diff --git a/memhttp.go b/memhttp.go
index c1cd520..ac02ee0 100644
--- a/memhttp.go
+++ b/memhttp.go
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	certificate    *x509.Certificate // for client
 	url            string
 	disableHTTP2   bool
-	serveErr       chan error
+	serveWG        sync.WaitGroup
+	serveErr       error
 	cleanupContext func() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc)
 }
 
@@ -62,24 +63,26 @@ func New(handler http.Handler, opts ...Option) (*Server, error) {
 		lis = tls.NewListener(mlis, server.TLSConfig)
 	}
 
-	serveErr := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		serveErr <- server.Serve(lis)
-	}()
-
 	scheme := "https://"
 	if cfg.DisableTLS {
 		scheme = "http://"
 	}
-	return &Server{
+	s := &Server{
 		server:         server,
 		listener:       mlis,
 		certificate:    clientCert,
 		url:            scheme + mlis.Addr().String(),
 		disableHTTP2:   cfg.DisableHTTP2,
-		serveErr:       serveErr,
 		cleanupContext: cfg.CleanupContext,
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	s.serveWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer s.serveWG.Done()
+		s.serveErr = s.server.Serve(lis)
+	}()
+
+	return s, nil
 }
 
 // Transport returns an [http.Transport] configured to use in-memory pipes
@@ -153,8 +156,10 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterOnShutdown(f func()) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) listenErr() error {
-	if err := <-s.serveErr; err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
-		return err
+	s.serveWG.Wait()
+
+	if !errors.Is(s.serveErr, http.ErrServerClosed) {
+		return s.serveErr
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/memhttp_test.go b/memhttp_test.go
index fc204e5..cea58a7 100644
--- a/memhttp_test.go
+++ b/memhttp_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ func TestRegisterOnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	srv, err := memhttp.New(&greeter{})
+	attest.Ok(t, err)
+	err = srv.Close()
+	attest.Ok(t, err)
+	err = srv.Close()
+	attest.Ok(t, err)
+	err = srv.Shutdown(context.Background())
+	attest.Ok(t, err)
+	err = srv.Cleanup()
+	attest.Ok(t, err)
+}
+
 func Example() {
 	hello := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		io.WriteString(w, "Hello, world!")