diff --git a/packages/microservice/src/Microservice.ts b/packages/microservice/src/Microservice.ts
index 6f59d10..a8410af 100644
--- a/packages/microservice/src/Microservice.ts
+++ b/packages/microservice/src/Microservice.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ interface InternalServiceMap {
  */
 type InternalServiceConstructor<T extends Microservice = Microservice> = new (app: T) => InternalService<T>;
 
+/**
+ * Microservice states
+ */
+export enum MicroserviceState {
+	Idling,
+	Booting,
+	Starting,
+	Running,
+	Quitting,
+	Finished
+}
+
 /**
  * The main application class
  */
@@ -24,10 +36,20 @@ export class Microservice
 	private static __instance: Microservice;
 
 	/**
-	 * All available InternalServices
+	 * A handler function to quit the microservice application
+	 */
+	private __quitHandler!: (value: number | PromiseLike<number>) => void;
+
+	/**
+	 * All available services
 	 */
 	protected services: InternalServiceMap = {};
 
+	/**
+	 * The current state of the microservice
+	 */
+	protected state: MicroserviceState;
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the current application instance
 	 */
@@ -40,6 +62,7 @@ export class Microservice
 	 */
 	public constructor() {
 		Microservice.__instance = this;
+		this.state = MicroserviceState.Idling;
 	}
 
 	// Overridable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,7 +75,7 @@ export class Microservice
 	// Application Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Boot the application and all of the InternalServices
+	 * Boot the application and all of the services
 	 */
 	protected async boot() {
 		let InternalServices = Object.values(this.services);
@@ -71,19 +94,49 @@ export class Microservice
 	 * Start the application
 	 */
 	public async exec() {
-		await this.boot();
-		await this.onStart();
-		for (let InternalService of Object.values(this.services)) {
-			InternalService.start();
+		// Exit if not in an idling state
+		if (this.state !== MicroserviceState.Idling) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			// Boot the microservice
+			this.state = MicroserviceState.Booting;
+			await this.boot();
+
+			// Start the microservice
+			this.state = MicroserviceState.Starting
+			await this.onStart();
+			for (let InternalService of Object.values(this.services)) {
+				InternalService.start();
+			}
+		} catch(e) {
+			console.log("Failed to start the microservice");
+			return 1;
 		}
+
+		// Run the microservice
+		this.state = MicroserviceState.Running;
+		let exitCode = await new Promise<number>((resolve) => this.__quitHandler = resolve);
+
+		// Shutdown the microservice
+		await this.shutdown().catch(() => {
+			console.log("Error ocurred during shutdown...");
+			exitCode = 1;
+		});
+
+		// Return the exit code
+		return exitCode;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Quit the application
 	 */
 	public async quit(code: number = 0) {
-		await this.shutdown();
-		process.exit(code);
+		if (this.state !== MicroserviceState.Running) {
+			return;
+		}
+		this.__quitHandler(code);
 	}
 
 	// InternalService Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -91,7 +144,7 @@ export class Microservice
 	/**
 	 * Install InternalServices into the application
 	 */
-	 protected installServices<T extends Microservice>(this: T, InternalServices: InternalServiceConstructor<T>[]) {
+	 public installServices<T extends Microservice>(this: T, InternalServices: InternalServiceConstructor<T>[]) {
 		for (let InternalServiceClass of InternalServices) {
 			this.installService(InternalServiceClass);
 		}
@@ -100,20 +153,20 @@ export class Microservice
 	/**
 	 * Install a InternalService into the application
 	 */
-	protected installService<T extends Microservice>(this: T, InternalServiceClass: InternalServiceConstructor<T>) {
+	public installService<T extends Microservice>(this: T, InternalServiceClass: InternalServiceConstructor<T>) {
 		let InternalService = new InternalServiceClass(this);
 		this.services[InternalService.name] = InternalService;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get all available InternalServices
+	 * Get all available services
 	 */
 	public serviceList() {
 		return Object.keys(this.services);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get an application InternalService instance
+	 * Get an application services instance
 	 */
 	public service<T extends InternalService<Microservice>>(InternalServiceName: string) {
 		assert(InternalServiceName in this.services);