diff --git a/core/server/src/app.ts b/core/server/src/app.ts
index 6db8da89..5c122481 100644
--- a/core/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/core/server/src/app.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ app.use(
 );
 app.use(appRouter);
 
-const server: TServerInstance = createServer(app);
+const http_srv: TServerInstance = createServer(app);
 
-server.listen(process.env.SERVER_PORT, () => {
+http_srv.listen(process.env.SERVER_PORT, () => {
   console.log(`Server is listening on port ${process.env.SERVER_PORT}`);
-  initialServices(server);
+  initialServices({ http_srv, helmet, cookieParser, compression });
 });
+
+export type Helmet = typeof helmet;
+export type CookieParser = typeof cookieParser;
+export type Compression = typeof compression;
diff --git a/core/server/src/utils/initial-services/make-initial-services.ts b/core/server/src/utils/initial-services/make-initial-services.ts
index 45408bf3..0ca2f44e 100644
--- a/core/server/src/utils/initial-services/make-initial-services.ts
+++ b/core/server/src/utils/initial-services/make-initial-services.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Transporter } from "nodemailer";
+import { Compression, CookieParser, Helmet } from "../../app";
 import Redis from "../../config/redis";
 import SocketIO, { TServerInstance } from "../../config/socket.io";
 import Storage from "../../config/storage";
@@ -7,7 +8,17 @@ import { IMakeConnectDb } from "../../data-access/make-connect-db";
 import { DefaultAdmin } from "../initial-data/make-default-admin";
 import { DefaultSystemConfiguration } from "../initial-data/make-default-system-configuration";
 
-export type InitializeServices = (http_server: TServerInstance) => void;
+export type InitializeServices = ({
+  http_srv,
+  helmet,
+  cookieParser,
+  compression,
+}: {
+  http_srv: TServerInstance;
+  helmet: Helmet;
+  cookieParser: CookieParser;
+  compression: Compression;
+}) => void;
 
 export default function makeInitialServices({
   connectDb,
@@ -28,7 +39,12 @@ export default function makeInitialServices({
   tfa: typeof TFA;
   socketIO: typeof SocketIO;
 }): InitializeServices {
-  return function initializeServices(http_server) {
+  return function initializeServices({
+    http_srv,
+    helmet,
+    cookieParser,
+    compression,
+  }) {
     try {
       connectDb().then(() =>
         Promise.all([createDefaultAdmin(), createDefaultSystemConfiguration()])
@@ -38,7 +54,7 @@ export default function makeInitialServices({
       // new storage();
       new redis();
       new tfa();
-      new socketIO(http_server);
+      new socketIO({ http_srv, helmet, cookieParser, compression });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
       process.exit(7);