diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index d577102..4e9ae29 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ int device_open(struct device_t *dev) {
 	_device_open_alloc_picbufs(dev);
 	_device_apply_controls(dev);
 
+	dev->run->n_workers = min_u(dev->run->n_buffers, dev->n_workers);
+
 	LOG_DEBUG("Device fd=%d initialized", dev->run->fd);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ int device_open(struct device_t *dev) {
 }
 
 void device_close(struct device_t *dev) {
+	dev->run->n_workers = 0;
+
 	if (dev->run->pictures) {
 		LOG_DEBUG("Releasing picture buffers ...");
 		for (unsigned index = 0; index < dev->run->n_buffers && dev->run->pictures[index].data; ++index) {
diff --git a/src/device.h b/src/device.h
index 6a7fcdb..63032f0 100644
--- a/src/device.h
+++ b/src/device.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct device_runtime_t {
 	unsigned			height;
 	unsigned			format;
 	unsigned			n_buffers;
-//	unsigned			n_workers; // FIXME
+	unsigned			n_workers;
 	struct hw_buffer_t	*hw_buffers;
 	struct picture_t	*pictures;
 	size_t				max_raw_image_size;
diff --git a/src/encoder.c b/src/encoder.c
index 2dbe5f3..a33c801 100644
--- a/src/encoder.c
+++ b/src/encoder.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -66,48 +67,6 @@ struct encoder_t *encoder_init() {
 	return encoder;
 }
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-void encoder_prepare(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev) {
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
-	assert(encoder->type != ENCODER_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
-	// XXX: Тут нет гонки, потому что encoder_prepare() запускается еще до существования других потоков
-	encoder->run->type = encoder->type;
-	encoder->run->quality = encoder->quality;
-
-	LOG_INFO("Using JPEG quality: %u%%", encoder->quality);
-
-#	ifdef WITH_OMX_ENCODER
-	if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_OMX) {
-		LOG_DEBUG("Preparing OMX JPEG encoder ...");
-
-		if (dev->n_workers > OMX_MAX_ENCODERS) {
-			LOG_INFO("OMX JPEG encoder sets limit for worker threads: %u", OMX_MAX_ENCODERS);
-			dev->n_workers = OMX_MAX_ENCODERS;
-		}
-		encoder->run->n_omxs = dev->n_workers;
-
-		A_CALLOC(encoder->run->omxs, encoder->run->n_omxs);
-		for (unsigned index = 0; index < encoder->run->n_omxs; ++index) {
-			if ((encoder->run->omxs[index] = omx_encoder_init()) == NULL) {
-				goto use_fallback;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-#	endif
-
-	return;
-
-#	pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-label"
-#	pragma GCC diagnostic push
-	use_fallback:
-		LOG_ERROR("Can't initialize selected encoder, using CPU instead it");
-		encoder->run->type = ENCODER_TYPE_CPU;
-		encoder->run->quality = encoder->quality;
-#	pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-}
-
 void encoder_destroy(struct encoder_t *encoder) {
 #	ifdef WITH_OMX_ENCODER
 	if (encoder->run->omxs) {
@@ -142,52 +101,87 @@ const char *encoder_type_to_string(enum encoder_type_t type) {
 	return _ENCODER_TYPES[0].name;
 }
 
-void encoder_prepare_live(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev) {
-	assert(encoder->run->type != ENCODER_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+void encoder_prepare(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev) {
+	enum encoder_type_t type = (encoder->run->cpu_forced ? ENCODER_TYPE_CPU : encoder->type);
+	unsigned quality = encoder->quality;
+	bool cpu_forced = false;
 
-	if (
-		(dev->run->format == V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG || dev->run->format == V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG)
-		&& encoder->run->type != ENCODER_TYPE_HW
-	) {
+	if ((dev->run->format == V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG || dev->run->format == V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG) && type != ENCODER_TYPE_HW) {
 		LOG_INFO("Switching to HW JPEG encoder because the input format is (M)JPEG");
-		A_MUTEX_LOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
-		encoder->run->type = ENCODER_TYPE_HW;
-		A_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
+		type = ENCODER_TYPE_HW;
 	}
 
-	if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_HW) {
+	if (type == ENCODER_TYPE_HW) {
 		if (dev->run->format != V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG && dev->run->format != V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG) {
 			LOG_INFO("Switching to CPU JPEG encoder because the input format is not (M)JPEG");
-			goto use_fallback;
+			goto use_cpu;
 		}
-		if (hw_encoder_prepare_live(dev, encoder->quality) < 0) {
-			A_MUTEX_LOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
-			encoder->run->quality = 0;
-			A_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
-			LOG_INFO("Using JPEG quality: HW-default");
+
+		if (hw_encoder_prepare(dev, quality) < 0) {
+			quality = 0;
 		}
+
+		dev->run->n_workers = 1;
 	}
 #	ifdef WITH_OMX_ENCODER
-	else if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_OMX) {
+	else if (type == ENCODER_TYPE_OMX) {
+		LOG_DEBUG("Preparing OMX JPEG encoder ...");
+
+		if (dev->run->n_workers > OMX_MAX_ENCODERS) {
+			LOG_INFO("OMX JPEG encoder sets limit for worker threads: %u", OMX_MAX_ENCODERS);
+			dev->run->n_workers = OMX_MAX_ENCODERS;
+		}
+
+		if (encoder->run->omxs == NULL) {
+			A_CALLOC(encoder->run->omxs, OMX_MAX_ENCODERS);
+		}
+
+		// Начинаем с нуля и доинициализируем на следующих заходах при необходимости
+		for (; encoder->run->n_omxs < dev->run->n_workers; ++encoder->run->n_omxs) {
+			if ((encoder->run->omxs[encoder->run->n_omxs] = omx_encoder_init()) == NULL) {
+				LOG_ERROR("Can't initialize OMX JPEG encoder, falling back to CPU");
+				goto force_cpu;
+			}
+		}
+
 		for (unsigned index = 0; index < encoder->run->n_omxs; ++index) {
-			if (omx_encoder_prepare_live(encoder->run->omxs[index], dev, encoder->quality) < 0) {
+			if (omx_encoder_prepare(encoder->run->omxs[index], dev, quality) < 0) {
 				LOG_ERROR("Can't prepare OMX JPEG encoder, falling back to CPU");
-				goto use_fallback;
+				goto force_cpu;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 #	endif
 
-	return;
+	goto ok;
+
+#	pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-label"
+#	pragma GCC diagnostic push
+	force_cpu:
+		cpu_forced = true;
+#	pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+
+	use_cpu:
+		type = ENCODER_TYPE_CPU;
+		quality = encoder->quality;
+
+	ok:
+		if (quality == 0) {
+			LOG_INFO("Using JPEG quality: encoder default");
+		} else {
+			LOG_INFO("Using JPEG quality: %u%%", quality);
+		}
 
-	use_fallback:
 		A_MUTEX_LOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
-		encoder->run->type = ENCODER_TYPE_CPU;
-		encoder->run->quality = encoder->quality;
+		encoder->run->type = type;
+		encoder->run->quality = quality;
+		if (cpu_forced) {
+			encoder->run->cpu_forced = true;
+		}
 		A_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
 }
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-label"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 int encoder_compress_buffer(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev, unsigned worker_number, unsigned buf_index) {
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
@@ -195,14 +189,14 @@ int encoder_compress_buffer(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev, uns
 	assert(encoder->run->type != ENCODER_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 
 	if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_CPU) {
-		cpu_encoder_compress_buffer(dev, buf_index, encoder->quality);
+		cpu_encoder_compress_buffer(dev, buf_index, encoder->run->quality);
 	} else if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_HW) {
 		hw_encoder_compress_buffer(dev, buf_index);
 	}
 #	ifdef WITH_OMX_ENCODER
 	else if (encoder->run->type == ENCODER_TYPE_OMX) {
 		if (omx_encoder_compress_buffer(encoder->run->omxs[worker_number], dev, buf_index) < 0) {
-			goto use_fallback;
+			goto error;
 		}
 	}
 #	endif
@@ -211,11 +205,10 @@ int encoder_compress_buffer(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev, uns
 
 #	pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-label"
 #	pragma GCC diagnostic push
-	use_fallback:
-		LOG_INFO("Error while compressing, falling back to CPU");
+	error:
+		LOG_INFO("Error while compressing buffer, falling back to CPU");
 		A_MUTEX_LOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
-		encoder->run->type = ENCODER_TYPE_CPU;
-		encoder->run->quality = encoder->quality;
+		encoder->run->cpu_forced = true;
 		A_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&encoder->run->mutex);
 		return -1;
 #	pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/src/encoder.h b/src/encoder.h
index 444cfbc..a1c1c9b 100644
--- a/src/encoder.h
+++ b/src/encoder.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include "pthread.h"
 
 #include "tools.h"
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ enum encoder_type_t {
 struct encoder_runtime_t {
 	enum encoder_type_t	type;
 	unsigned			quality;
+	bool				cpu_forced;
 	pthread_mutex_t		mutex;
 
 #	ifdef WITH_OMX_ENCODER
@@ -74,6 +77,4 @@ enum encoder_type_t encoder_parse_type(const char *str);
 const char *encoder_type_to_string(enum encoder_type_t type);
 
 void encoder_prepare(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev);
-void encoder_prepare_live(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev);
-
 int encoder_compress_buffer(struct encoder_t *encoder, struct device_t *dev, unsigned worker_number, unsigned buf_index);
diff --git a/src/encoders/hw/encoder.c b/src/encoders/hw/encoder.c
index 63c7419..9ab6f2e 100644
--- a/src/encoders/hw/encoder.c
+++ b/src/encoders/hw/encoder.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static bool _is_huffman(const unsigned char *data);
 static size_t _memcpy_with_huffman(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src, size_t size);
 
 
-int hw_encoder_prepare_live(struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality) {
+int hw_encoder_prepare(struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality) {
 	struct v4l2_jpegcompression comp;
 
 	MEMSET_ZERO(comp);
diff --git a/src/encoders/hw/encoder.h b/src/encoders/hw/encoder.h
index b498f52..2ee06e6 100644
--- a/src/encoders/hw/encoder.h
+++ b/src/encoders/hw/encoder.h
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 #include "../../device.h"
 
 
-int hw_encoder_prepare_live(struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality);
+int hw_encoder_prepare(struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality);
 void hw_encoder_compress_buffer(struct device_t *dev, unsigned index);
diff --git a/src/encoders/omx/encoder.c b/src/encoders/omx/encoder.c
index 7aa6e3f..7633138 100644
--- a/src/encoders/omx/encoder.c
+++ b/src/encoders/omx/encoder.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void omx_encoder_destroy(struct omx_encoder_t *omx) {
 	free(omx);
 }
 
-int omx_encoder_prepare_live(struct omx_encoder_t *omx, struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality) {
+int omx_encoder_prepare(struct omx_encoder_t *omx, struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality) {
 	if (component_set_state(&omx->encoder, OMX_StateIdle) < 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/encoders/omx/encoder.h b/src/encoders/omx/encoder.h
index 9719973..8a5dc65 100644
--- a/src/encoders/omx/encoder.h
+++ b/src/encoders/omx/encoder.h
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ struct omx_encoder_t {
 struct omx_encoder_t *omx_encoder_init();
 void omx_encoder_destroy(struct omx_encoder_t *omx);
 
-int omx_encoder_prepare_live(struct omx_encoder_t *omx, struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality);
+int omx_encoder_prepare(struct omx_encoder_t *omx, struct device_t *dev, unsigned quality);
 int omx_encoder_compress_buffer(struct omx_encoder_t *omx, struct device_t *dev, unsigned index);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index aae4bfd..24e87f2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ static void _help(struct device_t *dev, struct encoder_t *encoder, struct http_s
 	printf("    -b|--buffers <N>  ─────────────── The number of buffers to receive data from the device.\n");
 	printf("                                      Each buffer may processed using an intermediate thread.\n");
 	printf("                                      Default: %u (the number of CPU cores (but not more 4) + 1).\n\n", dev->n_buffers);
-	printf("    -w|--workers <N>  ─────────────── The number of worker threads. Default: %u (== --buffers).\n\n", dev->n_workers);
+	printf("    -w|--workers <N>  ─────────────── The number of worker threads but not more than buffers.\n");
+	printf("                                      Default: %u (== --buffers).\n\n", dev->n_workers);
 	printf("    -q|--quality <N>  ─────────────── Set quality of JPEG encoding from 1 to 100 (best). Default: %u.\n\n", encoder->quality);
 	printf("    -c|--encoder <type>  ──────────── Use specified encoder. It may affects to workers number.\n");
 	printf("                                      Available: %s; default: CPU.\n\n", ENCODER_TYPES_STR);
@@ -383,7 +384,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	if ((exit_code = _parse_options(argc, argv, dev, encoder, server)) == 0) {
 		_install_signal_handlers();
-		encoder_prepare(encoder, dev);
 
 		pthread_t stream_loop_tid;
 		pthread_t server_loop_tid;
diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 6913ee5..5fde24e 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void stream_loop(struct stream_t *stream) {
 
 				LOG_PERF("##### Raw frame accepted; worker = %u", free_worker_number);
 			} else {
-				for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->n_workers; ++number) {
+				for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->run->n_workers; ++number) {
 					if (
 						!atomic_load(&pool.workers[number].has_job) && (
 							free_worker_number == -1
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static long double _stream_get_fluency_delay(struct device_t *dev, struct worker
 	long double min_delay;
 	long double soft_delay;
 
-	for (unsigned number = 0; number < dev->n_workers; ++number) {
+	for (unsigned number = 0; number < dev->run->n_workers; ++number) {
 #		define WORKER(_next) pool->workers[number]._next
 
 		A_MUTEX_LOCK(&WORKER(last_comp_time_mutex));
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ static long double _stream_get_fluency_delay(struct device_t *dev, struct worker
 
 #		undef WORKER
 	}
-	avg_comp_time = sum_comp_time / dev->n_workers; // Среднее время работы воркеров
+	avg_comp_time = sum_comp_time / dev->run->n_workers; // Среднее время работы воркеров
 
-	min_delay = avg_comp_time / dev->n_workers; // Среднее время работы размазывается на N воркеров
+	min_delay = avg_comp_time / dev->run->n_workers; // Среднее время работы размазывается на N воркеров
 
 	if (dev->desired_fps > 0 && min_delay > 0) {
 		// Искусственное время задержки на основе желаемого FPS, если включен --desired-fps
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int _stream_init(struct stream_t *stream, struct workers_pool_t *pool) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	encoder_prepare_live(pool->encoder, stream->dev);
+	encoder_prepare(pool->encoder, stream->dev);
 
 	_stream_init_workers(stream, pool);
 
@@ -401,15 +401,15 @@ static int _stream_init(struct stream_t *stream, struct workers_pool_t *pool) {
 }
 
 static void _stream_init_workers(struct stream_t *stream, struct workers_pool_t *pool) {
-	LOG_INFO("Spawning %u workers ...", stream->dev->n_workers);
+	LOG_INFO("Spawning %u workers ...", stream->dev->run->n_workers);
 
 	atomic_store(&pool->workers_stop, false);
-	A_CALLOC(pool->workers, stream->dev->n_workers);
+	A_CALLOC(pool->workers, stream->dev->run->n_workers);
 
 	A_MUTEX_INIT(&pool->free_workers_mutex);
 	A_COND_INIT(&pool->free_workers_cond);
 
-	for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->n_workers; ++number) {
+	for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->run->n_workers; ++number) {
 #		define WORKER(_next)	pool->workers[number]._next
 
 		pool->free_workers += 1;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static void _stream_destroy_workers(struct stream_t *stream, struct workers_pool
 		LOG_INFO("Destroying workers ...");
 
 		atomic_store(&pool->workers_stop, true);
-		for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->n_workers; ++number) {
+		for (unsigned number = 0; number < stream->dev->run->n_workers; ++number) {
 #			define WORKER(_next) pool->workers[number]._next
 
 			A_MUTEX_LOCK(&WORKER(has_job_mutex));