diff --git a/irctest/controllers/unrealircd.py b/irctest/controllers/unrealircd.py
index 53da8ba..8d7e643 100644
--- a/irctest/controllers/unrealircd.py
+++ b/irctest/controllers/unrealircd.py
@@ -223,44 +223,44 @@ class UnrealircdController(BaseServerController, DirectoryBasedController):
 
         password_field = 'password "{}";'.format(password) if password else ""
 
-        with _STARTSTOP_LOCK():
-            (services_hostname, services_port) = self.get_hostname_and_port()
-            (unused_hostname, unused_port) = self.get_hostname_and_port()
+        (services_hostname, services_port) = self.get_hostname_and_port()
+        (unused_hostname, unused_port) = self.get_hostname_and_port()
 
-            self.gen_ssl()
-            if ssl:
-                (tls_hostname, tls_port) = (hostname, port)
-                (hostname, port) = (unused_hostname, unused_port)
-            else:
-                # Unreal refuses to start without TLS enabled
-                (tls_hostname, tls_port) = (unused_hostname, unused_port)
+        self.gen_ssl()
+        if ssl:
+            (tls_hostname, tls_port) = (hostname, port)
+            (hostname, port) = (unused_hostname, unused_port)
+        else:
+            # Unreal refuses to start without TLS enabled
+            (tls_hostname, tls_port) = (unused_hostname, unused_port)
 
-            assert self.directory
+        assert self.directory
 
-            with self.open_file("unrealircd.conf") as fd:
-                fd.write(
-                    TEMPLATE_CONFIG.format(
-                        hostname=hostname,
-                        port=port,
-                        services_hostname=services_hostname,
-                        services_port=services_port,
-                        tls_hostname=tls_hostname,
-                        tls_port=tls_port,
-                        password_field=password_field,
-                        key_path=self.key_path,
-                        pem_path=self.pem_path,
-                        empty_file=self.directory / "empty.txt",
-                        set_v6only=set_v6only,
-                        extras=extras,
-                    )
+        with self.open_file("unrealircd.conf") as fd:
+            fd.write(
+                TEMPLATE_CONFIG.format(
+                    hostname=hostname,
+                    port=port,
+                    services_hostname=services_hostname,
+                    services_port=services_port,
+                    tls_hostname=tls_hostname,
+                    tls_port=tls_port,
+                    password_field=password_field,
+                    key_path=self.key_path,
+                    pem_path=self.pem_path,
+                    empty_file=self.directory / "empty.txt",
+                    set_v6only=set_v6only,
+                    extras=extras,
                 )
+            )
 
-            if faketime and shutil.which("faketime"):
-                faketime_cmd = ["faketime", "-f", faketime]
-                self.faketime_enabled = True
-            else:
-                faketime_cmd = []
+        if faketime and shutil.which("faketime"):
+            faketime_cmd = ["faketime", "-f", faketime]
+            self.faketime_enabled = True
+        else:
+            faketime_cmd = []
 
+        with _STARTSTOP_LOCK():
             self.proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 [
                     *faketime_cmd,