diff --git a/platypush/__init__.py b/platypush/__init__.py
index fb4de4d25..727d14e2e 100644
--- a/platypush/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/__init__.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class Daemon:
 
     def stop_app(self):
         """ Stops the backends and the bus """
-        self.bus.post(ApplicationStoppedEvent())
         for backend in self.backends.values():
             backend.stop()
         self.bus.stop()
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ class Daemon:
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             LOGGER.info('SIGINT received, terminating application')
         finally:
+            self.bus.post(ApplicationStoppedEvent())
             self.stop_app()
 
 
diff --git a/platypush/backend/http/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/http/__init__.py
index 3d8916c43..16b46b9b7 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/http/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/http/__init__.py
@@ -169,19 +169,14 @@ class HttpBackend(Backend):
     def redis_poll(self):
         """ Polls for new messages on the internal Redis queue """
 
-        while True:
+        while not self.should_stop():
             redis = self._get_redis()
             if not redis:
                 continue
 
             msg = redis.blpop(self.redis_queue)
             msg = Message.build(json.loads(msg[1].decode('utf-8')))
-
-            if isinstance(msg, StopEvent) and \
-                    msg.args.get('thread_id') == get_ident():
-                break
-
-            self.bus.post(msg)
+            self.on_message(msg)
 
 
     @classmethod
@@ -243,7 +238,7 @@ class HttpBackend(Backend):
                 msg.origin = 'http'
 
             redis = self._get_redis()
-            self.bus.post(msg)
+            self.on_message(msg)
 
             if isinstance(msg, Request):
                 response = redis.blpop(get_redis_queue_name_by_message(msg), timeout=60)
@@ -402,16 +397,14 @@ class HttpBackend(Backend):
     def run(self):
         super().run()
         os.putenv('FLASK_APP', 'platypush')
-        os.putenv('FLASK_ENV', 'development')
+        os.putenv('FLASK_ENV', 'production')
         self.logger.info('Initialized HTTP backend on port {}'.format(self.port))
 
         webserver = self.webserver()
         self.server_proc = Process(target=webserver.run, kwargs={
-            'debug':True, 'host':'0.0.0.0', 'port':self.port, 'use_reloader':False
+            'host':'0.0.0.0', 'port':self.port, 'use_reloader':False
         })
 
-        time.sleep(1)
-
         self.server_proc.start()
 
         if not self.disable_websocket:
diff --git a/tests/test_http.py b/tests/test_http.py
index 62fb986ba..07e283302 100644
--- a/tests/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_http.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_request_exec_flow(self):
         self.start_daemon()
-        time.sleep(2)
+        time.sleep(1)
         self.send_request()
 
     def start_daemon(self):
         def _f():
-            self.receiver = Daemon(config_file=config_file, requests_to_process=1)
+            self.receiver = Daemon(config_file=config_file)
             self.receiver.start()
 
         Thread(target=_f).start()