diff --git a/edition/boot/store.go b/edition/boot/store.go
index 056976c2..ab253ef5 100644
--- a/edition/boot/store.go
+++ b/edition/boot/store.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 // AttachStore selects database persistence layer
 func AttachStore(r *env.Runtime, s *domain.Store) {
-
 	switch r.DbVariant {
 	case env.DbVariantMySQL, env.DBVariantPercona, env.DBVariantMariaDB:
 		StoreMySQL(r, s)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 84a69848..d3b6ab7a 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func Start(rt *env.Runtime, s *domain.Store, ready chan struct{}) {
 	n.Use(negroni.HandlerFunc(cm.metrics))
 	n.UseHandler(router)
 
+	// tell caller we are ready to serve HTTP
+	ready <- struct{}{}
+
 	// start server
 	if !rt.Flags.SSLEnabled() {
 		rt.Log.Info("Starting non-SSL server on " + rt.Flags.HTTPPort)