::chrono::milliseconds duration{150};
-	std::this_thread::sleep_for(duration);
-
-
 	th_gen = std::thread(&Fortuna::generator_service,
 						 this,
 						 std::make_shared<fortuna::generator::Generator>());
 	th_accu = std::thread(&Fortuna::accumulator_service, this);
 	th_sfm = std::thread(&Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service, this);
 	th_urandom = std::thread(&Fortuna::urandom_entropy_src_service, this);
-
-	this->sync_point.count_down();
 }
 Fortuna::~Fortuna() noexcept {
 	if (th_gen.joinable()) {
@@ -134,9 +128,6 @@ auto Fortuna::generator_service(
 	int i{0};
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::milliseconds sleep_time{1000};
 
-	fmt::print("[i] gen: waiting on a latch\n");
-	this->sync_point.count_down();
-
 	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting generator service\n");
@@ -159,9 +150,6 @@ auto Fortuna::generator_service(
 auto Fortuna::accumulator_service() -> void {
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds sleep_time{10};
 
-	fmt::print("[i] accu: waiting on a latch\n");
-	this->sync_point.count_down();
-
 	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting accumulator service\n");
@@ -180,9 +168,6 @@ auto Fortuna::accumulator_service() -> void {
 auto Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service() -> void {
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds checkup_interval{10};
 
-	fmt::print("[i] sfm: waiting on a latch\n");
-	this->sync_point.count_down();
-
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting seed file manager service\n");
 	fmt::print("[*] sfm: checkup interval {}\n", checkup_interval);
diff --git a/fortuna.h b/fortuna.h
index 1a50764..f73eb41 100644
--- a/fortuna.h
+++ b/fortuna.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 	std::thread th_accu;
 	std::thread th_sfm;
 	std::thread th_urandom;
-	std::latch sync_point{5}; // 4 services + main thread
+	std::latch sync_point{1}; // wait for init before spawning the threads
 
 	Fortuna();
 	~Fortuna() noexcept;