diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 9cdf2058f..6816c63e5 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -3388,6 +3388,24 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     // struct that contains llama context and inference
     server_context ctx_server;
 
+    shutdown_handler = [&](int) {
+        ctx_server.queue_tasks.terminate();
+    };    
+    
+#if defined (__unix__) || (defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__MACH__))
+    struct sigaction sigint_action;
+    sigint_action.sa_handler = signal_handler;
+    sigemptyset (&sigint_action.sa_mask);
+    sigint_action.sa_flags = 0;
+    sigaction(SIGINT, &sigint_action, NULL);
+    sigaction(SIGTERM, &sigint_action, NULL);
+#elif defined (_WIN32)
+    auto console_ctrl_handler = +[](DWORD ctrl_type) -> BOOL {
+        return (ctrl_type == CTRL_C_EVENT) ? (signal_handler(SIGINT), true) : false;
+    };
+    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(reinterpret_cast<PHANDLER_ROUTINE>(console_ctrl_handler), true);
+#endif    
+    
     llama_backend_init();
     llama_numa_init(params.numa);
 
@@ -4484,27 +4502,10 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
         ctx_server.update_slots();
     });
 
-    shutdown_handler = [&](int) {
-        ctx_server.queue_tasks.terminate();
-    };
-
     LOG_INF("%s: server is listening on http://%s:%d - starting the main loop\n", __func__, params.hostname.c_str(), params.port);
 
     ctx_server.queue_tasks.start_loop();
 
-#if defined (__unix__) || (defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__MACH__))
-    struct sigaction sigint_action;
-    sigint_action.sa_handler = signal_handler;
-    sigemptyset (&sigint_action.sa_mask);
-    sigint_action.sa_flags = 0;
-    sigaction(SIGINT, &sigint_action, NULL);
-    sigaction(SIGTERM, &sigint_action, NULL);
-#elif defined (_WIN32)
-    auto console_ctrl_handler = +[](DWORD ctrl_type) -> BOOL {
-        return (ctrl_type == CTRL_C_EVENT) ? (signal_handler(SIGINT), true) : false;
-    };
-    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(reinterpret_cast<PHANDLER_ROUTINE>(console_ctrl_handler), true);
-#endif
 
     clean_up();
     t.join();