diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/Main.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/Main.java
index eb89aeb..5efc43a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/Main.java
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ public class Main {
 				CountDownLatch shutdownLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
 				Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(shutdownLatch::countDown));
 
-				try (var _ = thriftServerBuilder.build(); var _ = grpcServerBuilder.build()) {
+				try (var thrift = thriftServerBuilder.build(); var grpc = grpcServerBuilder.build()) {
+					thrift.start();
+					grpc.start();
 					shutdownLatch.await();
 					LOG.info("Shutting down...");
 				}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/TestGrpcLoop.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/TestGrpcLoop.java
index 366c887..b6801a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/TestGrpcLoop.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/TestGrpcLoop.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class TestGrpcLoop {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         var embeddedDB = new EmbeddedConnection(null, "main", null);
         var server = new GrpcServer(embeddedDB, new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 12345));
+        server.start();
         var clientB = new ClientBuilder();
         clientB.setHttpAddress(new Utils.HostAndPort("localhost", 12345));
         clientB.setName("local");
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/client/LoggingClient.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/client/LoggingClient.java
index 53d721e..8966efc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/client/LoggingClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/client/LoggingClient.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class LoggingClient implements RocksDBConnection {
 
 		@Override
 		public <R> R requestSync(RocksDBAPICommand<R> req) {
+			logger.trace("Request input (sync): {}", req);
 			R result;
 			try {
 				result = syncApi.requestSync(req);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class LoggingClient implements RocksDBConnection {
 
 		@Override
 		public <R> CompletableFuture<R> requestAsync(RocksDBAPICommand<R> req) {
+			logger.trace("Request input (async): {}", req);
 			return asyncApi.requestAsync(req).whenComplete((result, e) -> {
 				if (e != null) {
 					logger.trace("Request failed: {}    Error: {}", req, e.getMessage());
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/GrpcServer.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/GrpcServer.java
index edc4ab3..e4766a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/GrpcServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/GrpcServer.java
@@ -94,10 +94,14 @@ public class GrpcServer extends Server {
 				.maxInboundMessageSize(512 * 1024 * 1024)
 				.addService(grpc)
 				.build();
-		server.start();
 		LOG.info("GRPC RocksDB server is listening at " + socketAddress);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void start() throws IOException {
+		server.start();
+	}
+
 	private final class GrpcServerImpl extends RocksDBServiceImplBase {
 
 		private final RocksDBAsyncAPI asyncApi;
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/Server.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/Server.java
index c4fc7d6..3e72227 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/Server.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/Server.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import it.cavallium.rockserver.core.client.RocksDBConnection;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-public class Server implements Closeable {
+public abstract class Server implements Closeable {
 
 	private final RocksDBConnection client;
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public class Server implements Closeable {
 		return client;
 	}
 
+	public abstract void start() throws IOException;
+
 	@Override
 	public void close() throws IOException {
 		client.close();
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/ThriftServer.java b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/ThriftServer.java
index 77a1dd0..6741eba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/ThriftServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/cavallium/rockserver/core/server/ThriftServer.java
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public class ThriftServer extends Server {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void start() {
+		thriftThread.start();
+	}
+
 	private static @NotNull List<@NotNull Keys> keysToRecords(Arena arena, @NotNull List<@NotNull List< @NotNull ByteBuffer>> keysMulti) {
 		return keysMulti.stream().map(keys -> keysToRecord(arena, keys)).toList();
 	}