diff --git a/src/core/server.rs b/src/core/server.rs
index 95eb7e01..ca62b64c 100644
--- a/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src/core/server.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use tokio::{runtime, sync::broadcast};
 
-use crate::{config::Config, log};
+use crate::{config::Config, log, Error, Result};
 
 /// Server runtime state; public portion
 pub struct Server {
@@ -59,6 +59,38 @@ impl Server {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn reload(&self) -> Result<()> {
+		if cfg!(not(conduit_mods)) {
+			return Err(Error::Err("Reloading not enabled".into()));
+		}
+
+		if self.reloading.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
+			return Err(Error::Err("Reloading already in progress".into()));
+		}
+
+		if self.stopping.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
+			return Err(Error::Err("Shutdown already in progress".into()));
+		}
+
+		self.signal("SIGINT")
+	}
+
+	pub fn shutdown(&self) -> Result<()> {
+		if self.stopping.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
+			return Err(Error::Err("Shutdown already in progress".into()));
+		}
+
+		self.signal("SIGTERM")
+	}
+
+	pub fn signal(&self, sig: &'static str) -> Result<()> {
+		if let Err(e) = self.signal.send(sig) {
+			return Err(Error::Err(format!("Failed to send signal: {e}")));
+		}
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn runtime(&self) -> &runtime::Handle {
 		self.runtime
diff --git a/src/main/main.rs b/src/main/main.rs
index 6e1bfe38..566b0d67 100644
--- a/src/main/main.rs
+++ b/src/main/main.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ mod server;
 
 extern crate conduit_core as conduit;
 
-use std::{
-	cmp,
-	sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc},
-	time::Duration,
-};
+use std::{cmp, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use conduit::{debug_error, debug_info, error, trace, utils::available_parallelism, warn, Error, Result};
 use server::Server;
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ async fn signal(server: Arc<Server>) {
 	use unix::SignalKind;
 
 	const CONSOLE: bool = cfg!(feature = "console");
-	const RELOADING: bool = cfg!(all(unix, debug_assertions, not(CONSOLE)));
+	const RELOADING: bool = cfg!(all(conduit_mods, not(CONSOLE)));
 
 	let mut quit = unix::signal(SignalKind::quit()).expect("SIGQUIT handler");
 	let mut term = unix::signal(SignalKind::terminate()).expect("SIGTERM handler");
@@ -120,19 +116,17 @@ async fn signal(server: Arc<Server>) {
 			_ = term.recv() => { sig = "SIGTERM"; },
 		}
 
-		// Indicate the SIGINT is requesting a hot-reload.
-		if RELOADING && sig == "SIGINT" {
-			server.server.reloading.store(true, Ordering::Release);
-		}
-
-		// Indicate the signal is requesting a shutdown
-		if matches!(sig, "SIGQUIT" | "SIGTERM") || (!CONSOLE && sig == "SIGINT") {
-			server.server.stopping.store(true, Ordering::Release);
-		}
-
 		warn!("Received {sig}");
-		if let Err(e) = server.server.signal.send(sig) {
-			debug_error!("signal channel: {e}");
+		let result = if RELOADING && sig == "SIGINT" {
+			server.server.reload()
+		} else if matches!(sig, "SIGQUIT" | "SIGTERM") || (!CONSOLE && sig == "SIGINT") {
+			server.server.shutdown()
+		} else {
+			server.server.signal(sig)
+		};
+
+		if let Err(e) = result {
+			debug_error!(?sig, "signal: {e}");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/mods.rs b/src/main/mods.rs
index 125cd54a..f39527f7 100644
--- a/src/main/mods.rs
+++ b/src/main/mods.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(server: &Arc<Server>, starts: bool) -> Result<(bool, boo
 			return Err(error);
 		}
 	}
+	server.server.stopping.store(false, Ordering::Release);
 	let run = main_mod.get::<RunFuncProto>("run")?;
 	if let Err(error) = run(&server.server).await {
 		error!("Running server: {error}");
diff --git a/src/router/request.rs b/src/router/request.rs
index 0693e671..2bdd06f8 100644
--- a/src/router/request.rs
+++ b/src/router/request.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
 pub(crate) async fn spawn(
 	State(server): State<Arc<Server>>, req: http::Request<axum::body::Body>, next: axum::middleware::Next,
 ) -> Result<axum::response::Response, StatusCode> {
-	if server.stopping.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+	if !server.running() {
 		debug_warn!("unavailable pending shutdown");
 		return Err(StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
 	}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn(
 pub(crate) async fn handle(
 	State(server): State<Arc<Server>>, req: http::Request<axum::body::Body>, next: axum::middleware::Next,
 ) -> Result<axum::response::Response, StatusCode> {
-	if server.stopping.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+	if !server.running() {
 		debug_warn!(
 			method = %req.method(),
 			uri = %req.uri(),
diff --git a/src/router/run.rs b/src/router/run.rs
index e9876ef3..fb59c797 100644
--- a/src/router/run.rs
+++ b/src/router/run.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(server: Arc<Server>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	_ = services().admin.handle.lock().await.insert(admin::handle);
 
 	// Setup shutdown/signal handling
-	server.stopping.store(false, Ordering::Release);
 	let handle = ServerHandle::new();
 	let (tx, _) = broadcast::channel::<()>(1);
 	let sigs = server
diff --git a/src/service/services.rs b/src/service/services.rs
index d9805010..e1c27d52 100644
--- a/src/service/services.rs
+++ b/src/service/services.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
 	collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
-	sync::{atomic, Arc, Mutex as StdMutex},
+	sync::{Arc, Mutex as StdMutex},
 };
 
 use conduit::{debug_info, Result, Server};
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ bad_signature_ratelimiter: {bad_signature_ratelimiter}
 
 	pub async fn interrupt(&self) {
 		trace!("Interrupting services...");
-		self.server.stopping.store(true, atomic::Ordering::Release);
-
 		self.sending.interrupt();
 		self.presence.interrupt();
 		self.admin.interrupt();
@@ -310,7 +308,6 @@ bad_signature_ratelimiter: {bad_signature_ratelimiter}
 		trace!("Services interrupt complete.");
 	}
 
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 	pub async fn stop(&self) {
 		info!("Shutting down services");
 		self.interrupt().await;