diff --git a/src/dlt/gateway/dltApp/src/dltGateway.js b/src/dlt/gateway/dltApp/src/dltGateway.js
index eee51f355e1481f974395dd277e2cdc749d414df..f0ca8120b4353706d8dd0f9dbf5b5a474db02b13 100644
--- a/src/dlt/gateway/dltApp/src/dltGateway.js
+++ b/src/dlt/gateway/dltApp/src/dltGateway.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ server.bindAsync(`0.0.0.0:${PORT}`, grpc.ServerCredentials.createInsecure(), asy
   }
   console.log(`gRPC server running at http://0.0.0.0:${PORT}`);
   await initChaincodeConnection();  //Connects to the chaincode and 
-  server.start();
+  server;
 });
 
 // Handle shutdown gracefully