diff --git a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
index 3044f4233..65cbf5f9b 100644
--- a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ package app
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/healthz"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/cmd/descheduler/app/options"
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				klog.SetLogger(log)
 			}
 
-			ctx := context.TODO()
+			ctx, done := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+			defer done()
 			pathRecorderMux := mux.NewPathRecorderMux("descheduler")
 			if !s.DisableMetrics {
 				pathRecorderMux.Handle("/metrics", legacyregistry.HandlerWithReset())
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return
 			}
 
-			err := Run(s)
+			err := Run(ctx, s)
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.ErrorS(err, "descheduler server")
 			}
@@ -94,6 +98,6 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func Run(rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
-	return descheduler.Run(rs)
+func Run(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
+	return descheduler.Run(ctx, rs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
index eaa403f24..05239d343 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/descheduler.go
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/descheduler/strategies/nodeutilization"
 )
 
-func Run(rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
+func Run(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
 	metrics.Register()
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	rsclient, err := client.CreateClient(rs.KubeconfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -70,7 +69,12 @@ func Run(rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// tie in root ctx with our wait stopChannel
 	stopChannel := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		close(stopChannel)
+	}()
 	return RunDeschedulerStrategies(ctx, rs, deschedulerPolicy, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, stopChannel)
 }