diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev.api b/docker/Dockerfile.dev.api
index 5b3f12b70..76a323844 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev.api
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev.api
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ ENV PYTHONPATH="/app:${PYTHONPATH}"
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:${PATH}"
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV="/venv"
 
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/keep/entrypoint_backend.sh"]
 
 CMD ["gunicorn", "keep.api.api:get_app", "--bind" , "0.0.0.0:8080" , "--workers", "1" , "-k" , "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "-c", "./keep/api/config.py", "--reload"]
diff --git a/keep/api/config.py b/keep/api/config.py
index 474206812..c73222e31 100644
--- a/keep/api/config.py
+++ b/keep/api/config.py
@@ -57,12 +57,3 @@ def on_starting(server=None):
         os.environ["KEEP_API_URL"] = public_url
 
     logger.info("Keep server started")
-
-    launch_uptime_reporting()
-
-    if LIVE_DEMO_MODE:
-        logger.info("Launching Keep in demo mode.")
-        from keep.api.core.demo_mode_runner import launch_demo_mode
-        launch_demo_mode()
-    else:
-        logger.info("Not launching Keep in demo mode.")
diff --git a/keep/api/core/demo_mode_runner.py b/keep/api/core/demo_mode_runner.py
index 095c02f6c..b3edac446 100644
--- a/keep/api/core/demo_mode_runner.py
+++ b/keep/api/core/demo_mode_runner.py
@@ -17,18 +17,11 @@
 from keep.api.tasks.process_topology_task import process_topology
 from keep.api.utils.tenant_utils import get_or_create_api_key
 from keep.providers.providers_factory import ProvidersFactory
-# import json
 
 logging.config.dictConfig(CONFIG)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# file_path = '/Users/matvey/Desktop/keep-oss/keep/pr.json'
-# def read_json_file(file_path):
-#     with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
-#         return json.load(file)
-# pr_json = read_json_file(file_path)
-
 correlation_rules_to_create = [
     {
         "sqlQuery": {"sql": "((name like :name_1))", "params": {"name_1": "%mq%"}},
@@ -353,7 +346,6 @@ def simulate_alerts(
             time.sleep(5)
 
     existing_installed_providers = get_existing_installed_providers(keep_api_key, keep_api_url)
-    # existing_installed_providers = pr_json['installed_providers']
     logger.info(f"Existing installed providers: {existing_installed_providers}")
     existing_providers_to_their_ids = {}
     for existing_provider in existing_installed_providers:
diff --git a/keep/cli/cli.py b/keep/cli/cli.py
index e0c0ad87f..1a989e6f1 100644
--- a/keep/cli/cli.py
+++ b/keep/cli/cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import typing
+import time
 import uuid
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from importlib import metadata
@@ -1627,5 +1628,14 @@ def start(self):
     os._exit(0)
 
 
+@cli.command()
+@pass_info
+def background_server_jobs(info: Info):
+    """Run background jobs, expected to be running in parallel with the server."""
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(1)
+        logger.info("Background job running")
+        logger.info(os.environ)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     cli(auto_envvar_prefix="KEEP")
diff --git a/keep/entrypoint_backend.sh b/keep/entrypoint_backend.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..65f4eef72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keep/entrypoint_backend.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+# Print commands and their arguments as they are executed
+set -x
+
+# Execute background taasks
+poetry run python keep/cli/cli.py background-server-jobs &
+
+# Execute the CMD provided in the Dockerfile or as arguments
+exec "$@"
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