diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 76111aa7..ff9ae20e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -60,4 +60,3 @@ werkzeug==3.1.8
     #   flask
     #   flask-cors
 
-opengeodeweb-microservice==1.*,>=1.1.3
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
index 2a9990cf..7422ad4b 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
+from threading import Timer
 from typing import Any
 import flask
 import flask_cors  # type: ignore
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def root() -> Response:
     @cross_origin()
     def kill() -> None:
         print("Manual server kill, shutting down...", flush=True)
-        os._exit(0)
+        Timer(1.5, os._exit, [0]).start()
 
     return app
 
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
index f5aff23e..2e65a884 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/routes/blueprint_routes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import shutil
 import math
+from threading import Timer
 from typing import Any, Union, get_args
 
 # Third party imports
@@ -510,7 +511,8 @@ def ping() -> flask.Response:
 def kill() -> flask.Response:
     print("Manual server kill, shutting down...", flush=True)
     utils_functions.teardown_request(flask.current_app)
-    os._exit(0)
+    Timer(1.5, os._exit, [0]).start()
+
     return flask.make_response({"message": "Flask server is dead"}, 200)
 
 
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
index 8a103814..34e5cf3b 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ def kill_task(current_app: flask.Flask) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def kill_server() -> None:
-    print("Server timed out due to inactivity, shutting down...", flush=True)
-    os._exit(0)
-
-
 def versions(list_packages: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
     list_with_versions = []
     for package in list_packages: