diff --git a/nimlangserver.nim b/nimlangserver.nim
index 0236445..4b3971d 100644
--- a/nimlangserver.nim
+++ b/nimlangserver.nim
@@ -121,11 +121,12 @@ proc main*(cmdLineParams: CommandLineParams): LanguageServer =
 
   result.srv.registerRoutes(result)
   result.registerProcMonitor()
-  asyncSpawn tickLs(result)
 
 when isMainModule: 
   try:
     let ls = main(handleParams())
+    ls.tickLs(result)
+
     when defined(posix):
       onSignal(SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGHUP, SIGQUIT, SIGPIPE):
         debug "Terminated via signal", sig