diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8390607..f06be0c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -15,10 +16,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	listen   string
-	quotaDir string
-	users    string
-	timeout  time.Duration
+	listen         string
+	quotaDir       string
+	users          string
+	timeout        time.Duration
+	gracefulPeriod time.Duration
 
 	startTime      = time.Now()
 	lastReloadTime = time.Now()
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&quotaDir, "quotaDir", "quota", "quota directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&users, "users", ".htpasswd", "htpasswd auth file path")
 	flag.DurationVar(&timeout, "timeout", 300*time.Second, "session creation timeout in time.Duration format, e.g. 300s or 500ms")
+	flag.DurationVar(&gracefulPeriod, "graceful-period", 300*time.Second, "graceful shutdown period in time.Duration format, e.g. 300s or 500ms")
 	flag.BoolVar(&version, "version", false, "show version and exit")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if version {
@@ -95,5 +98,20 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-    log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(listen, mux()))
+	stop := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(stop, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	server := &http.Server{
+		Addr:    listen,
+		Handler: mux(),
+	}
+	go server.ListenAndServe()
+
+	<-stop
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), gracefulPeriod)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("graceful shutdown: %v\n", err)
+	}
 }