diff --git a/ocis/go.sum b/ocis/go.sum
index 3a54a53270..8c1dc24ecd 100644
--- a/ocis/go.sum
+++ b/ocis/go.sum
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ github.com/ory/x v0.0.162/go.mod h1:sj3z/MeCrAyNFFTfN6yK1nTmHXGSFnw+QwIIQ/Rowec=
 github.com/ovh/go-ovh v0.0.0-20181109152953-ba5adb4cf014/go.mod h1:joRatxRJaZBsY3JAOEMcoOp05CnZzsx4scTxi95DHyQ=
 github.com/owncloud/ocis-hello v0.1.0-alpha1.0.20210204050952-c291e4c5b73f h1:yvJWb/wBKb0WLcdamuhND5jZNfh1SoFnql6RZ7pUStU=
 github.com/owncloud/ocis-hello v0.1.0-alpha1.0.20210204050952-c291e4c5b73f/go.mod h1:pCTUK78ioY3VPV0kMz3GzD6ZHL9E1R7+dMoMMBBA2eQ=
+github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis v0.0.0-20210305133343-0eda3b882b7c/go.mod h1:0PwZqflEkL3M6P0FXuIrEuHX9SJ0zA2MGYEjGAz0Aak=
 github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c h1:rp5dCmg/yLR3mgFuSOe4oEnDDmGLROTvMragMUXpTQw=
 github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c/go.mod h1:X07ZCGwUbLaax7L0S3Tw4hpejzu63ZrrQiUe6W0hcy0=
 github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest v0.2.15/go.mod h1:3Kh2QUMJoqw3icWAecsyzkpY7UzRfDhbRdTjtNwNiUE=
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go b/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
index f87367c582..71690e0339 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func KillCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:        "port",
-				Value:       "10666",
+				Value:       "6060",
 				EnvVars:     []string{"OCIS_RUNTIME_PORT"},
 				Destination: &cfg.Runtime.Port,
 			},
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
index 2eb716e715..a658b13614 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/rpc"
+
 	cli "github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
@@ -22,20 +27,25 @@ func RunCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:        "port",
-				Value:       "10666",
+				Value:       "6060",
 				EnvVars:     []string{"OCIS_RUNTIME_PORT"},
 				Destination: &cfg.Runtime.Port,
 			},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			// TODO(refs) this implementation changes as we don't depend on os threads anymore.
-			//client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Runtime.Hostname, cfg.Runtime.Port))
-			//if err != nil {
-			//	log.Fatal("dialing:", err)
-			//}
-			//
-			//res := runtime.RunService(client, os.Args[2])
-			//fmt.Println(res)
+			client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Runtime.Hostname, cfg.Runtime.Port))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal("dialing:", err)
+			}
+
+			var reply int
+
+			if err := client.Call("Service.Start", "settings", &reply); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			fmt.Println(reply)
+
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
index 04b9063017..cacc12a662 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
 package runtime
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 
 	mzlog "github.com/asim/go-micro/plugins/logger/zerolog/v3"
 	"github.com/asim/go-micro/v3/logger"
-	accounts "github.com/owncloud/ocis/accounts/pkg/command"
-	glauth "github.com/owncloud/ocis/glauth/pkg/command"
-	idp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/idp/pkg/command"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
-	ocs "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocs/pkg/command"
-	onlyoffice "github.com/owncloud/ocis/onlyoffice/pkg/command"
-	proxy "github.com/owncloud/ocis/proxy/pkg/command"
-	settings "github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/command"
-	storage "github.com/owncloud/ocis/storage/pkg/command"
-	store "github.com/owncloud/ocis/store/pkg/command"
-	thumbnails "github.com/owncloud/ocis/thumbnails/pkg/command"
-	web "github.com/owncloud/ocis/web/pkg/command"
-	webdav "github.com/owncloud/ocis/webdav/pkg/command"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/service"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/thejerf/suture"
 )
@@ -45,51 +32,58 @@ type serviceTokens map[string][]suture.ServiceToken
 var tokens = serviceTokens{}
 
 // Start rpc runtime
+// TODO(refs) initialize a new Service struct
+// - run the set of default services under the server command.
 func (r *Runtime) Start() error {
-	setMicroLogger(r.c.Log)
-	halt := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(halt, os.Interrupt)
+	// 1. create new Service struct
+	// 2. start
 
-	supervisor := suture.NewSimple("ocis")
-	globalCtx, globalCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	return service.Start(service.WithConfig(r.c))
 
-	// propagate reva log config to storage services
-	inheritedOptions := []storage.Option{
-		storage.WithLogPretty(r.c.Log.Pretty),
-		storage.WithLogColor(r.c.Log.Color),
-		storage.WithLogLevel(r.c.Log.Level),
-	}
-
-	addServiceToken("settings", supervisor.Add(settings.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Settings)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-metadata", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageMetadata(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("accounts", supervisor.Add(accounts.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Accounts)))
-	addServiceToken("glauth", supervisor.Add(glauth.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.GLAuth)))
-	addServiceToken("idp", supervisor.Add(idp.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.IDP)))
-	addServiceToken("ocs", supervisor.Add(ocs.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.OCS)))
-	addServiceToken("onlyoffice", supervisor.Add(onlyoffice.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Onlyoffice)))
-	addServiceToken("proxy", supervisor.Add(proxy.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Proxy)))
-	addServiceToken("store", supervisor.Add(store.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Store)))
-	addServiceToken("thumbnails", supervisor.Add(thumbnails.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Thumbnails)))
-	addServiceToken("web", supervisor.Add(web.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Web)))
-	addServiceToken("webdav", supervisor.Add(webdav.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.WebDAV)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-frontend", supervisor.Add(storage.NewFrontend(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-gateway", supervisor.Add(storage.NewGateway(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-users", supervisor.Add(storage.NewUsersProviderService(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-groupsprovider", supervisor.Add(storage.NewGroupsProvider(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...))) // TODO(refs) panic? are we sending to a nil / closed channel?
-	addServiceToken("storage-authbasic", supervisor.Add(storage.NewAuthBasic(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-authbearer", supervisor.Add(storage.NewAuthBearer(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-home", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageHome(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-users", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageUsers(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-public-link", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStoragePublicLink(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-	addServiceToken("storage-sharing", supervisor.Add(storage.NewSharing(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
-
-	// TODO(refs) debug line with supervised services.
-	go supervisor.ServeBackground()
-
-	<-halt
-
-	globalCancel()
-	close(halt)
+	//setMicroLogger(r.c.Log)
+	//halt := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	//signal.Notify(halt, os.Interrupt)
+	//
+	//supervisor := suture.NewSimple("ocis")
+	//globalCtx, globalCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	//
+	//// propagate reva log config to storage services
+	//inheritedOptions := []storage.Option{
+	//	storage.WithLogPretty(r.c.Log.Pretty),
+	//	storage.WithLogColor(r.c.Log.Color),
+	//	storage.WithLogLevel(r.c.Log.Level),
+	//}
+	//
+	//addServiceToken("settings", supervisor.Add(settings.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Settings)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-metadata", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageMetadata(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("accounts", supervisor.Add(accounts.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Accounts)))
+	//addServiceToken("glauth", supervisor.Add(glauth.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.GLAuth)))
+	//addServiceToken("idp", supervisor.Add(idp.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.IDP)))
+	//addServiceToken("ocs", supervisor.Add(ocs.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.OCS)))
+	//addServiceToken("onlyoffice", supervisor.Add(onlyoffice.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Onlyoffice)))
+	//addServiceToken("proxy", supervisor.Add(proxy.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Proxy)))
+	//addServiceToken("store", supervisor.Add(store.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Store)))
+	//addServiceToken("thumbnails", supervisor.Add(thumbnails.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Thumbnails)))
+	//addServiceToken("web", supervisor.Add(web.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.Web)))
+	//addServiceToken("webdav", supervisor.Add(webdav.NewSutureService(globalCtx, r.c.WebDAV)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-frontend", supervisor.Add(storage.NewFrontend(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-gateway", supervisor.Add(storage.NewGateway(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-users", supervisor.Add(storage.NewUsersProviderService(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-groupsprovider", supervisor.Add(storage.NewGroupsProvider(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-authbasic", supervisor.Add(storage.NewAuthBasic(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-authbearer", supervisor.Add(storage.NewAuthBearer(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-home", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageHome(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-users", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStorageUsers(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-public-link", supervisor.Add(storage.NewStoragePublicLink(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//addServiceToken("storage-sharing", supervisor.Add(storage.NewSharing(globalCtx, inheritedOptions...)))
+	//
+	//// TODO(refs) debug line with supervised services.
+	//go supervisor.ServeBackground()
+	//
+	//<-halt
+	//
+	//globalCancel()
+	//close(halt)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/option.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/option.go
index 5e8e88f532..e068181c20 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/option.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/option.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package service
 
+import (
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
+)
+
 // Log configures a structure logger.
 type Log struct {
 	Pretty bool
@@ -7,7 +11,8 @@ type Log struct {
 
 // Options are the configurable options for a Service.
 type Options struct {
-	Log *Log
+	Log    *Log
+	Config *config.Config
 }
 
 // Option represents an option.
@@ -26,3 +31,10 @@ func WithLogPretty(pretty bool) Option {
 		o.Log.Pretty = pretty
 	}
 }
+
+// WithConfig sets Controller config.
+func WithConfig(cfg *config.Config) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Config = cfg
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
index 731e1f0836..20da924bae 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package service
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -11,10 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/thejerf/suture"
+
+	settings "github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/command"
+
+	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/config"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/controller"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/log"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime/process"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -26,10 +30,21 @@ var (
 
 // Service represents a RPC service.
 type Service struct {
-	Controller controller.Controller
-	Log        zerolog.Logger
-	wg         *sync.WaitGroup
-	done       bool
+	Supervisor       *suture.Supervisor
+	ServicesRegistry map[string]func(context.Context, interface{}) suture.Service
+	serviceToken     map[string][]suture.ServiceToken
+	context          context.Context
+	cancel           context.CancelFunc
+	Log              zerolog.Logger
+	wg               *sync.WaitGroup
+	done             bool
+	cfg              *ociscfg.Config
+}
+
+// TODO(refs) think of a less confusing naming
+type RuntimeSutureService struct {
+	Context    context.Context
+	CancelFunc context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 // loadFromEnv would set cmd global variables. This is a workaround spf13/viper since pman used as a library does not
@@ -37,16 +52,9 @@ type Service struct {
 func loadFromEnv() (*config.Config, error) {
 	cfg := config.NewConfig()
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
-
-	if err := viper.BindEnv("keep-alive", "RUNTIME_KEEP_ALIVE"); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	if err := viper.BindEnv("port", "RUNTIME_PORT"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	cfg.KeepAlive = viper.GetBool("keep-alive")
-
 	if viper.GetString("port") != "" {
 		cfg.Port = viper.GetString("port")
 	}
@@ -66,39 +74,50 @@ func NewService(options ...Option) (*Service, error) {
 		f(opts)
 	}
 
-	cfg, err := loadFromEnv()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	l := log.NewLogger(
 		log.WithPretty(opts.Log.Pretty),
 	)
 
-	return &Service{
-		wg:  &sync.WaitGroup{},
-		Log: l,
-		Controller: controller.NewController(
-			controller.WithConfig(cfg),
-			controller.WithLog(&l),
-		),
-	}, nil
+	globalCtx, cancelGlobal := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	s := &Service{
+		ServicesRegistry: make(map[string]func(context.Context, interface{}) suture.Service),
+		Log:              l,
+
+		serviceToken: make(map[string][]suture.ServiceToken),
+		context:      globalCtx,
+		cancel:       cancelGlobal,
+		wg:           &sync.WaitGroup{},
+		cfg:          opts.Config,
+	}
+
+	s.ServicesRegistry["settings"] = settings.NewSutureService
+
+	return s, nil
 }
 
 // Start an rpc service.
 func Start(o ...Option) error {
 	s, err := NewService(o...)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.Log.Fatal().Err(err)
+		if s != nil {
+			s.Log.Fatal().Err(err)
+		}
 	}
 
+	s.Supervisor = suture.NewSimple("ocis")
+
 	if err := rpc.Register(s); err != nil {
-		s.Log.Fatal().Err(err)
+		if s != nil {
+			s.Log.Fatal().Err(err)
+		}
 	}
 	rpc.HandleHTTP()
 
 	signal.Notify(halt, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGQUIT, syscall.SIGHUP)
 
-	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", s.Controller.Config.Hostname, s.Controller.Config.Port))
+	// TODO(refs) change default port
+	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", "localhost", "6060"))
 	if err != nil {
 		s.Log.Fatal().Err(err)
 	}
@@ -107,7 +126,8 @@ func Start(o ...Option) error {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			reason := strings.Builder{}
-			if _, err := net.Dial("localhost", s.Controller.Config.Port); err != nil {
+			// TODO(refs) change default port
+			if _, err := net.Dial("localhost", "6060"); err != nil {
 				reason.WriteString("runtime address already in use")
 			}
 
@@ -115,45 +135,42 @@ func Start(o ...Option) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	for k, _ := range s.ServicesRegistry {
+		s.serviceToken[k] = append(s.serviceToken[k], s.Supervisor.Add(s.ServicesRegistry[k](s.context, s.cfg.Settings)))
+	}
+
+	go s.Supervisor.ServeBackground()
 	go trap(s)
 
 	return http.Serve(l, nil)
 }
 
 // Start indicates the Service Controller to start a new supervised service as an OS thread.
-func (s *Service) Start(args process.ProcEntry, reply *int) error {
-	if !s.done {
-		s.wg.Add(1)
-		s.Log.Info().Str("service", args.Extension).Msgf("%v", "started")
-		if err := s.Controller.Start(args); err != nil {
-			*reply = 1
-			return err
-		}
-
-		*reply = 0
-		s.wg.Done()
+func (s *Service) Start(name string, reply *int) error {
+	if _, ok := s.ServicesRegistry[name]; !ok {
+		*reply = 1
+		return nil
 	}
-
+	//s.serviceToken[name] = append(s.serviceToken[name], s.Supervisor.Add(s.ServicesRegistry[name]))
+	s.serviceToken["settings"] = append(s.serviceToken[name], s.Supervisor.Add(settings.NewSutureService(s.context, s.cfg.Settings)))
+	*reply = 0
 	return nil
 }
 
 // List running processes for the Service Controller.
 func (s *Service) List(args struct{}, reply *string) error {
-	*reply = s.Controller.List()
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Kill a supervised process by subcommand name.
-func (s *Service) Kill(args *string, reply *int) error {
-	pe := process.ProcEntry{
-		Extension: *args,
+func (s *Service) Kill(name string, reply *int) error {
+	if len(s.serviceToken[name]) > 0 {
+		for _, v := range s.serviceToken[name] {
+			if err := s.Supervisor.Remove(v); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	if err := s.Controller.Kill(pe); err != nil {
-		*reply = 1
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*reply = 0
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -163,12 +180,8 @@ func trap(s *Service) {
 	<-halt
 	s.done = true
 	s.wg.Wait()
-	s.Log.Debug().
-		Str("service", "runtime service").
-		Msgf("terminating with signal: %v", s)
-	if err := s.Controller.Shutdown(done); err != nil {
-		s.Log.Err(err)
-	}
+	s.cancel()
+	s.Log.Debug().Str("service", "runtime service").Msgf("terminating with signal: %v", s)
 	close(done)
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/settings/go.mod b/settings/go.mod
index cc5ea762e4..90c262deb5 100644
--- a/settings/go.mod
+++ b/settings/go.mod
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.7.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	github.com/thejerf/suture v4.0.0+incompatible
 	go.opencensus.io v0.22.6
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.4.1 // indirect
diff --git a/settings/go.sum b/settings/go.sum
index 267bfcd17e..16eaef2198 100644
--- a/settings/go.sum
+++ b/settings/go.sum
@@ -1291,6 +1291,8 @@ github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20170704070218-db04d3cc01c8/go.mod h1:hkRG
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZVVdQEZoIme9iO1Ch2Jdy24qqXrMMOU6lpPAyBWyWuQ=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cbyO7IOYJZWg1U88JhDg3PB6klq9Hg2pA=
 github.com/technoweenie/multipartstreamer v1.0.1/go.mod h1:jNVxdtShOxzAsukZwTSw6MDx5eUJoiEBsSvzDU9uzog=
+github.com/thejerf/suture v4.0.0+incompatible h1:luAwgEo87y1X30wEYa64N4SKMrsAm9qXRwNxnLVuuwg=
+github.com/thejerf/suture v4.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:ibKwrVj+Uzf3XZdAiNWUouPaAbSoemxOHLmJmwheEMc=
 github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P256ACg0Mn+j1RXIDXoss50DeIABTYK1PULOJHhxOls=
 github.com/tidwall/match v1.0.1/go.mod h1:LujAq0jyVjBy028G1WhWfIzbpQfMO8bBZ6Tyb0+pL9E=
 github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XNkn88O1ChpSDQmQeStsy+sBenx6DDtFZJxhVysOjyk=
diff --git a/settings/pkg/command/root.go b/settings/pkg/command/root.go
index fcb077626f..121e0b2ae6 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/thejerf/suture"
+
 	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/config"
@@ -111,18 +113,18 @@ func ParseConfig(c *cli.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 // SutureService allows for the settings command to be embedded and supervised by a suture supervisor tree.
 type SutureService struct {
 	ctx    context.Context
-	cancel context.CancelFunc // used to cancel the context go-micro services used to shutdown a service.
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
 	cfg    *config.Config
 }
 
 // NewSutureService creates a new settings.SutureService
-func NewSutureService(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) SutureService {
+func NewSutureService(ctx context.Context, cfg interface{}) suture.Service {
 	sctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	cfg.Context = sctx // propagate the context down to the go-micro services.
+	cfg.(*config.Config).Context = sctx
 	return SutureService{
 		ctx:    sctx,
 		cancel: cancel,
-		cfg:    cfg,
+		cfg:    cfg.(*config.Config),
 	}
 }