diff --git a/packages/backend-core/logging.js b/packages/backend-core/logging.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da40fe3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/logging.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require("./src/logging")
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..425d7f8133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const NonErrors = ["AccountError"]
+
+function isSuppressed(e) {
+  return e && e["suppressAlert"]
+}
+
+module.exports.logAlert = (message, e = null) => {
+  if (e && NonErrors.includes(e.name) && isSuppressed(e)) {
+    return
+  }
+  let errorJson = ""
+  if (e) {
+    errorJson = ": " + JSON.stringify(e, Object.getOwnPropertyNames(e))
+  }
+  console.error(`bb-alert: ${message} ${errorJson}`)
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.js b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.js
index 0ee17265ce..158b5e3841 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function connectionError(timeout, err) {
   if (CLOSED) {
     return
   }
-  CLIENT.end()
+  CLIENT.disconnect()
   CLOSED = true
   // always clear this on error
   clearTimeout(timeout)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
index 4bf9d9e14d..1aae78cb30 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const { mainRoutes, staticRoutes, publicRoutes } = require("./routes")
 const pkg = require("../../package.json")
 const env = require("../environment")
 const { middleware: pro } = require("@budibase/pro")
+const { shutdown } = require("./routes/public")
 
 const router = new Router()
 
@@ -90,4 +91,5 @@ router.use(publicRoutes.allowedMethods())
 router.use(staticRoutes.routes())
 router.use(staticRoutes.allowedMethods())
 
-module.exports = router
+module.exports.router = router
+module.exports.shutdown = shutdown
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/public/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/public/index.ts
index 6f1c69560e..ca49a1a7d6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/public/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/public/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function getApiLimitPerSecond(): number {
   return parseInt(env.API_REQ_LIMIT_PER_SEC)
 }
 
+let rateLimitStore: any = null
 if (!env.isTest()) {
   const REDIS_OPTS = getRedisOptions()
   let options
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ if (!env.isTest()) {
       database: 1,
     }
   }
+  rateLimitStore = new Stores.Redis(options)
   RateLimit.defaultOptions({
-    store: new Stores.Redis(options),
+    store: rateLimitStore,
   })
 }
 // rate limiting, allows for 2 requests per second
@@ -128,3 +130,10 @@ applyRoutes(queryEndpoints, PermissionTypes.QUERY, "queryId")
 applyRoutes(rowEndpoints, PermissionTypes.TABLE, "tableId", "rowId")
 
 export default publicRouter
+
+export const shutdown = () => {
+  if (rateLimitStore) {
+    rateLimitStore.client.disconnect()
+    rateLimitStore = null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 8efc383194..f73c90c895 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const automations = require("./automations/index")
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
 const fileSystem = require("./utilities/fileSystem")
 const bullboard = require("./automations/bullboard")
+const { logAlert } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
+const { Thread } = require("./threads")
 import redis from "./utilities/redis"
 import * as migrations from "./migrations"
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ app.context.eventEmitter = eventEmitter
 app.context.auth = {}
 
 // api routes
-app.use(api.routes())
+app.use(api.router.routes())
 
 if (env.isProd()) {
   env._set("NODE_ENV", "production")
@@ -68,11 +70,24 @@ if (env.isProd()) {
 const server = http.createServer(app.callback())
 destroyable(server)
 
+let shuttingDown = false,
+  errCode = 0
 server.on("close", async () => {
-  if (env.NODE_ENV !== "jest") {
+  // already in process
+  if (shuttingDown) {
+    return
+  }
+  shuttingDown = true
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
     console.log("Server Closed")
   }
+  await automations.shutdown()
   await redis.shutdown()
+  await Thread.shutdown()
+  api.shutdown()
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
+    process.exit(errCode)
+  }
 })
 
 module.exports = server.listen(env.PORT || 0, async () => {
@@ -90,7 +105,13 @@ const shutdown = () => {
 }
 
 process.on("uncaughtException", err => {
-  console.error(err)
+  // @ts-ignore
+  // don't worry about this error, comes from zlib isn't important
+  if (err && err["code"] === "ERR_INVALID_CHAR") {
+    return
+  }
+  errCode = -1
+  logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
   shutdown()
 })
 
@@ -102,7 +123,7 @@ process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
 // not recommended in a clustered environment
 if (!env.HTTP_MIGRATIONS) {
   migrations.migrate().catch(err => {
-    console.error("Error performing migrations. Exiting.\n", err)
+    logAlert("Error performing migrations. Exiting.", err)
     shutdown()
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js b/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
index 32336c4714..cba6594ae7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
@@ -45,4 +45,12 @@ exports.init = () => {
   return serverAdapter.registerPlugin()
 }
 
+exports.shutdown = async () => {
+  if (automationQueue) {
+    clearInterval(cleanupInternal)
+    await automationQueue.close()
+    automationQueue = null
+  }
+}
+
 exports.queue = automationQueue
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/index.js b/packages/server/src/automations/index.js
index 87f35ce763..e543365183 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { processEvent } = require("./utils")
-const { queue } = require("./bullboard")
+const { queue, shutdown } = require("./bullboard")
 
 /**
  * This module is built purely to kick off the worker farm and manage the inputs/outputs
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ exports.init = function () {
 exports.getQueues = () => {
   return [queue]
 }
+
+exports.shutdown = () => {
+  return shutdown()
+}
+
 exports.queue = queue
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
index c19453cf44..8516b62596 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export class Thread {
   workers: any
   timeoutMs: any
 
+  static workerRefs: any[] = []
+
   constructor(type: any, opts: any = { timeoutMs: null, count: 1 }) {
     this.type = type
     this.count = opts.count ? opts.count : 1
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ export class Thread {
         workerOpts.maxCallTime = opts.timeoutMs
       }
       this.workers = workerFarm(workerOpts, typeToFile(type))
+      Thread.workerRefs.push(this.workers)
     }
   }
 
@@ -73,4 +76,23 @@ export class Thread {
       })
     })
   }
+
+  static shutdown() {
+    return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+      if (Thread.workerRefs.length === 0) {
+        resolve()
+      }
+      let count = 0
+      function complete() {
+        count++
+        if (count >= Thread.workerRefs.length) {
+          resolve()
+        }
+      }
+      for (let worker of Thread.workerRefs) {
+        workerFarm.end(worker, complete)
+      }
+      Thread.workerRefs = []
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
index aebc0ba919..375092609e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ class InMemoryQueue {
     this._emitter.emit("message")
   }
 
+  /**
+   * replicating the close function from bull, which waits for jobs to finish.
+   */
+  async close() {
+    return []
+  }
+
   /**
    * This removes a cron which has been implemented, this is part of Bull API.
    * @param {string} cronJobId The cron which is to be removed.
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/index.ts b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
index 1cec2868c6..fb395a7e6a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const destroyable = require("server-destroy")
 const koaBody = require("koa-body")
 const koaSession = require("koa-session")
 const { passport } = require("@budibase/backend-core/auth")
+const { logAlert } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
 const logger = require("koa-pino-logger")
 const http = require("http")
 const api = require("./api")
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ app.keys = ["secret", "key"]
 // set up top level koa middleware
 app.use(koaBody({ multipart: true }))
 app.use(koaSession(app))
-
 app.use(
   logger({
     prettyPrint: {
@@ -62,25 +62,38 @@ if (env.isProd()) {
 const server = http.createServer(app.callback())
 destroyable(server)
 
+let shuttingDown = false,
+  errCode = 0
 server.on("close", async () => {
-  if (env.isProd()) {
+  if (shuttingDown) {
+    return
+  }
+  shuttingDown = true
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
     console.log("Server Closed")
   }
   await redis.shutdown()
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
+    process.exit(errCode)
+  }
 })
 
+const shutdown = () => {
+  server.close()
+  server.destroy()
+}
+
 module.exports = server.listen(parseInt(env.PORT || 4002), async () => {
   console.log(`Worker running on ${JSON.stringify(server.address())}`)
   await redis.init()
 })
 
 process.on("uncaughtException", err => {
-  console.error(err)
-  server.close()
-  server.destroy()
+  errCode = -1
+  logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
+  shutdown()
 })
 
 process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
-  server.close()
-  server.destroy()
+  shutdown()
 })