diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index f2c45a51..e0e3d551 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ func newClient(p *program, nconn net.Conn) *client {
 func (c *client) close() {
 	delete(c.p.clients, c)
 
-	atomic.AddInt64(&c.p.countClients, -1)
+	atomic.AddInt64(c.p.countClients, -1)
 
 	switch c.state {
 	case clientStatePlay:
-		atomic.AddInt64(&c.p.countReaders, -1)
+		atomic.AddInt64(c.p.countReaders, -1)
 		c.p.readersMap.remove(c)
 
 	case clientStateRecord:
-		atomic.AddInt64(&c.p.countPublishers, -1)
+		atomic.AddInt64(c.p.countPublishers, -1)
 
 		if c.streamProtocol == gortsplib.StreamProtocolUDP {
 			for _, track := range c.streamTracks {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e347b281..1cc7639c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,22 +20,24 @@ const (
 )
 
 type program struct {
-	conf                *conf
-	logHandler          *logHandler
-	metrics             *metrics
-	pprof               *pprof
-	paths               map[string]*path
-	serverRtp           *serverUDP
-	serverRtcp          *serverUDP
-	serverRtsp          *serverTCP
-	clients             map[*client]struct{}
-	udpPublishersMap    *udpPublishersMap
-	readersMap          *readersMap
-	countClients        int64
-	countPublishers     int64
-	countReaders        int64
-	countProxies        int64
-	countProxiesRunning int64
+	conf             *conf
+	logHandler       *logHandler
+	metrics          *metrics
+	pprof            *pprof
+	paths            map[string]*path
+	serverRtp        *serverUDP
+	serverRtcp       *serverUDP
+	serverRtsp       *serverTCP
+	clients          map[*client]struct{}
+	udpPublishersMap *udpPublishersMap
+	readersMap       *readersMap
+	// use pointers to avoid a crash on 32bit platforms
+	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/9959
+	countClients        *int64
+	countPublishers     *int64
+	countReaders        *int64
+	countProxies        *int64
+	countProxiesRunning *int64
 
 	clientNew       chan net.Conn
 	clientClose     chan *client
@@ -81,17 +83,37 @@ func newProgram(args []string, stdin io.Reader) (*program, error) {
 		clients:          make(map[*client]struct{}),
 		udpPublishersMap: newUdpPublisherMap(),
 		readersMap:       newReadersMap(),
-		clientNew:        make(chan net.Conn),
-		clientClose:      make(chan *client),
-		clientDescribe:   make(chan clientDescribeReq),
-		clientAnnounce:   make(chan clientAnnounceReq),
-		clientSetupPlay:  make(chan clientSetupPlayReq),
-		clientPlay:       make(chan *client),
-		clientRecord:     make(chan *client),
-		proxyReady:       make(chan *proxy),
-		proxyNotReady:    make(chan *proxy),
-		terminate:        make(chan struct{}),
-		done:             make(chan struct{}),
+		countClients: func() *int64 {
+			v := int64(0)
+			return &v
+		}(),
+		countPublishers: func() *int64 {
+			v := int64(0)
+			return &v
+		}(),
+		countReaders: func() *int64 {
+			v := int64(0)
+			return &v
+		}(),
+		countProxies: func() *int64 {
+			v := int64(0)
+			return &v
+		}(),
+		countProxiesRunning: func() *int64 {
+			v := int64(0)
+			return &v
+		}(),
+		clientNew:       make(chan net.Conn),
+		clientClose:     make(chan *client),
+		clientDescribe:  make(chan clientDescribeReq),
+		clientAnnounce:  make(chan clientAnnounceReq),
+		clientSetupPlay: make(chan clientSetupPlayReq),
+		clientPlay:      make(chan *client),
+		clientRecord:    make(chan *client),
+		proxyReady:      make(chan *proxy),
+		proxyNotReady:   make(chan *proxy),
+		terminate:       make(chan struct{}),
+		done:            make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	p.log("rtsp-simple-server %s", Version)
@@ -139,9 +161,9 @@ func newProgram(args []string, stdin io.Reader) (*program, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *program) log(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	countClients := atomic.LoadInt64(&p.countClients)
-	countPublishers := atomic.LoadInt64(&p.countPublishers)
-	countReaders := atomic.LoadInt64(&p.countReaders)
+	countClients := atomic.LoadInt64(p.countClients)
+	countPublishers := atomic.LoadInt64(p.countPublishers)
+	countReaders := atomic.LoadInt64(p.countReaders)
 
 	log.Printf(fmt.Sprintf("[%d/%d/%d] "+format, append([]interface{}{countClients,
 		countPublishers, countReaders}, args...)...))
@@ -184,7 +206,7 @@ outer:
 		case conn := <-p.clientNew:
 			c := newClient(p, conn)
 			p.clients[c] = struct{}{}
-			atomic.AddInt64(&p.countClients, 1)
+			atomic.AddInt64(p.countClients, 1)
 			c.log("connected")
 
 		case client := <-p.clientClose:
@@ -238,12 +260,12 @@ outer:
 			req.res <- nil
 
 		case client := <-p.clientPlay:
-			atomic.AddInt64(&p.countReaders, 1)
+			atomic.AddInt64(p.countReaders, 1)
 			client.state = clientStatePlay
 			p.readersMap.add(client)
 
 		case client := <-p.clientRecord:
-			atomic.AddInt64(&p.countPublishers, 1)
+			atomic.AddInt64(p.countPublishers, 1)
 			client.state = clientStateRecord
 
 			if client.streamProtocol == gortsplib.StreamProtocolUDP {
diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index 753df7a5..83e64a27 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func (m *metrics) close() {
 func (m *metrics) onMetrics(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano() / 1000000
 
-	countClients := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.p.countClients)
-	countPublishers := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.p.countPublishers)
-	countReaders := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.p.countReaders)
-	countProxies := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.p.countProxies)
-	countProxiesRunning := atomic.LoadInt64(&m.p.countProxiesRunning)
+	countClients := atomic.LoadInt64(m.p.countClients)
+	countPublishers := atomic.LoadInt64(m.p.countPublishers)
+	countReaders := atomic.LoadInt64(m.p.countReaders)
+	countProxies := atomic.LoadInt64(m.p.countProxies)
+	countProxiesRunning := atomic.LoadInt64(m.p.countProxiesRunning)
 
 	out := ""
 	out += fmt.Sprintf("rtsp_clients{state=\"idle\"} %d %v\n",
diff --git a/path.go b/path.go
index 88b3bf17..f00cf16c 100644
--- a/path.go
+++ b/path.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (pa *path) onCheck() {
 		!pa.hasClients() &&
 		time.Since(pa.lastDescribeReq) >= proxyStopAfterDescribeSecs {
 		pa.log("stopping on demand proxy (not requested anymore)")
-		atomic.AddInt64(&pa.p.countProxiesRunning, -1)
+		atomic.AddInt64(pa.p.countProxiesRunning, -1)
 		pa.proxy.state = proxyStateStopped
 		pa.proxy.setState <- pa.proxy.state
 	}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (pa *path) onDescribe(client *client) {
 		if pa.proxy != nil && pa.proxy.state == proxyStateStopped { // start if needed
 			pa.log("starting on demand proxy")
 			pa.lastDescribeActivation = time.Now()
-			atomic.AddInt64(&pa.p.countProxiesRunning, +1)
+			atomic.AddInt64(pa.p.countProxiesRunning, +1)
 			pa.proxy.state = proxyStateRunning
 			pa.proxy.setState <- pa.proxy.state
 		}
diff --git a/proxy.go b/proxy.go
index 53a3e83b..2dcf3f8c 100644
--- a/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy.go
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ func newProxy(p *program, path *path, pathConf *pathConf) *proxy {
 		done:      make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
-	atomic.AddInt64(&p.countProxies, +1)
+	atomic.AddInt64(p.countProxies, +1)
 
 	if pathConf.SourceOnDemand {
 		s.state = proxyStateStopped
 	} else {
 		s.state = proxyStateRunning
-		atomic.AddInt64(&p.countProxiesRunning, +1)
+		atomic.AddInt64(p.countProxiesRunning, +1)
 	}
 
 	return s