diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 51debeb..d5d3635 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "neatvnc.h"
 #include "miniz.h"
+#include "tight.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_TLS
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ struct nvnc_client {
 	bool is_updating;
 	nvnc_client_fn cleanup_fn;
 	z_stream z_stream;
+	struct tight_encoder tight_encoder;
 	size_t buffer_index;
 	size_t buffer_len;
 	uint8_t msg_buffer[MSG_BUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/include/tight.h b/include/tight.h
index b8edc1c..8062782 100644
--- a/include/tight.h
+++ b/include/tight.h
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "miniz.h"
+
 struct vec;
 struct nvnc_client;
 struct nvnc_fb;
 struct pixman_region16;
 
-int tight_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, struct nvnc_client* client,
+struct tight_encoder {
+	z_stream zs[4];
+};
+
+int tight_encoder_init(struct tight_encoder*);
+void tight_encoder_destroy(struct tight_encoder*);
+
+int tight_encode_frame(struct tight_encoder* self, struct vec* dst,
                        const struct nvnc_fb* fb,
                        struct pixman_region16* region);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index b3c1a3d..d1790e8 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static void client_close(struct nvnc_client* client)
 
 	LIST_REMOVE(client, link);
 	stream_destroy(client->net_stream);
+	tight_encoder_destroy(&client->tight_encoder);
 	deflateEnd(&client->z_stream);
 	pixman_region_fini(&client->damage);
 	free(client);
@@ -708,6 +709,9 @@ static void on_connection(void* obj)
 	if (rc != Z_OK)
 		goto deflate_failure;
 
+	if (tight_encoder_init(&client->tight_encoder) < 0)
+		goto tight_failure;
+
 	pixman_region_init(&client->damage);
 
 	struct rcbuf* payload = rcbuf_from_string(RFB_VERSION_MESSAGE);
@@ -725,6 +729,9 @@ static void on_connection(void* obj)
 	return;
 
 payload_failure:
+	tight_encoder_destroy(&client->tight_encoder);
+	pixman_region_fini(&client->damage);
+tight_failure:
 	deflateEnd(&client->z_stream);
 deflate_failure:
 	stream_destroy(client->net_stream);
@@ -859,7 +866,8 @@ void do_client_update_fb(void* work)
 		break;
 #ifdef ENABLE_TIGHT
 	case RFB_ENCODING_TIGHT:
-		tight_encode_frame(&update->frame, client, fb, &update->region);
+		tight_encode_frame(&client->tight_encoder, &update->frame, fb,
+		                   &update->region);
 		break;
 #endif
 	case RFB_ENCODING_ZRLE:
diff --git a/src/tight.c b/src/tight.c
index 7617a79..c8825f5 100644
--- a/src/tight.c
+++ b/src/tight.c
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
 
 #define TIGHT_MAX_WIDTH 2048
 
+int tight_encoder_init(struct tight_encoder* self)
+{
+	// TODO
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void tight_encoder_destroy(struct tight_encoder* self)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
 enum TJPF get_jpeg_pixfmt(uint32_t fourcc)
 {
 	switch (fourcc) {
@@ -64,9 +75,9 @@ static void tight_encode_size(struct vec* dst, size_t size)
 		vec_fast_append_8(dst, (size >> 14) & 0x7f);
 }
 
-int tight_encode_box(struct vec* dst, struct nvnc_client* client,
-                     const struct nvnc_fb* fb, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
-                     uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
+int tight_encode_box_jpeg(struct tight_encoder* self, struct vec* dst,
+                          const struct nvnc_fb* fb, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
+                          uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
 {
 
 	unsigned char* buffer = NULL;
@@ -117,7 +128,14 @@ compress_failure:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int tight_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, struct nvnc_client* client,
+int tight_encode_box(struct tight_encoder* self, struct vec* dst,
+                     const struct nvnc_fb* fb, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
+                     uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
+{
+	return tight_encode_box_jpeg(self, dst, fb, x, y, stride, width, height);
+}
+
+int tight_encode_frame(struct tight_encoder* self, struct vec* dst,
                        const struct nvnc_fb* fb, struct pixman_region16* region)
 {
 	int rc = -1;
@@ -148,7 +166,7 @@ int tight_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, struct nvnc_client* client,
 			int w = MIN(TIGHT_MAX_WIDTH, box_width);
 			box_width -= w;
 
-			rc = tight_encode_box(dst, client, fb, x, y, fb->width,
+			rc = tight_encode_box(self, dst, fb, x, y, fb->width,
 			                      w, box_height);
 			if (rc < 0)
 				return -1;