diff --git a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/AbstractWebServer.java b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/AbstractWebServer.java
index e7ebdc40d..f8ba1e3cf 100644
--- a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/AbstractWebServer.java
+++ b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/AbstractWebServer.java
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractWebServer<T extends WebServerSettings> implements WebServer<T> {
 
-    protected PippoFilter pippoFilter;
+    private PippoFilter pippoFilter;
     protected String pippoFilterPath;
 
-    protected PippoSettings pippoSettings;
+    private Application application;
     private T settings;
 
     protected List<Class<? extends EventListener>> listeners;
@@ -49,13 +49,26 @@ public T getSettings() {
 
     @Override
     public PippoFilter getPippoFilter() {
+        if (pippoFilter == null) {
+            setPippoFilter(createPippoFilter());
+        }
+
         return pippoFilter;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the {@link PippoFilter} instance.
+     * This method call {@link PippoFilter#setApplication(Application)} to end.
+     *
+     * @param pippoFilter
+     * @return
+     */
     @Override
     public WebServer<T> setPippoFilter(PippoFilter pippoFilter) {
         this.pippoFilter = pippoFilter;
 
+        pippoFilter.setApplication(application);
+
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -74,8 +87,8 @@ public WebServer<T> setPippoFilterPath(String pippoFilterPath) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public WebServer<T> init(PippoSettings pippoSettings) {
-        this.pippoSettings = pippoSettings;
+    public WebServer<T> init(Application application) {
+        this.application = application;
 
         return this;
     }
@@ -87,4 +100,26 @@ public WebServer<T> addListener(Class<? extends EventListener> listener) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public Application getApplication() {
+        return application;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Override this method if you want to customize the {@link PippoFilter}.
+     * <p/>
+     * <pre>
+     * protected PippoFilter createPippoFilter() {
+     *     PippoFilter pippoFilter = super.createPippoFilter();
+     *     pippoFilter.setIgnorePaths(Collections.singleton("/favicon.ico"));
+     *
+     *     return pippoFilter;
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    protected PippoFilter createPippoFilter() {
+        return new PippoFilter();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
index 774cb2d80..ee5428563 100644
--- a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
+++ b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/Pippo.java
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import ro.pippo.core.reload.ReloadClassLoader;
+import ro.pippo.core.reload.ReloadWatcher;
 import ro.pippo.core.route.ResourceRouting;
 import ro.pippo.core.route.Route;
 import ro.pippo.core.route.RouteGroup;
-import ro.pippo.core.reload.ReloadWatcher;
-import ro.pippo.core.reload.ReloadClassLoader;
 import ro.pippo.core.util.ServiceLocator;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ public WebServer getServer() {
      */
     public Pippo setServer(WebServer server) {
         this.server = server;
-
-        Application application = getApplication();
-        PippoFilter pippoFilter = createPippoFilter(application);
-        PippoSettings pippoSettings = application.getPippoSettings();
-        this.server.setPippoFilter(pippoFilter).init(pippoSettings);
+        this.server.init(getApplication());
 
         return this;
     }
@@ -151,7 +147,7 @@ public void start(int port) {
 
     public void start() {
         if (running) {
-            log.warn("Server is already started ");
+            log.warn("Server is already started");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -211,28 +207,6 @@ public static Pippo send(final String text) {
         return pippo;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Override this method if you want to customize the PippoFilter.
-     * <p/>
-     * <pre>
-     * protected PippoFilter createPippoFilter(Application application) {
-     *     PippoFilter pippoFilter = super.createPippoFilter(application);
-     *     pippoFilter.setIgnorePaths(Collections.singleton("/favicon.ico"));
-     *
-     *     return pippoFilter;
-     * }
-     * </pre>
-     *
-     * @param application
-     * @return
-     */
-    protected PippoFilter createPippoFilter(Application application) {
-        PippoFilter pippoFilter = new PippoFilter();
-        pippoFilter.setApplication(application);
-
-        return pippoFilter;
-    }
-
     protected void startReloadWatcher() {
         if (reloadWatcher == null) {
             reloadWatcher = createReloadWatcher();
@@ -271,14 +245,7 @@ public void onEvent(ReloadWatcher.Event event, Path dir, Path path) {
     }
 
     private void addShutdownHook() {
-        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                Pippo.this.stop();
-            }
-
-        });
+        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(Pippo.this::stop));
     }
 
     private Application createApplication() {
diff --git a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
index 456de5a6a..0e6a0c6a6 100644
--- a/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
+++ b/pippo-core/src/main/java/ro/pippo/core/WebServer.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public interface WebServer<T extends WebServerSettings> {
      */
     WebServer<T> setPippoFilterPath(String pippoFilterPath);
 
-    WebServer<T> init(PippoSettings pippoSettings);
+    WebServer<T> init(Application application);
 
     void start();
 
diff --git a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-jetty/src/main/java/ro/pippo/jetty/JettyServer.java b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-jetty/src/main/java/ro/pippo/jetty/JettyServer.java
index e519b75a4..9a352a0f6 100644
--- a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-jetty/src/main/java/ro/pippo/jetty/JettyServer.java
+++ b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-jetty/src/main/java/ro/pippo/jetty/JettyServer.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public void stop() {
 
     @Override
     protected JettySettings createDefaultSettings() {
-        return new JettySettings(pippoSettings);
+        return new JettySettings(getApplication().getPippoSettings());
     }
 
     protected void internalStart() {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ protected ServletContextHandler createPippoHandler() {
         handler.setContextPath(getSettings().getContextPath());
 
         // inject application as context attribute
-        handler.setAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, pippoFilter.getApplication());
+        handler.setAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, getApplication());
 
         // add pippo filter
         addPippoFilter(handler);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ protected ServletContextHandler createPippoHandler() {
     }
 
     private MultipartConfigElement createMultipartConfigElement() {
-        Application application = pippoFilter.getApplication();
+        Application application = getApplication();
         String location = application.getUploadLocation();
         long maxFileSize = application.getMaximumUploadSize();
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ private void addPippoFilter(ServletContextHandler handler) {
 
         EnumSet<DispatcherType> dispatches = EnumSet.of(DispatcherType.REQUEST, DispatcherType.ERROR);
 
-        FilterHolder pippoFilterHolder = new FilterHolder(pippoFilter);
+        FilterHolder pippoFilterHolder = new FilterHolder(getPippoFilter());
         handler.addFilter(pippoFilterHolder, pippoFilterPath, dispatches);
         log.debug("Using pippo filter for path '{}'", pippoFilterPath);
     }
diff --git a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tjws/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tjws/TjwsServer.java b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tjws/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tjws/TjwsServer.java
index 22eed000c..b8c137d0b 100644
--- a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tjws/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tjws/TjwsServer.java
+++ b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tjws/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tjws/TjwsServer.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public WebServer<WebServerSettings> addListener(Class<? extends EventListener> l
 
     @Override
     protected WebServerSettings createDefaultSettings() {
-        return new WebServerSettings(pippoSettings);
+        return new WebServerSettings(getApplication().getPippoSettings());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tomcat/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tomcat/TomcatServer.java b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tomcat/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tomcat/TomcatServer.java
index d4348be85..2c843d8f2 100644
--- a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tomcat/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tomcat/TomcatServer.java
+++ b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-tomcat/src/main/java/ro/pippo/tomcat/TomcatServer.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import ro.pippo.core.AbstractWebServer;
-import ro.pippo.core.Application;
-import ro.pippo.core.PippoFilter;
 import ro.pippo.core.PippoRuntimeException;
 import ro.pippo.core.PippoServlet;
 import ro.pippo.core.PippoServletContextListener;
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ public class TomcatServer extends AbstractWebServer<TomcatSettings> {
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TomcatServer.class);
 
-    private Application application;
     private Tomcat tomcat;
 
     private final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
@@ -73,18 +70,9 @@ public void stop() {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public WebServer setPippoFilter(PippoFilter pippoFilter) {
-        super.setPippoFilter(pippoFilter);
-
-        application = pippoFilter.getApplication();
-
-        return this;
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected TomcatSettings createDefaultSettings() {
-        return new TomcatSettings(pippoSettings);
+        return new TomcatSettings(getApplication().getPippoSettings());
     }
 
     protected void internalStart() {
@@ -105,7 +93,7 @@ protected void internalStart() {
         Context context = tomcat.addContext(getSettings().getContextPath(), docBase.getAbsolutePath());
         context.setAllowCasualMultipartParsing(true);
         PippoServlet pippoServlet = new PippoServlet();
-        pippoServlet.setApplication(application);
+        pippoServlet.setApplication(getApplication());
 
         Wrapper wrapper = context.createWrapper();
         String name = "pippoServlet";
@@ -117,7 +105,7 @@ protected void internalStart() {
         context.addServletMapping(pippoFilterPath, name);
 
         // inject application as context attribute
-        context.getServletContext().setAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, application);
+        context.getServletContext().setAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, getApplication());
 
         // add initializers
         context.addApplicationListener(PippoServletContextListener.class.getName());
diff --git a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-undertow/src/main/java/ro/pippo/undertow/UndertowServer.java b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-undertow/src/main/java/ro/pippo/undertow/UndertowServer.java
index c22a79226..7682ccffb 100644
--- a/pippo-server-parent/pippo-undertow/src/main/java/ro/pippo/undertow/UndertowServer.java
+++ b/pippo-server-parent/pippo-undertow/src/main/java/ro/pippo/undertow/UndertowServer.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public void stop() {
 
     @Override
     protected UndertowSettings createDefaultSettings() {
-        return new UndertowSettings(pippoSettings);
+        return new UndertowSettings(getApplication().getPippoSettings());
     }
 
     protected Undertow createServer(HttpHandler contextHandler) {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ protected DeploymentManager createPippoDeploymentManager() throws ServletExcepti
         info.setIgnoreFlush(true);
 
         // inject application as context attribute
-        info.addServletContextAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, pippoFilter.getApplication());
+        info.addServletContextAttribute(PIPPO_APPLICATION, getApplication());
 
         // add pippo filter
         addPippoFilter(info);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ protected DeploymentManager createPippoDeploymentManager() throws ServletExcepti
     }
 
     private MultipartConfigElement createMultipartConfigElement() {
-        Application application = pippoFilter.getApplication();
+        Application application = getApplication();
         String location = application.getUploadLocation();
         long maxFileSize = application.getMaximumUploadSize();
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ private void addPippoFilter(DeploymentInfo info) {
             pippoFilterPath = "/*"; // default value
         }
 
-        info.addFilter(new FilterInfo("PippoFilter", PippoFilter.class, new ImmediateInstanceFactory<>(pippoFilter)));
+        info.addFilter(new FilterInfo("PippoFilter", PippoFilter.class, new ImmediateInstanceFactory<>(getPippoFilter())));
         info.addFilterUrlMapping("PippoFilter", pippoFilterPath, DispatcherType.REQUEST);
         log.debug("Using pippo filter for path '{}'", pippoFilterPath);
     }