diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
index fe1c9e2..d036341 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/net/Client.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.event.*;
 import envoy.util.*;
 
-import envoy.client.data.*;
+import envoy.client.data.ClientConfig;
 import envoy.client.event.EnvoyCloseEvent;
 
 /**
@@ -55,13 +55,12 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 	 * the handshake does exceed this time limit, an exception is thrown.
 	 *
 	 * @param credentials the login credentials of the user
-	 * @param cacheMap    the map of all caches needed
 	 * @throws TimeoutException     if the server could not be reached
 	 * @throws IOException          if the login credentials could not be written
 	 * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted while waiting for the
 	 *                              handshake response
 	 */
-	public void performHandshake(LoginCredentials credentials, CacheMap cacheMap)
+	public void performHandshake(LoginCredentials credentials)
 		throws TimeoutException, IOException, InterruptedException {
 		if (online)
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Handshake has already been performed successfully");
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 		// Register user creation processor, contact list processor, message cache and
 		// authentication token
 		receiver.registerProcessor(User.class, sender -> this.sender = sender);
-		receiver.registerProcessors(cacheMap.getMap());
 
 		// Start receiver
 		receiver.start();
@@ -101,42 +99,18 @@ public final class Client implements EventListener, Closeable {
 
 			if (System.currentTimeMillis() - start > 5000) {
 				rejected = true;
+				socket.close();
+				receiver.removeAllProcessors();
 				throw new TimeoutException("Did not log in after 5 seconds");
 			}
 			Thread.sleep(500);
 		}
 
-		online = true;
-		logger.log(Level.INFO, "Handshake completed.");
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Initializes the {@link Receiver} used to process data sent from the server to this client.
-	 *
-	 * @param localDB  the local database used to persist the current {@link IDGenerator}
-	 * @param cacheMap the map of all caches needed
-	 * @throws IOException if no {@link IDGenerator} is present and none could be requested from the
-	 *                     server
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-alpha
-	 */
-	public void initReceiver(LocalDB localDB, CacheMap cacheMap) throws IOException {
-		checkOnline();
-
-		// Remove all processors as they are only used during the handshake
+		// Remove handshake specific processors
 		receiver.removeAllProcessors();
 
-		// Relay cached messages and message status changes
-		cacheMap.get(Message.class).setProcessor(eventBus::dispatch);
-		cacheMap.get(GroupMessage.class).setProcessor(eventBus::dispatch);
-		cacheMap.get(MessageStatusChange.class).setProcessor(eventBus::dispatch);
-		cacheMap.get(GroupMessageStatusChange.class).setProcessor(eventBus::dispatch);
-
-		// Request a generator if none is present or the existing one is consumed
-		if (!localDB.hasIDGenerator() || !localDB.getIDGenerator().hasNext())
-			requestIDGenerator();
-
-		// Relay caches
-		cacheMap.getMap().values().forEach(Cache::relay);
+		online = true;
+		logger.log(Level.INFO, "Handshake completed.");
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
index ddbe0ef..08a0a95 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.data.User.UserStatus;
-import envoy.event.*;
+import envoy.event.UserStatusChange;
 import envoy.exception.EnvoyException;
 import envoy.util.EnvoyLog;
 
@@ -115,21 +115,20 @@ public final class Startup extends Application {
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
 	public static boolean performHandshake(LoginCredentials credentials) {
-		final var cacheMap = new CacheMap();
-		cacheMap.put(Message.class, new Cache<Message>());
-		cacheMap.put(GroupMessage.class, new Cache<GroupMessage>());
-		cacheMap.put(MessageStatusChange.class, new Cache<MessageStatusChange>());
-		cacheMap.put(GroupMessageStatusChange.class, new Cache<GroupMessageStatusChange>());
 		final var originalStatus =
 			localDB.getUser() == null ? UserStatus.ONLINE : localDB.getUser().getStatus();
 		try {
-			client.performHandshake(credentials, cacheMap);
+			client.performHandshake(credentials);
 			if (client.isOnline()) {
 
 				// Restore the original status as the server automatically returns status ONLINE
 				client.getSender().setStatus(originalStatus);
 				loadChatScene();
-				client.initReceiver(localDB, cacheMap);
+
+				// Request an ID generator if none is present or the existing one is consumed
+				if (!localDB.hasIDGenerator() || !localDB.getIDGenerator().hasNext())
+					client.requestIDGenerator();
+
 				return true;
 			} else
 				return false;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/envoy/server/processors/LoginCredentialProcessor.java b/server/src/main/java/envoy/server/processors/LoginCredentialProcessor.java
index 3000db9..0ced984 100755
--- a/server/src/main/java/envoy/server/processors/LoginCredentialProcessor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/envoy/server/processors/LoginCredentialProcessor.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 		// Cache this write proxy for user-independent notifications
 		UserStatusChangeProcessor.setWriteProxy(writeProxy);
 
+		// Check for compatible versions
 		if (!VersionUtil.verifyCompatibility(credentials.getClientVersion())) {
 			logger.info("The client has the wrong version.");
 			writeProxy.write(socketID, new HandshakeRejection(WRONG_VERSION));
@@ -70,10 +71,10 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 						writeProxy.write(socketID, new HandshakeRejection(INVALID_TOKEN));
 						return;
 					}
-				} else
+				} else if (!PasswordUtil.validate(credentials.getPassword(),
+					user.getPasswordHash())) {
 
-				// Check the password hash
-				if (!PasswordUtil.validate(credentials.getPassword(), user.getPasswordHash())) {
+					// Check the password hash
 					logger.info(user + " has entered the wrong password.");
 					writeProxy.write(socketID, new HandshakeRejection(WRONG_PASSWORD_OR_USER));
 					return;
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 				writeProxy.write(socketID, new HandshakeRejection(USERNAME_TAKEN));
 				return;
 			} catch (final NoResultException e) {
-				// Creation of a new user
+
+				// Create a new user
 				user = new User();
 				user.setName(credentials.getIdentifier());
 				user.setLastSeen(Instant.now());
@@ -138,6 +140,15 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 			persistenceManager.updateContact(user);
 			writeProxy.write(socketID, new NewAuthToken(token));
 		}
+
+		// Notify the user if a contact deletion has happened since he last logged in
+		if (user.getLatestContactDeletion().isAfter(user.getLastSeen()))
+			writeProxy.write(socketID, new ContactsChangedSinceLastLogin());
+
+		// Complete the handshake
+		writeProxy.write(socketID, user.toCommon());
+
+		// Send pending (group) messages and status changes
 		final var pendingMessages =
 			PersistenceManager.getInstance().getPendingMessages(user, credentials.getLastSync());
 		pendingMessages.removeIf(GroupMessage.class::isInstance);
@@ -162,8 +173,9 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 					writeProxy.write(connectionManager.getSocketID(msg.getSender().getID()),
 						new MessageStatusChange(msgCommon));
 				}
-			} else
+			} else {
 				writeProxy.write(socketID, new MessageStatusChange(msgCommon));
+			}
 		}
 
 		final List<GroupMessage> pendingGroupMessages = PersistenceManager.getInstance()
@@ -197,10 +209,11 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 					}
 
 					PersistenceManager.getInstance().updateMessage(gmsg);
-				} else
+				} else {
 
 					// Just send the message without updating if it was received in the past
 					writeProxy.write(socketID, gmsgCommon);
+				}
 			} else {
 
 				// Sending group message status changes
@@ -220,11 +233,5 @@ public final class LoginCredentialProcessor implements ObjectProcessor<LoginCred
 					writeProxy.write(socketID, new MessageStatusChange(gmsgCommon));
 			}
 		}
-		// Notify the user if a contact deletion has happened since he last logged in
-		if (user.getLatestContactDeletion().isAfter(user.getLastSeen()))
-			writeProxy.write(socketID, new ContactsChangedSinceLastLogin());
-
-		// Complete the handshake
-		writeProxy.write(socketID, user.toCommon());
 	}
 }