diff --git a/src/gui/windows/invite.zig b/src/gui/windows/invite.zig
index 47487cfa..008ba618 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/invite.zig
+++ b/src/gui/windows/invite.zig
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ fn discoverIpAddress() void {
 }
 
 fn discoverIpAddressFromNewThread() void {
-	var sta = main.heap.StackAllocator.init(main.globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-	defer sta.deinit();
-	main.stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+	main.initThreadLocals();
+	defer main.deinitThreadLocals();
 
 	discoverIpAddress();
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/windows/multiplayer.zig b/src/gui/windows/multiplayer.zig
index cc0fe2d0..155ebff2 100644
--- a/src/gui/windows/multiplayer.zig
+++ b/src/gui/windows/multiplayer.zig
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ fn discoverIpAddress() void {
 }
 
 fn discoverIpAddressFromNewThread() void {
-	var sta = main.heap.StackAllocator.init(main.globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-	defer sta.deinit();
-	main.stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+	main.initThreadLocals();
+	defer main.deinitThreadLocals();
 
 	discoverIpAddress();
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 436dbe63..7818ca8b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -42,11 +42,22 @@ const Vec3d = vec.Vec3d;
 
 pub threadlocal var stackAllocator: heap.NeverFailingAllocator = undefined;
 pub threadlocal var seed: u64 = undefined;
+threadlocal var stackAllocatorBase: heap.StackAllocator = undefined;
 var global_gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{.thread_safe = true}){};
 var handled_gpa = heap.ErrorHandlingAllocator.init(global_gpa.allocator());
 pub const globalAllocator: heap.NeverFailingAllocator = handled_gpa.allocator();
 pub var threadPool: *utils.ThreadPool = undefined;
 
+pub fn initThreadLocals() void {
+	seed = @bitCast(@as(i64, @truncate(std.time.nanoTimestamp())));
+	stackAllocatorBase = heap.StackAllocator.init(globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
+	stackAllocator = stackAllocatorBase.allocator();
+}
+
+pub fn deinitThreadLocals() void {
+	stackAllocatorBase.deinit();
+}
+
 fn cacheStringImpl(comptime len: usize, comptime str: [len]u8) []const u8 {
 	return str[0..len];
 }
@@ -522,13 +533,11 @@ pub fn convertJsonToZon(jsonPath: []const u8) void { // TODO: Remove after #480
 }
 
 pub fn main() void { // MARK: main()
-	seed = @bitCast(std.time.milliTimestamp());
 	defer if(global_gpa.deinit() == .leak) {
 		std.log.err("Memory leak", .{});
 	};
-	var sta = heap.StackAllocator.init(globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-	defer sta.deinit();
-	stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+	initThreadLocals();
+	defer deinitThreadLocals();
 
 	initLogging();
 	defer deinitLogging();
diff --git a/src/network.zig b/src/network.zig
index 94375bc6..6500eb41 100644
--- a/src/network.zig
+++ b/src/network.zig
@@ -559,9 +559,8 @@ pub const ConnectionManager = struct { // MARK: ConnectionManager
 
 	pub fn run(self: *ConnectionManager) void {
 		self.threadId = std.Thread.getCurrentId();
-		var sta = main.heap.StackAllocator.init(main.globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-		defer sta.deinit();
-		main.stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+		main.initThreadLocals();
+		defer main.deinitThreadLocals();
 
 		var lastTime: i64 = @truncate(std.time.nanoTimestamp());
 		while(self.running.load(.monotonic)) {
diff --git a/src/server/server.zig b/src/server/server.zig
index 03964c0c..fdc6dac5 100644
--- a/src/server/server.zig
+++ b/src/server/server.zig
@@ -432,9 +432,8 @@ fn update() void { // MARK: update()
 }
 
 pub fn start(name: []const u8, port: ?u16) void {
-	var sta = main.heap.StackAllocator.init(main.globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-	defer sta.deinit();
-	main.stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+	main.initThreadLocals();
+	defer main.deinitThreadLocals();
 	std.debug.assert(!running.load(.monotonic)); // There can only be one server.
 	init(name, port);
 	defer deinit();
diff --git a/src/utils.zig b/src/utils.zig
index 933b00e5..b72cb9c3 100644
--- a/src/utils.zig
+++ b/src/utils.zig
@@ -716,10 +716,8 @@ pub const ThreadPool = struct { // MARK: ThreadPool
 	}
 
 	fn run(self: *ThreadPool, id: usize) void {
-		// In case any of the tasks wants to allocate memory:
-		var sta = main.heap.StackAllocator.init(main.globalAllocator, 1 << 23);
-		defer sta.deinit();
-		main.stackAllocator = sta.allocator();
+		main.initThreadLocals();
+		defer main.deinitThreadLocals();
 
 		var lastUpdate = std.time.milliTimestamp();
 		while(true) {