diff --git a/base/src/js_worker.rs b/base/src/js_worker.rs
index b769c0d9..dea7b7a7 100644
--- a/base/src/js_worker.rs
+++ b/base/src/js_worker.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::utils::units::{bytes_to_display, human_elapsed, mib_to_bytes};
 
-use anyhow::Error;
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
 use deno_core::located_script_name;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::JsRuntime;
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub struct JsWorker {
     js_runtime: JsRuntime,
     main_module_url: ModuleSpecifier,
     unix_stream_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<UnixStream>,
+    halt_isolate_rx: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
 }
 
 impl JsWorker {
@@ -169,13 +170,16 @@ impl JsWorker {
             op_state.put::<types::EnvVars>(env_vars);
         }
 
+        let (halt_isolate_tx, halt_isolate_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
+
         let mut worker = Self {
             js_runtime,
             main_module_url,
             unix_stream_tx,
+            halt_isolate_rx,
         };
 
-        worker.start_controller_thread(worker_timeout_ms, memory_limit_rx);
+        worker.start_controller_thread(worker_timeout_ms, memory_limit_rx, halt_isolate_tx);
         Ok(worker)
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ impl JsWorker {
         unimplemented!();
     }
 
-    pub fn run(self, shutdown_tx: oneshot::Sender<()>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn run(mut self, shutdown_tx: oneshot::Sender<()>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut js_runtime = self.js_runtime;
 
         let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
@@ -195,17 +199,26 @@ impl JsWorker {
             let mod_id = js_runtime
                 .load_main_module(&self.main_module_url, None)
                 .await?;
-            let result = js_runtime.mod_evaluate(mod_id);
-            js_runtime.run_event_loop(false).await?;
+            let mod_result = js_runtime.mod_evaluate(mod_id);
 
-            result.await?
+            let result = tokio::select! {
+                _ = js_runtime.run_event_loop(false) => {
+                    debug!("event loop completed");
+                    mod_result.await?
+                }
+                _ = &mut self.halt_isolate_rx => {
+                    debug!("worker exectution halted");
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            };
+
+            drop(js_runtime);
+            result
         };
 
         let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
         let res = local.block_on(&runtime, future);
 
-        // terminate the worker
-
         if res.is_err() {
             error!("worker thread panicked {:?}", res.as_ref().err().unwrap());
         }
@@ -217,6 +230,7 @@ impl JsWorker {
         &mut self,
         worker_timeout_ms: u64,
         mut memory_limit_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<u64>,
+        halt_execution_tx: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     ) {
         let thread_safe_handle = self.js_runtime.v8_isolate().thread_safe_handle();
 
@@ -232,22 +246,23 @@ impl JsWorker {
                         debug!("max duration reached for the worker. terminating the worker. (duration {})", human_elapsed(worker_timeout_ms))
                     }
                     Some(val) = memory_limit_rx.recv() => {
-                        error!("memory limit reached for the worker. terminating the worker. (used: {})", bytes_to_display(val))
+                        error!("memory limit reached for the worker. terminating the worker. (used: {})", bytes_to_display(val));
+                        thread_safe_handle.terminate_execution();
                     }
                 }
             };
             rt.block_on(future);
 
-            let ok = thread_safe_handle.terminate_execution();
-            if ok {
-                debug!("terminated execution");
-            } else {
-                debug!("worker is already destroyed");
+            if let Err(_) = halt_execution_tx.send(()) {
+                error!("failed to send the halt execution signal");
             }
         });
     }
 
-    pub fn accept(&self, stream: UnixStream) -> () {
-        self.unix_stream_tx.send(stream);
+    pub fn accept(&self, stream: UnixStream) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if let Err(e) = self.unix_stream_tx.send(stream) {
+            bail!(e)
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/base/src/server.rs b/base/src/server.rs
index 5336fe2a..2d34a15e 100644
--- a/base/src/server.rs
+++ b/base/src/server.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl Server {
             info!("serving function {}", service_name);
 
             //let memory_limit_mb = u64::from(mem_limit);
-            let memory_limit_mb = (150 * 1024) as u64;
+            let memory_limit_mb = 150 as u64;
             //let worker_timeout_ms = u64::from(service_timeout * 1000);
             let worker_timeout_ms = (60 * 1000) as u64;
 
@@ -116,16 +116,12 @@ impl Server {
                     env_vars,
                 )?;
 
-                // check for worker error
-
-                worker.accept(recv_stream);
+                worker.accept(recv_stream)?;
 
                 // start the worker
                 let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
                 worker.run(shutdown_tx)?;
 
-                debug!("js worker for {:?} started", service_path);
-
                 // wait for shutdown signal
                 let _ = shutdown_rx.blocking_recv();