diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 780b7bb..2ace6ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ First, we initialize the `endure` container:
 
 ```go
 import (
-    "golang.org/x/exp/slog"
+    "log/slog"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/edges.go b/edges.go
index 0a53c9d..419e118 100644
--- a/edges.go
+++ b/edges.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/graph"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func (e *Endure) resolveCollectorEdges(plugin any) error {
diff --git a/endure.go b/endure.go
index bcbcc94..3916c71 100644
--- a/endure.go
+++ b/endure.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+
 	// pprof will be enabled in debug mode
 	"net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/graph"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/registar"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 // Endure struct represent main endure repr
diff --git a/examples/sample_1/main.go b/examples/sample_1/main.go
index 1522a80..232a639 100644
--- a/examples/sample_1/main.go
+++ b/examples/sample_1/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"samples/modules/logger"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0c78e18..ea8e3d7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.21.0
 require (
 	github.com/roadrunner-server/errors v1.3.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230811145659-89c5cff77bcb
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index da5af0f..e422c5e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ github.com/roadrunner-server/errors v1.3.0 h1:kLVXpXne0jMReN7pj8KIhyYyjqKjsPC5DR
 github.com/roadrunner-server/errors v1.3.0/go.mod h1:XYVuhXvxi3yQaP/zCLB6QRZ0JvQIRaBa0SKFHL4WLKg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230810033253-352e893a4cad h1:g0bG7Z4uG+OgH2QDODnjp6ggkk1bJDsINcuWmJN1iJU=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230810033253-352e893a4cad/go.mod h1:FXUEEKJgO7OQYeo8N01OfiKP8RXMtf6e8aTskBGqWdc=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230811145659-89c5cff77bcb h1:mIKbk8weKhSeLH2GmUTrvx8CjkyJmnU1wFmg59CUjFA=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230811145659-89c5cff77bcb/go.mod h1:FXUEEKJgO7OQYeo8N01OfiKP8RXMtf6e8aTskBGqWdc=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 h1:ftCYgMx6zT/asHUrPw8BLLscYtGznsLAnjq5RH9P66E=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index d051f19..c2cc407 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func (e *Endure) init() error {
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index b738cf9..161e2d0 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"time"
-
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 // GracefulShutdownTimeout sets the timeout to kill the vertices is one or more of them are frozen
diff --git a/poller.go b/poller.go
index a24069d..715a4cd 100644
--- a/poller.go
+++ b/poller.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
+	"log/slog"
 )
 
 // poll is used to poll the errors from the vertex
diff --git a/serve.go b/serve.go
index 14970ea..a4b071d 100644
--- a/serve.go
+++ b/serve.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package endure
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/graph"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func (e *Endure) serve() error {
diff --git a/stop.go b/stop.go
index a0ffc2a..445c0f0 100644
--- a/stop.go
+++ b/stop.go
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package endure
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	stderr "errors"
+	"log/slog"
 	"reflect"
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func (e *Endure) stop() error {
@@ -18,6 +22,10 @@ func (e *Endure) stop() error {
 		return errors.E(errors.Str("error occurred, nothing to run"))
 	}
 
+	mu := new(sync.Mutex)
+	errs := make([]error, 0, 2)
+	sema := semaphore.NewWeighted(int64(len(vertices)))
+
 	// reverse order
 	for i := len(vertices) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if !vertices[i].IsActive() {
@@ -28,26 +36,38 @@ func (e *Endure) stop() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		stopMethod, _ := reflect.TypeOf(vertices[i].Plugin()).MethodByName(StopMethodName)
+		_ = sema.Acquire(context.Background(), 1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			stopMethod, _ := reflect.TypeOf(vertices[i].Plugin()).MethodByName(StopMethodName)
+
+			var inVals []reflect.Value
+			inVals = append(inVals, reflect.ValueOf(vertices[i].Plugin()))
 
-		var inVals []reflect.Value
-		inVals = append(inVals, reflect.ValueOf(vertices[i].Plugin()))
+			e.log.Debug(
+				"calling stop function",
+				slog.String("plugin", vertices[i].ID().String()),
+			)
 
-		e.log.Debug(
-			"calling stop function",
-			slog.String("plugin", vertices[i].ID().String()),
-		)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.stopTimeout)
+			inVals = append(inVals, reflect.ValueOf(ctx))
 
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.stopTimeout)
-		inVals = append(inVals, reflect.ValueOf(ctx))
+			ret := stopMethod.Func.Call(inVals)[0].Interface()
+			if ret != nil {
+				e.log.Error("failed to stop the plugin", slog.String("error", ret.(error).Error()))
+				mu.Lock()
+				errs = append(errs, ret.(error))
+				mu.Unlock()
+			}
 
-		ret := stopMethod.Func.Call(inVals)[0].Interface()
-		if ret != nil {
+			sema.Release(1)
 			cancel()
-			return ret.(error)
-		}
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	_ = sema.Acquire(context.Background(), int64(len(vertices)))
 
-		cancel()
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return stderr.Join(errs...)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/tests/disabled_vertices/disabled_vertices_test.go b/tests/disabled_vertices/disabled_vertices_test.go
index 944f2c3..2a8e910 100644
--- a/tests/disabled_vertices/disabled_vertices_test.go
+++ b/tests/disabled_vertices/disabled_vertices_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package disabled_vertices
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/disabled_vertices/plugin9"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func TestVertexDisabled(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/general/test1/test1_test.go b/tests/general/test1/test1_test.go
index 7e69e8a..a7390e2 100644
--- a/tests/general/test1/test1_test.go
+++ b/tests/general/test1/test1_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package test1
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test1/p4"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test1/p5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func Test1(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/general/test2/test2_test.go b/tests/general/test2/test2_test.go
index a0113e9..f7e860e 100644
--- a/tests/general/test2/test2_test.go
+++ b/tests/general/test2/test2_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package test1
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test2/p5"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test2/p6"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func Test1(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/general/test3/test3_test.go b/tests/general/test3/test3_test.go
index 46a0105..f49ce7d 100644
--- a/tests/general/test3/test3_test.go
+++ b/tests/general/test3/test3_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package test3
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test3/p1"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test3/p2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func Test1(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/general/test4/test4_test.go b/tests/general/test4/test4_test.go
index 9bd62ec..b7372dc 100644
--- a/tests/general/test4/test4_test.go
+++ b/tests/general/test4/test4_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package test4
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test4/p1"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test4/p2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func Test1(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/general/test5/test5_test.go b/tests/general/test5/test5_test.go
index 3279734..9c151a0 100644
--- a/tests/general/test5/test5_test.go
+++ b/tests/general/test5/test5_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package test5
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test5/p1"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/general/test5/p2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func Test1(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/happy_scenarios/happyScenario_test.go b/tests/happy_scenarios/happyScenario_test.go
index 8512be2..d1965a1 100644
--- a/tests/happy_scenarios/happyScenario_test.go
+++ b/tests/happy_scenarios/happyScenario_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package happy_scenarios
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	plugin12 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/happy_scenarios/provided_value_but_need_pointer/plugin1"
 	plugin22 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/happy_scenarios/provided_value_but_need_pointer/plugin2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func TestEndure_DifferentLogLevels(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/init/init_test.go b/tests/init/init_test.go
index 9da488a..0f55a72 100644
--- a/tests/init/init_test.go
+++ b/tests/init/init_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package init
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/init/plugins/plugin3"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/init/plugins/plugin4"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func TestEndure_MainThread_Serve(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/interfaces/interfaces_test.go b/tests/interfaces/interfaces_test.go
index 1e85a53..e10cccc 100644
--- a/tests/interfaces/interfaces_test.go
+++ b/tests/interfaces/interfaces_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package interfaces
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/interfaces/plugins/plugin9"
 	notImplPlugin1 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/interfaces/service/not_implemented_service/plugin1"
 	notImplPlugin2 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/interfaces/service/not_implemented_service/plugin2"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/interfaces/collects/collects_get_all_deps"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
diff --git a/tests/issues/issues_test.go b/tests/issues/issues_test.go
index 13333e2..913c1a2 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issues_test.go
+++ b/tests/issues/issues_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package issues
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	issue55p1 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/issues/issue55/plugin1"
 	issue55p2 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/issues/issue55/plugin2"
 	issue55p3 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/issues/issue55/plugin3"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 
 	issue66p1 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/issues/issue66/plugin1"
 	issue66p2 "github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/issues/issue66/plugin2"
diff --git a/tests/stress/stress_test.go b/tests/stress/stress_test.go
index b747068..caa130a 100644
--- a/tests/stress/stress_test.go
+++ b/tests/stress/stress_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package stress
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/stress/ServeErr"
 	"github.com/roadrunner-server/endure/v2/tests/stress/mixed"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slog"
 )
 
 func TestEndure_Init_Err(t *testing.T) {