diff --git a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/chain_api.py b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/chain_api.py
index 47af63c..fde3a42 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/chain_api.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/chain_api.py
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@
 import logging
 import copy
 
+from gevent import monkey
+from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
+
 from mininet.node import OVSSwitch
 
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import Response, request
 from flask_restful import Api, Resource
 
+monkey.patch_all()
+
 
 class ChainApi(Resource):
     """
@@ -65,7 +70,6 @@
                               resource_class_kwargs={'api': self})
         self.api.add_resource(QueryTopology, "/v1/topo",
                               resource_class_kwargs={'api': self})
-        self.api.add_resource(Shutdown, "/shutdown")
 
         @self.app.after_request
         def add_access_control_header(response):
@@ -75,9 +79,18 @@
     def _start_flask(self):
         logging.info("Starting %s endpoint @ http://%s:%d" %
                      ("ChainDummyApi", self.ip, self.port))
-        if self.app is not None:
-            self.app.before_request(self.dump_playbook)
-            self.app.run(self.ip, self.port, debug=True, use_reloader=False)
+        self.http_server = WSGIServer(
+            (self.ip, self.port),
+            self.app,
+            log=open("/dev/null", "w")  # don't show http logs
+        )
+        self.http_server.serve_forever(stop_timeout=1)
+        logging.info('Stopped %s' % self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if self.http_server:
+            logging.info('Stopping %s' % self.__class__.__name__)
+            self.http_server.stop(timeout=1)
 
     def dump_playbook(self):
         with self.manage.lock:
@@ -90,15 +103,6 @@
                     logfile.write(data + "\n")
 
 
-class Shutdown(Resource):
-    def get(self):
-        logging.debug(("%s is beeing shut down") % (__name__))
-        func = request.environ.get('werkzeug.server.shutdown')
-        if func is None:
-            raise RuntimeError('Not running with the Werkzeug Server')
-        func()
-
-
 class ChainVersionsList(Resource):
     '''
     Entrypoint to find versions of the chain api.
diff --git a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/manage.py b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/manage.py
index 083550e..a78cb30 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/manage.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/manage.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
         # dependent!
         self.chain = chain_api.ChainApi(ip, port, self)
         self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.chain._start_flask, args=())
-        self.thread.daemon = True
         self.thread.name = self.chain.__class__
         self.thread.start()
 
@@ -92,6 +91,10 @@
         self.floating_intf = None
         self.floating_links = dict()
 
+    def stop(self):
+        self.chain.stop()
+        self.thread.join()
+
     @property
     def net(self):
         return self._net
diff --git a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_api_endpoint.py b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_api_endpoint.py
index b6347eb..fdfa5e4 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_api_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_api_endpoint.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 from openstack_dummies.nova_dummy_api import NovaDummyApi
 
 import logging
-import threading
 import compute
 import socket
 import time
@@ -99,10 +98,7 @@
         for c in self.openstack_endpoints.values():
             c.compute = self.compute
             c.manage = self.manage
-            c.server_thread = threading.Thread(target=c._start_flask, args=())
-            c.server_thread.daemon = True
-            c.server_thread.name = c.__class__.__name__
-            c.server_thread.start()
+            c.start()
             if wait_for_port:
                 self._wait_for_port(c.ip, c.port)
 
@@ -112,10 +108,10 @@
         """
         for c in self.openstack_endpoints.values():
             c.stop()
-        # for c in self.openstack_endpoints.values():
-        #    if c.server_thread:
-        #        print("Waiting for WSGIServers to be stopped ...")
-        #        c.server_thread.join()
+        for c in self.openstack_endpoints.values():
+            if c.server_thread:
+                c.server_thread.join()
+        self.manage.stop()
 
     def _wait_for_port(self, ip, port):
         for i in range(0, 10):
diff --git a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_dummies/base_openstack_dummy.py b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_dummies/base_openstack_dummy.py
index d8eeb79..57097d9 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_dummies/base_openstack_dummy.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/api/openstack/openstack_dummies/base_openstack_dummy.py
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@
 # the Horizon 2020 and 5G-PPP programmes. The authors would like to
 # acknowledge the contributions of their colleagues of the SONATA
 # partner consortium (www.sonata-nfv.eu).
+import logging
+
+import threading
 from flask import Flask, request
 from flask_restful import Api, Resource
+from gevent import monkey
 from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
-import logging
+
+monkey.patch_all()
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("api.openstack.base")
 
@@ -51,9 +56,15 @@
         self.app = Flask(__name__)
         self.api = Api(self.app)
 
+    def start(self):
+        self.server_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._start_flask, args=())
+        self.server_thread.name = self.__class__.__name__
+        self.server_thread.start()
+
     def stop(self):
         if self.http_server:
-            self.http_server.stop(timeout=1.0)
+            LOG.info('Stopping %s' % self.__class__.__name__)
+            self.http_server.stop(timeout=1)
 
     def _start_flask(self):
         LOG.info("Starting %s endpoint @ http://%s:%d" % (
@@ -63,7 +74,8 @@
             self.app,
             log=open("/dev/null", "w")  # don't show http logs
         )
-        self.http_server.serve_forever(stop_timeout=1.0)
+        self.http_server.serve_forever(stop_timeout=1)
+        LOG.info('Stopped %s' % self.__class__.__name__)
 
     def dump_playbook(self):
         with self.manage.lock: