diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index 31dc8332..27d1cbeb 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -170,87 +170,96 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+type ClientStreamResult =
+    Result<std::pin::Pin<Box<tokio_openssl::SslStream<tokio::net::TcpStream>>>, Error>;
+const MAX_PENDING_ACCEPTS: usize = 1024;
+
 fn accept_connections(
     listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
     acceptor: Arc<openssl::ssl::SslAcceptor>,
     debug: bool,
-) -> tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Result<std::pin::Pin<Box<tokio_openssl::SslStream<tokio::net::TcpStream>>>, Error>> {
-
-    const MAX_PENDING_ACCEPTS: usize = 1024;
+) -> tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<ClientStreamResult> {
 
     let (sender, receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(MAX_PENDING_ACCEPTS);
 
-    let accept_counter = Arc::new(());
-
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        loop {
-            match listener.accept().await {
-                Err(err) => {
-                    eprintln!("error accepting tcp connection: {}", err);
-                }
-                Ok((sock, _addr)) =>  {
-                    sock.set_nodelay(true).unwrap();
-                    let _ = set_tcp_keepalive(sock.as_raw_fd(), PROXMOX_BACKUP_TCP_KEEPALIVE_TIME);
-                    let acceptor = Arc::clone(&acceptor);
-
-                    let ssl = match openssl::ssl::Ssl::new(acceptor.context()) {
-                        Ok(ssl) => ssl,
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            eprintln!("failed to create Ssl object from Acceptor context - {}", err);
-                            continue;
-                        },
-                    };
-                    let stream = match tokio_openssl::SslStream::new(ssl, sock) {
-                        Ok(stream) => stream,
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            eprintln!("failed to create SslStream using ssl and connection socket - {}", err);
-                            continue;
-                        },
-                    };
-
-                    let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
-                    let sender = sender.clone();
-
-                    if Arc::strong_count(&accept_counter) > MAX_PENDING_ACCEPTS {
-                        eprintln!("connection rejected - to many open connections");
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    let accept_counter = accept_counter.clone();
-                    tokio::spawn(async move {
-                        let accept_future = tokio::time::timeout(
-                            Duration::new(10, 0), stream.as_mut().accept());
-
-                        let result = accept_future.await;
-
-                        match result {
-                            Ok(Ok(())) => {
-                                if sender.send(Ok(stream)).await.is_err() && debug {
-                                    eprintln!("detect closed connection channel");
-                                }
-                            }
-                            Ok(Err(err)) => {
-                                if debug {
-                                    eprintln!("https handshake failed - {}", err);
-                                }
-                            }
-                            Err(_) => {
-                                if debug {
-                                    eprintln!("https handshake timeout");
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        drop(accept_counter); // decrease reference count
-                    });
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    });
+    tokio::spawn(accept_connection(listener, acceptor, debug, sender));
 
     receiver
 }
 
+async fn accept_connection(
+    listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
+    acceptor: Arc<openssl::ssl::SslAcceptor>,
+    debug: bool,
+    sender: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<ClientStreamResult>,
+) {
+    let accept_counter = Arc::new(());
+
+    loop {
+        match listener.accept().await {
+            Err(err) => {
+                eprintln!("error accepting tcp connection: {}", err);
+            }
+            Ok((sock, _addr)) =>  {
+                sock.set_nodelay(true).unwrap();
+                let _ = set_tcp_keepalive(sock.as_raw_fd(), PROXMOX_BACKUP_TCP_KEEPALIVE_TIME);
+                let acceptor = Arc::clone(&acceptor);
+
+                let ssl = match openssl::ssl::Ssl::new(acceptor.context()) {
+                    Ok(ssl) => ssl,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        eprintln!("failed to create Ssl object from Acceptor context - {}", err);
+                        continue;
+                    },
+                };
+                let stream = match tokio_openssl::SslStream::new(ssl, sock) {
+                    Ok(stream) => stream,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        eprintln!("failed to create SslStream using ssl and connection socket - {}", err);
+                        continue;
+                    },
+                };
+
+                let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
+                let sender = sender.clone();
+
+                if Arc::strong_count(&accept_counter) > MAX_PENDING_ACCEPTS {
+                    eprintln!("connection rejected - to many open connections");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let accept_counter = accept_counter.clone();
+                tokio::spawn(async move {
+                    let accept_future = tokio::time::timeout(
+                        Duration::new(10, 0), stream.as_mut().accept());
+
+                    let result = accept_future.await;
+
+                    match result {
+                        Ok(Ok(())) => {
+                            if sender.send(Ok(stream)).await.is_err() && debug {
+                                eprintln!("detect closed connection channel");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Ok(Err(err)) => {
+                            if debug {
+                                eprintln!("https handshake failed - {}", err);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            if debug {
+                                eprintln!("https handshake timeout");
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    drop(accept_counter); // decrease reference count
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn start_stat_generator() {
     let abort_future = server::shutdown_future();
     let future = Box::pin(run_stat_generator());