diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index ec2c36b..7a731d0 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ var ServerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		g := pkg.GatewayServer{}
-		gs, err := g.Config(configFile)
+		gs, err := g.Config(configFile, ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Could not load configuration: %v\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		gs.SetEnv()
-		if err := gs.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err := gs.Start(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Could not start server: %v\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index 7becabd..708a4b4 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/internal/middlewares"
 	"github.com/jkaninda/goma-gateway/pkg/logger"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Config reads config file and returns Gateway
-func (GatewayServer) Config(configFile string) (*GatewayServer, error) {
+func (GatewayServer) Config(configFile string, ctx context.Context) (*GatewayServer, error) {
 	if util.FileExists(configFile) {
 		buf, err := os.ReadFile(configFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ func (GatewayServer) Config(configFile string) (*GatewayServer, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing the configuration file %q: %w", configFile, err)
 		}
 		return &GatewayServer{
-			ctx:         nil,
+			ctx:         ctx,
+			configFile:  configFile,
 			version:     c.Version,
 			gateway:     c.GatewayConfig,
 			middlewares: c.Middlewares,
@@ -59,14 +61,15 @@ func (GatewayServer) Config(configFile string) (*GatewayServer, error) {
 
 		}
 		logger.Info("Using configuration file: %s", ConfigFile)
-		util.SetEnv("GOMA_CONFIG_FILE", configFile)
+		util.SetEnv("GOMA_CONFIG_FILE", ConfigFile)
 		c := &GatewayConfig{}
 		err = yaml.Unmarshal(buf, c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing the configuration file %q: %w", ConfigFile, err)
 		}
 		return &GatewayServer{
-			ctx:         nil,
+			ctx:         ctx,
+			configFile:  ConfigFile,
 			gateway:     c.GatewayConfig,
 			middlewares: c.Middlewares,
 		}, nil
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ func (GatewayServer) Config(configFile string) (*GatewayServer, error) {
 	}
 	logger.Info("Generating new configuration file...done")
 	return &GatewayServer{
-		ctx:         nil,
+		ctx:         ctx,
+		configFile:  ConfigFile,
 		gateway:     c.GatewayConfig,
 		middlewares: c.Middlewares,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/internal/server.go b/internal/server.go
index 9f46c1d..5c65378 100644
--- a/internal/server.go
+++ b/internal/server.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Start / Start starts the server
-func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Start() error {
 	logger.Info("Initializing routes...")
 	route := gatewayServer.Initialize()
 	logger.Debug("Routes count=%d, Middlewares count=%d", len(gatewayServer.gateway.Routes), len(gatewayServer.middlewares))
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Handle graceful shutdown
-	return gatewayServer.shutdown(ctx, httpServer, httpsServer, listenWithTLS)
+	return gatewayServer.shutdown(httpServer, httpsServer, listenWithTLS)
 }
 
 func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) createServer(addr string, handler http.Handler, tlsConfig *tls.Config) *http.Server {
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) startServers(httpServer, httpsServer *http.Se
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) shutdown(ctx context.Context, httpServer, httpsServer *http.Server, listenWithTLS bool) error {
+func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) shutdown(httpServer, httpsServer *http.Server, listenWithTLS bool) error {
 	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	<-quit
 	logger.Info("Shutting down Goma Gateway...")
 
-	shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(gatewayServer.ctx, 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if err := httpServer.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/server_test.go b/internal/server_test.go
index da298e9..23d752f 100644
--- a/internal/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/server_test.go
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error initializing config: %s", err.Error())
 	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	g := GatewayServer{}
-	gatewayServer, err := g.Config(configFile)
+	gatewayServer, err := g.Config(configFile, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -54,9 +55,8 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected a status code of 200, got %v", resp.StatusCode)
 		}
 	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	go func() {
-		err = gatewayServer.Start(ctx)
+		err = gatewayServer.Start()
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 			return
diff --git a/internal/types.go b/internal/types.go
index e358156..7180e48 100644
--- a/internal/types.go
+++ b/internal/types.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ type ErrorResponse struct {
 }
 type GatewayServer struct {
 	ctx         context.Context
+	configFile  string
 	version     string
 	gateway     Gateway
 	middlewares []Middleware