diff --git a/src/od_frontend.c b/src/od_frontend.c
index 968d7f30..d7ef60d5 100644
--- a/src/od_frontend.c
+++ b/src/od_frontend.c
@@ -291,10 +291,17 @@ od_frontend_main(od_client_t *client)
 			                "attached to S%" PRIu64,
 			                server->id);
 
-			/* configure server using client startup parameters */
-			rc = od_backend_configure(client->server, &client->startup);
-			if (rc == -1)
-				return OD_RS_ESERVER_CONFIGURE;
+			/* configure server using client startup parameters,
+			 * if it has not been configured before. */
+			if (server->last_client_id == client->id) {
+				od_debug_client(&instance->log, client->id, NULL,
+				                "previously owned, no need to reconfigure S%" PRIu64,
+				                server->id);
+			} else {
+				rc = od_backend_configure(client->server, &client->startup);
+				if (rc == -1)
+					return OD_RS_ESERVER_CONFIGURE;
+			}
 		}
 
 		rc = od_write(server->io, stream);
diff --git a/src/od_router.c b/src/od_router.c
index 5350456b..5e06c7ae 100644
--- a/src/od_router.c
+++ b/src/od_router.c
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ od_router(void *arg)
 			od_client_t *client = msg_detach->client;
 			od_route_t *route = client->route;
 			od_server_t *server = client->server;
+
 			client->server = NULL;
+			server->last_client_id = client->id;
 			od_serverpool_set(&route->server_pool, server, OD_SIDLE);
 			od_clientpool_set(&route->client_pool, client, OD_CPENDING);
 
@@ -353,10 +355,11 @@ od_router(void *arg)
 			od_route_t *route = client->route;
 			od_server_t *server = client->server;
 
-			od_serverpool_set(&route->server_pool, server, OD_SIDLE);
-			od_clientpool_set(&route->client_pool, client, OD_CUNDEF);
+			server->last_client_id = client->id;
 			client->server = NULL;
 			client->route = NULL;
+			od_serverpool_set(&route->server_pool, server, OD_SIDLE);
+			od_clientpool_set(&route->client_pool, client, OD_CUNDEF);
 
 			/* wakeup attachers */
 			od_router_wakeup(router, route);
diff --git a/src/od_server.h b/src/od_server.h
index 71e8bf42..ac1f6fa4 100644
--- a/src/od_server.h
+++ b/src/od_server.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct od_server
 	int               idle_time;
 	so_key_t          key;
 	so_key_t          key_client;
+	uint64_t          last_client_id;
 	void             *route;
 	od_system_t      *system;
 	od_list_t         link;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ od_server_init(od_server_t *server)
 	server->is_allocated   = 0;
 	server->is_transaction = 0;
 	server->is_copy        = 0;
+	server->last_client_id = UINT64_MAX;
 	server->count_request  = 0;
 	server->count_reply    = 0;
 	so_keyinit(&server->key);