diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 913f7703..04f5ec35 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ func serve() {
 		logWithCommand.Info("state validator disabled")
 	}
 
+	var watchedAddressFillService *fill.Service
 	if serverConfig.WatchedAddressGapFillerEnabled {
-		service := fill.New(serverConfig)
-		go service.Start()
+		watchedAddressFillService = fill.New(serverConfig)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go watchedAddressFillService.Start(wg)
 		logWithCommand.Info("watched address gap filler enabled")
 	} else {
 		logWithCommand.Info("watched address gap filler disabled")
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ func serve() {
 	if graphQL != nil {
 		graphQL.Stop()
 	}
+	if watchedAddressFillService != nil {
+		watchedAddressFillService.Stop()
+	}
 	server.Stop()
 	wg.Wait()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/fill/service.go b/pkg/fill/service.go
index 807b2acb..def311e9 100644
--- a/pkg/fill/service.go
+++ b/pkg/fill/service.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package fill
 import (
 	"math"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	db       *sqlx.DB
 	client   *rpc.Client
 	interval int
+	quitChan chan bool
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new Service
@@ -54,49 +56,68 @@ func New(config *serve.Config) *Service {
 		db:       config.DB,
 		client:   config.Client,
 		interval: config.WatchedAddressGapFillInterval,
+		quitChan: make(chan bool),
 	}
 }
 
 // Start is used to begin the service
-func (s *Service) Start() {
+func (s *Service) Start(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
 	for {
-		// Wait for specified interval duration
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(s.interval) * time.Second)
+		select {
+		case <-s.quitChan:
+			log.Info("quiting eth ipld server process")
+			return
+		default:
+			s.fill()
+		}
+	}
+}
 
-		// Get watched addresses from the db
-		rows := s.fetchWatchedAddresses()
+// Stop is used to gracefully stop the service
+func (s *Service) Stop() {
+	log.Info("stopping watched address gap filler")
+	close(s.quitChan)
+}
 
-		// Get the block number to start fill at
-		// Get the block number to end fill at
-		fillWatchedAddresses, minStartBlock, maxEndBlock := s.GetFillAddresses(rows)
+// fill performs the filling of indexing gap for watched addresses
+func (s *Service) fill() {
+	// Wait for specified interval duration
+	time.Sleep(time.Duration(s.interval) * time.Second)
 
-		if len(fillWatchedAddresses) > 0 {
-			log.Infof("running watched address gap filler for block range: (%d, %d)", minStartBlock, maxEndBlock)
+	// Get watched addresses from the db
+	rows := s.fetchWatchedAddresses()
+
+	// Get the block number to start fill at
+	// Get the block number to end fill at
+	fillWatchedAddresses, minStartBlock, maxEndBlock := s.GetFillAddresses(rows)
+
+	if len(fillWatchedAddresses) > 0 {
+		log.Infof("running watched address gap filler for block range: (%d, %d)", minStartBlock, maxEndBlock)
+	}
+
+	// Fill the missing diffs
+	for blockNumber := minStartBlock; blockNumber <= maxEndBlock; blockNumber++ {
+		params := statediff.Params{
+			IntermediateStateNodes:   true,
+			IntermediateStorageNodes: true,
+			IncludeBlock:             true,
+			IncludeReceipts:          true,
+			IncludeTD:                true,
+			IncludeCode:              true,
 		}
 
-		// Fill the missing diffs
-		for blockNumber := minStartBlock; blockNumber <= maxEndBlock; blockNumber++ {
-			params := statediff.Params{
-				IntermediateStateNodes:   true,
-				IntermediateStorageNodes: true,
-				IncludeBlock:             true,
-				IncludeReceipts:          true,
-				IncludeTD:                true,
-				IncludeCode:              true,
+		fillAddresses := []interface{}{}
+		for _, fillWatchedAddress := range fillWatchedAddresses {
+			if blockNumber >= fillWatchedAddress.StartBlock && blockNumber <= fillWatchedAddress.EndBlock {
+				params.WatchedAddresses = append(params.WatchedAddresses, common.HexToAddress(fillWatchedAddress.Address))
+				fillAddresses = append(fillAddresses, fillWatchedAddress.Address)
 			}
+		}
 
-			fillAddresses := []interface{}{}
-			for _, fillWatchedAddress := range fillWatchedAddresses {
-				if blockNumber >= fillWatchedAddress.StartBlock && blockNumber <= fillWatchedAddress.EndBlock {
-					params.WatchedAddresses = append(params.WatchedAddresses, common.HexToAddress(fillWatchedAddress.Address))
-					fillAddresses = append(fillAddresses, fillWatchedAddress.Address)
-				}
-			}
-
-			if len(fillAddresses) > 0 {
-				s.writeStateDiffAt(blockNumber, params)
-				s.UpdateLastFilledAt(blockNumber, fillAddresses)
-			}
+		if len(fillAddresses) > 0 {
+			s.writeStateDiffAt(blockNumber, params)
+			s.UpdateLastFilledAt(blockNumber, fillAddresses)
 		}
 	}
 }