diff --git a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
index c120668..2b2288f 100644
--- a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
+++ b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import random
 import time
 import uuid
 
-import requests
+import gevent.backdoor
 import prometheus_client as prom
+import requests
 
 import common
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ def backfill_node(base_dir, node, stream, variants, hours=None, segment_order='r
 	logging.info('Finished backfilling from {}'.format(node))
 
 							
-def main(base_dir='.', stream='', variants='', fill_wait=5, full_fill_wait=180, sleep_time=1, metrics_port=8002, nodes=None):
+def main(base_dir='.', stream='', variants='', fill_wait=5, full_fill_wait=180, sleep_time=1, metrics_port=8002, nodes=None, backdoor_port=0):
 	"""Prototype backfiller service.
 
 	Do a backfill of the last 3 hours from stream/variants from all nodes
@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ def main(base_dir='.', stream='', variants='', fill_wait=5, full_fill_wait=180,
 	common.PromLogCountsHandler.install()
 	prom.start_http_server(metrics_port)
 
+	if backdoor_port:
+		gevent.backdoor.BackdoorServer(('127.0.0.1', backdoor_port), locals=locals()).start()
+
 	logging.info('Starting backfilling {} with {} as variants to {}'.format(stream, ', '.join(variants), base_dir))
 
 	fill_start = datetime.datetime.now()
diff --git a/downloader/downloader/main.py b/downloader/downloader/main.py
index 1d98606..50989ac 100644
--- a/downloader/downloader/main.py
+++ b/downloader/downloader/main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 import dateutil.parser
 import gevent
+import gevent.backdoor
 import gevent.event
 import prometheus_client as prom
 import requests
@@ -502,12 +503,14 @@ class SegmentGetter(object):
 			segments_downloaded.labels(partial="False", stream=self.channel, variant=self.stream).inc()
 
 
-def main(channel, base_dir=".", qualities="source", metrics_port=8001):
+def main(channel, base_dir=".", qualities="source", metrics_port=8001, backdoor_port=0):
 	qualities = qualities.split(",") if qualities else []
 	manager = StreamsManager(channel, base_dir, qualities)
 	gevent.signal(signal.SIGTERM, manager.stop) # shut down on sigterm
 	common.PromLogCountsHandler.install()
 	prom.start_http_server(metrics_port)
+	if backdoor_port:
+		gevent.backdoor.BackdoorServer(('127.0.0.1', backdoor_port), locals=locals()).start()
 	logging.info("Starting up")
 	manager.run()
 	logging.info("Gracefully stopped")
diff --git a/restreamer/restreamer/main.py b/restreamer/restreamer/main.py
index c08a902..93af7cc 100644
--- a/restreamer/restreamer/main.py
+++ b/restreamer/restreamer/main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from contextlib import closing
 
 import dateutil.parser
 import gevent
+import gevent.backdoor
 import prometheus_client as prom
 from flask import Flask, url_for, request, abort, Response
 from gevent import subprocess
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ def cut_experimental(segments, cut_start, cut_end):
 
 
 
-def main(host='0.0.0.0', port=8000, base_dir='.'):
+def main(host='0.0.0.0', port=8000, base_dir='.', backdoor_port=0):
 	app.static_folder = base_dir
 	server = WSGIServer((host, port), cors(app))
 
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ def main(host='0.0.0.0', port=8000, base_dir='.'):
 
 	PromLogCountsHandler.install()
 
+	if backdoor_port:
+		gevent.backdoor.BackdoorServer(('127.0.0.1', backdoor_port), locals=locals()).start()
+
 	logging.info("Starting up")
 	server.serve_forever()
 	logging.info("Gracefully shut down")