diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py
index 67a7f73b67f..589399a6adb 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/server_types.py
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._session_instance = None
         self._base_service_instance = None
         self._context = None
+        self._info_instance = None
         self._docker_config = server_factory.RunningDockerConfig()
 
     def set_as_global(self, as_global=True):
@@ -431,9 +432,10 @@ def info(self):
             ``"server_port"``, ``"server_process_id"``, ``"server_version"`` , ``"os"``
             and ``"path"`` keys.
         """
-        server_info = self._base_service.server_info
-        server_info["path"] = self.ansys_path
-        return server_info
+        if not self._info_instance:
+            self._info_instance = self._base_service.server_info
+            self._info_instance["path"] = self.ansys_path
+        return self._info_instance
 
     def _del_session(self):
         if self._session_instance:
@@ -782,6 +784,7 @@ def _create_shutdown_funcs(self):
 
     def shutdown(self):
         if self.live:
+            _ = self.info # initializing the info variable (giving access to ip and port): this can be required if start_local_server is called afterwards
             if self._remote_instance:
                 self._remote_instance.delete()
             try:
@@ -827,10 +830,7 @@ def ip(self):
         -------
         ip : str
         """
-        try:
-            return self.info["server_ip"]
-        except:
-            return ""
+        return self.info["server_ip"]
 
     @property
     def port(self):
@@ -840,10 +840,7 @@ def port(self):
         -------
         port : int
         """
-        try:
-            return self.info["server_port"]
-        except:
-            return 0
+        return self.info["server_port"]
 
     @property
     def external_ip(self):
@@ -1034,8 +1031,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.live = False
         super().__init__()
-
-        self._info_instance = None
         self._own_process = launch_server
         self._local_server = False
         self._stubs = {}
@@ -1134,10 +1129,7 @@ def ip(self):
         -------
         ip : str
         """
-        try:
-            return self.info["server_ip"]
-        except:
-            return ""
+        return self.info["server_ip"]
 
     @property
     def port(self):
@@ -1147,10 +1139,7 @@ def port(self):
         -------
         port : int
         """
-        try:
-            return self.info["server_port"]
-        except:
-            return 0
+        return self.info["server_port"]
 
     @property
     def external_ip(self):
@@ -1221,14 +1210,15 @@ def local_server(self, val):
 
     def shutdown(self):
         if self._own_process and self.live:
+            _ = self.info # initializing the info variable (giving access to ip and port): this can be required if start_local_server is called afterwards
+            if self._remote_instance:
+                self._remote_instance.delete()
             try:
                 if hasattr(self, "_preparing_shutdown_func"):
                     self._preparing_shutdown_func[0](self._preparing_shutdown_func[1])
             except Exception as e:
                 warnings.warn("couldn't prepare shutdown: " + str(e.args))
 
-            if self._remote_instance:
-                self._remote_instance.delete()
             else:
                 try:
                     if hasattr(self, "_shutdown_func"):
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index a61a52557e7..80e4b8efc2a 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ def test_shutdown_all_session_servers(self, server_config):
         shutdown_all_session_servers()
         assert not has_local_server()
 
+    def test_start_shutdown_start(self, server_config):
+        set_server_configuration(server_config)
+        # print(dpf.core.SERVER_CONFIGURATION)
+        server = start_local_server(timeout=20)
+        server.shutdown()
+        server = start_local_server(timeout=20)
+        assert has_local_server()
+        shutdown_all_session_servers()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("server_config", server_configs)
 class TestServer: