diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index f94d4821..96f61ea9 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ const (
 	clientUDPKeepalivePeriod = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
-func emptyTimer() *time.Timer {
-	t := time.NewTimer(0)
-	<-t.C
-	return t
-}
-
 func isAnyPort(p int) bool {
 	return p == 0 || p == 1
 }
diff --git a/emptytimer.go b/emptytimer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1e495ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emptytimer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package gortsplib
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+func emptyTimer() *time.Timer {
+	t := time.NewTimer(0)
+	<-t.C
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/serversession.go b/serversession.go
index 806d28b2..b2178e3b 100644
--- a/serversession.go
+++ b/serversession.go
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ type ServerSession struct {
 	tcpConn                 *ServerConn                   // tcp
 	announcedTracks         []ServerSessionAnnouncedTrack // publish
 	udpLastFrameTime        *int64                        // publish, udp
+	checkStreamTimer        *time.Timer
+	receiverReportTimer     *time.Timer
 
 	// in
 	request    chan sessionRequestReq
@@ -186,15 +188,17 @@ func newServerSession(
 	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(s.ctx)
 
 	ss := &ServerSession{
-		s:               s,
-		secretID:        secretID,
-		author:          author,
-		ctx:             ctx,
-		ctxCancel:       ctxCancel,
-		conns:           make(map[*ServerConn]struct{}),
-		lastRequestTime: time.Now(),
-		request:         make(chan sessionRequestReq),
-		connRemove:      make(chan *ServerConn),
+		s:                   s,
+		secretID:            secretID,
+		author:              author,
+		ctx:                 ctx,
+		ctxCancel:           ctxCancel,
+		conns:               make(map[*ServerConn]struct{}),
+		lastRequestTime:     time.Now(),
+		checkStreamTimer:    emptyTimer(),
+		receiverReportTimer: emptyTimer(),
+		request:             make(chan sessionRequestReq),
+		connRemove:          make(chan *ServerConn),
 	}
 
 	s.wg.Add(1)
@@ -254,12 +258,6 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) run() {
 	}
 
 	err := func() error {
-		checkTimeoutTicker := time.NewTicker(serverSessionCheckStreamPeriod)
-		defer checkTimeoutTicker.Stop()
-
-		receiverReportTicker := time.NewTicker(ss.s.receiverReportPeriod)
-		defer receiverReportTicker.Stop()
-
 		for {
 			select {
 			case req := <-ss.request:
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) run() {
 					}
 				}
 
-			case <-checkTimeoutTicker.C:
+			case <-ss.checkStreamTimer.C:
 				switch {
 				// in case of RECORD and UDP, timeout happens when no RTP or RTCP packets are being received
 				case ss.state == ServerSessionStatePublish && (*ss.setuppedTransport == TransportUDP ||
@@ -331,17 +329,17 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) run() {
 					// in case of TCP, there's no timeout until all associated connections are closed
 				}
 
-			case <-receiverReportTicker.C:
-				if ss.state != ServerSessionStatePublish {
-					continue
-				}
+				ss.checkStreamTimer = time.NewTimer(serverSessionCheckStreamPeriod)
 
+			case <-ss.receiverReportTimer.C:
 				now := time.Now()
 				for trackID, track := range ss.announcedTracks {
 					r := track.rtcpReceiver.Report(now)
 					ss.WritePacketRTCP(trackID, r)
 				}
 
+				ss.receiverReportTimer = time.NewTimer(ss.s.receiverReportPeriod)
+
 			case <-ss.ctx.Done():
 				return liberrors.ErrServerTerminated{}
 			}
@@ -812,6 +810,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequest(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (*base
 		}
 
 		ss.state = ServerSessionStateRead
+		ss.checkStreamTimer = time.NewTimer(serverSessionCheckStreamPeriod)
 
 		if *ss.setuppedTransport == TransportTCP {
 			ss.tcpConn = sc
@@ -930,6 +929,8 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequest(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (*base
 		}
 
 		ss.state = ServerSessionStatePublish
+		ss.checkStreamTimer = time.NewTimer(serverSessionCheckStreamPeriod)
+		ss.receiverReportTimer = time.NewTimer(ss.s.receiverReportPeriod)
 
 		switch *ss.setuppedTransport {
 		case TransportUDP:
@@ -994,6 +995,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequest(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (*base
 			ss.setuppedStream.readerSetInactive(ss)
 
 			ss.state = ServerSessionStatePreRead
+			ss.checkStreamTimer = emptyTimer()
 			ss.tcpConn = nil
 
 			switch *ss.setuppedTransport {
@@ -1008,6 +1010,8 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequest(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (*base
 
 		case ServerSessionStatePublish:
 			ss.state = ServerSessionStatePrePublish
+			ss.checkStreamTimer = emptyTimer()
+			ss.receiverReportTimer = emptyTimer()
 			ss.tcpConn = nil
 
 			switch *ss.setuppedTransport {