diff --git a/rtmp/session.go b/rtmp/session.go
index fe548e75..bd2a9e6d 100644
--- a/rtmp/session.go
+++ b/rtmp/session.go
@@ -78,9 +78,19 @@ const (
 // NewSession returns a new Session.
 func NewSession(url string, timeout uint, log Log) *Session {
 	return &Session{
-		url:     url,
-		timeout: timeout,
-		log:     log,
+		url:          url,
+		inChunkSize:  128,
+		outChunkSize: 128,
+		clientBW:     2500000,
+		clientBW2:    2,
+		serverBW:     2500000,
+		audioCodecs:  3191.0,
+		videoCodecs:  252.0,
+		log:          log,
+		link: link{
+			timeout: timeout,
+			swfAge:  30,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +109,6 @@ func (s *Session) Open() error {
 // start does the heavylifting for Open().
 func (s *Session) start() error {
 	s.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"Session.start")
-	s.init()
 	err := setupURL(s, s.url)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.close()
@@ -121,20 +130,6 @@ func (s *Session) start() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// init initializes various RTMP defauls.
-// ToDo: define consts for the magic numbers.
-func (s *Session) init() {
-	s.inChunkSize = RTMP_DEFAULT_CHUNKSIZE
-	s.outChunkSize = RTMP_DEFAULT_CHUNKSIZE
-	s.clientBW = 2500000
-	s.clientBW2 = 2
-	s.serverBW = 2500000
-	s.audioCodecs = 3191.0
-	s.videoCodecs = 252.0
-	s.link.timeout = s.timeout
-	s.link.swfAge = 30
-}
-
 // Close terminates the rtmp connection,
 func (s *Session) Close() error {
 	if !s.isConnected() {