diff --git a/backend/apps/api.go b/backend/apps/api.go
index f9f7eacd..2cfd1cee 100644
--- a/backend/apps/api.go
+++ b/backend/apps/api.go
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
 type Api struct {
 	BaseApp
 	app *gin.Engine
+	srv *http.Server
 }
 
-func (app *Api) Init() {
+func (app *Api) init() {
 	// initialize config
 	_ = app.initModule("config", config.InitConfig)
 
@@ -48,29 +46,27 @@ func (app *Api) Init() {
 	_ = app.initModuleWithApp("routes", routes.InitRoutes)
 }
 
-func (app *Api) Run() {
+func (app *Api) run() {
 	host := viper.GetString("server.host")
 	port := viper.GetString("server.port")
 	address := net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
-	srv := &http.Server{
+	app.srv = &http.Server{
 		Handler: app.app,
 		Addr:    address,
 	}
-	go func() {
-		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
-			if err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-				log.Error("run server error:" + err.Error())
-			} else {
-				log.Info("server graceful down")
-			}
+	if err := app.srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		if err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.Error("run server error:" + err.Error())
+		} else {
+			log.Info("server graceful down")
 		}
-	}()
-	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	<-quit
-	ctx2, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 20*time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
+func (app *Api) stop() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	if err := srv.Shutdown(ctx2); err != nil {
+	if err := app.srv.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.Error("run server error:" + err.Error())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/backend/apps/base.go b/backend/apps/base.go
index b07ee94f..2c84fa13 100644
--- a/backend/apps/base.go
+++ b/backend/apps/base.go
@@ -4,24 +4,49 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/crawlab-team/go-trace"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
 )
 
 type App interface {
-	Init()
-	Run()
+	init()
+	run()
+	stop()
 }
 
 type BaseApp struct {
 }
 
-func (app *BaseApp) Init() {
+func (app *BaseApp) init() {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (app *BaseApp) Run() {
+func (app *BaseApp) run() {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
+func (app *BaseApp) stop() {
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (app *BaseApp) start() {
+	app.init()
+	go app.run()
+	app.waitForStop()
+	app.stop()
+}
+
+func (app *BaseApp) Start() {
+	app.start()
+}
+
+func (app *BaseApp) waitForStop() {
+	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	<-quit
+}
+
 func (app *BaseApp) initModule(name string, fn func() error) (err error) {
 	if err := fn(); err != nil {
 		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("init %s error: %s", name, err.Error()))
diff --git a/backend/apps/handler.go b/backend/apps/handler.go
index dacb32c4..935143c6 100644
--- a/backend/apps/handler.go
+++ b/backend/apps/handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package apps
 
 import (
+	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/crawlab-team/crawlab-core/services"
 )
 
@@ -8,12 +9,12 @@ type Handler struct {
 	BaseApp
 }
 
-func (app *Handler) Init() {
+func (app *Handler) init() {
 	_ = app.initModule("task-service", services.InitTaskService)
 }
 
-func (app *Handler) Run() {
-	panic("implement me")
+func (app *Handler) run() {
+	log.Info("handler has started")
 }
 
 func NewHandler() *Handler {