diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 5f657954..2b8b81dc 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	dnsConf := dns.NewConfigurator(logger, client, fileManager)
 	firewallConf := firewall.NewConfigurator(logger)
 	routingConf := routing.NewRouting(logger, fileManager)
-	piaConf := pia.NewConfigurator(client, fileManager, firewallConf, logger)
+	piaConf := pia.NewConfigurator(client, fileManager, firewallConf)
 	mullvadConf := mullvad.NewConfigurator(fileManager, logger)
 	windscribeConf := windscribe.NewConfigurator(fileManager)
 	tinyProxyConf := tinyproxy.NewConfigurator(fileManager, logger)
@@ -121,15 +121,13 @@ func main() {
 		streamMerger.CollectLines(ctx, func(line string) {
 			logger.Info(line)
 			if strings.Contains(line, "Initialization Sequence Completed") {
-				time.AfterFunc(time.Second, func() {
-					onConnected(ctx, logger, routingConf, fileManager, piaConf,
-						defaultInterface,
-						allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Enabled,
-						allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath,
-						allSettings.System.IPStatusFilepath,
-						allSettings.System.UID,
-						allSettings.System.GID)
-				})
+				go onConnected(logger, routingConf, fileManager, piaConf,
+					defaultInterface,
+					allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Enabled,
+					allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath,
+					allSettings.System.IPStatusFilepath,
+					allSettings.System.UID,
+					allSettings.System.GID)
 			}
 		}, func(err error) {
 			logger.Error(err)
@@ -289,7 +287,8 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Warn("context canceled, shutting down")
 	}
 	if allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Enabled {
-		if err := piaConf.ClearPortForward(allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath, allSettings.System.UID, allSettings.System.GID); err != nil {
+		logger.Info("Clearing forwarded port status file %s", allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath)
+		if err := fileManager.Remove(string(allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath)); err != nil {
 			logger.Error(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -303,7 +302,6 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func onConnected(
-	ctx context.Context,
 	logger logging.Logger,
 	routingConf routing.Routing,
 	fileManager files.FileManager,
@@ -331,21 +329,29 @@ func onConnected(
 	if !portForwarding {
 		return
 	}
-	var port uint16
-	for {
-		port, err = piaConf.GetPortForward()
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("port forwarding:", err)
-			logger.Info("port forwarding: retrying in 5 seconds...")
-			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-		} else {
-			break
+	time.AfterFunc(5*time.Second, func() {
+		pfLogger := logger.WithPrefix("port forwarding: ")
+		var port uint16
+		for {
+			port, err = piaConf.GetPortForward()
+			if err != nil {
+				pfLogger.Error(err)
+				pfLogger.Info("retrying in 5 seconds...")
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			} else {
+				pfLogger.Info("port forwarded is %d", port)
+				break
+			}
 		}
-	}
-	if err := piaConf.WritePortForward(portForwardingFilepath, port, uid, gid); err != nil {
-		logger.Error("port forwarding:", err)
-	}
-	if err := piaConf.AllowPortForwardFirewall(ctx, constants.TUN, port); err != nil {
-		logger.Error("port forwarding:", err)
-	}
+		pfLogger.Info("writing forwarded port to %s", portForwardingFilepath)
+		if err := piaConf.WritePortForward(portForwardingFilepath, port, uid, gid); err != nil {
+			pfLogger.Error(err)
+		}
+		pfLogger.Info("allowing forwarded port %d through firewall", port)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := piaConf.AllowPortForwardFirewall(ctx, constants.TUN, port); err != nil {
+			pfLogger.Error(err)
+		}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/pia/pia.go b/internal/pia/pia.go
index 41b685d5..aae37f0d 100644
--- a/internal/pia/pia.go
+++ b/internal/pia/pia.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/crypto/random"
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/files"
-	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/logging"
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/network"
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/verification"
 	"github.com/qdm12/private-internet-access-docker/internal/firewall"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ type Configurator interface {
 	BuildConf(connections []models.OpenVPNConnection, encryption models.PIAEncryption, verbosity, uid, gid int, root bool, cipher, auth string) (err error)
 	GetPortForward() (port uint16, err error)
 	WritePortForward(filepath models.Filepath, port uint16, uid, gid int) (err error)
-	ClearPortForward(filepath models.Filepath, uid, gid int) (err error)
 	AllowPortForwardFirewall(ctx context.Context, device models.VPNDevice, port uint16) (err error)
 }
 
@@ -28,19 +26,17 @@ type configurator struct {
 	client      network.Client
 	fileManager files.FileManager
 	firewall    firewall.Configurator
-	logger      logging.Logger
 	random      random.Random
 	verifyPort  func(port string) error
 	lookupIP    func(host string) ([]net.IP, error)
 }
 
 // NewConfigurator returns a new Configurator object
-func NewConfigurator(client network.Client, fileManager files.FileManager, firewall firewall.Configurator, logger logging.Logger) Configurator {
+func NewConfigurator(client network.Client, fileManager files.FileManager, firewall firewall.Configurator) Configurator {
 	return &configurator{
 		client:      client,
 		fileManager: fileManager,
 		firewall:    firewall,
-		logger:      logger.WithPrefix("PIA configurator: "),
 		random:      random.NewRandom(),
 		verifyPort:  verification.NewVerifier().VerifyPort,
 		lookupIP:    net.LookupIP}
diff --git a/internal/pia/portforward.go b/internal/pia/portforward.go
index fde9adb0..116aa2b5 100644
--- a/internal/pia/portforward.go
+++ b/internal/pia/portforward.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (c *configurator) GetPortForward() (port uint16, err error) {
-	c.logger.Info("Obtaining port to be forwarded")
 	b, err := c.random.GenerateRandomBytes(32)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -35,12 +34,10 @@ func (c *configurator) GetPortForward() (port uint16, err error) {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &body); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("port forwarding response: %w", err)
 	}
-	c.logger.Info("Port forwarded is %d", body.Port)
 	return body.Port, nil
 }
 
 func (c *configurator) WritePortForward(filepath models.Filepath, port uint16, uid, gid int) (err error) {
-	c.logger.Info("Writing forwarded port to %s", filepath)
 	return c.fileManager.WriteLinesToFile(
 		string(filepath),
 		[]string{fmt.Sprintf("%d", port)},
@@ -49,11 +46,5 @@ func (c *configurator) WritePortForward(filepath models.Filepath, port uint16, u
 }
 
 func (c *configurator) AllowPortForwardFirewall(ctx context.Context, device models.VPNDevice, port uint16) (err error) {
-	c.logger.Info("Allowing forwarded port %d through firewall", port)
 	return c.firewall.AllowInputTrafficOnPort(ctx, device, port)
 }
-
-func (c *configurator) ClearPortForward(filepath models.Filepath, uid, gid int) (err error) {
-	c.logger.Info("Clearing forwarded port status file %s", filepath)
-	return c.fileManager.Remove(string(filepath))
-}