diff --git a/octavia/cmd/octavia_worker.py b/octavia/cmd/octavia_worker.py
index c2337dc28e..7aeee213e0 100755
--- a/octavia/cmd/octavia_worker.py
+++ b/octavia/cmd/octavia_worker.py
@@ -16,20 +16,21 @@ import sys
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_reports import guru_meditation_report as gmr
+from oslo_service import service
 
-from octavia.common import service
+from octavia.common import service as octavia_service
 from octavia.controller.queue import consumer
 from octavia import version
 
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
 def main():
-    service.prepare_service(sys.argv)
+    octavia_service.prepare_service(sys.argv)
 
     gmr.TextGuruMeditation.setup_autorun(version)
 
-    c = consumer.Consumer()
-    c.listen()
+    launcher = service.launch(CONF, consumer.Consumer())
+    launcher.wait()
diff --git a/octavia/controller/queue/consumer.py b/octavia/controller/queue/consumer.py
index ee629c18b1..e02fee2769 100644
--- a/octavia/controller/queue/consumer.py
+++ b/octavia/controller/queue/consumer.py
@@ -23,26 +23,36 @@ from octavia.i18n import _LI
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Consumer(object):
+class Consumer(service.Service):
 
     def __init__(self):
+        super(Consumer, self).__init__()
+        self.server = None
+
+    def start(self):
         topic = cfg.CONF.oslo_messaging.topic
         server = cfg.CONF.host
         transport = messaging.get_transport(cfg.CONF)
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topic, server=server, fanout=False)
         endpoints = [endpoint.Endpoint()]
-
         self.server = messaging.get_rpc_server(transport, target, endpoints,
                                                executor='eventlet')
+        LOG.info(_LI('Starting consumer...'))
+        self.server.start()
+        super(Consumer, self).start()
 
-    def listen(self):
-        try:
-            LOG.info(_LI('Starting consumer...'))
-            service.launch(cfg.CONF, self.server).wait()
-        finally:
+    def stop(self, graceful=False):
+        if self.server:
             LOG.info(_LI('Stopping consumer...'))
             self.server.stop()
-            LOG.info(_LI('Consumer successfully stopped.  Waiting for final '
-                         'messages to be processed...'))
-            self.server.wait()
-            LOG.info(_LI('Finished waiting.'))
+            if graceful:
+                LOG.info(
+                    _LI('Consumer successfully stopped.  Waiting for final '
+                        'messages to be processed...'))
+                self.server.wait()
+        super(Consumer, self).stop(graceful=graceful)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        if self.server:
+            self.server.reset()
+        super(Consumer, self).reset()
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/queue/test_consumer.py b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/queue/test_consumer.py
index 5692a96b3e..44bb294356 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/queue/test_consumer.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/queue/test_consumer.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ from octavia.controller.queue import endpoint
 from octavia.tests.unit import base
 
 
+@mock.patch.object(messaging, 'get_transport')
+@mock.patch.object(messaging, 'Target')
+@mock.patch.object(endpoint, 'Endpoint')
+@mock.patch.object(messaging, 'get_rpc_server')
 class TestConsumer(base.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -29,12 +33,8 @@ class TestConsumer(base.TestCase):
         cfg.CONF.set_override('topic', 'foo_topic', group='oslo_messaging')
         cfg.CONF.set_override('host', 'foo_host')
 
-    @mock.patch.object(messaging, 'get_transport')
-    @mock.patch.object(messaging, 'Target')
-    @mock.patch.object(endpoint, 'Endpoint')
-    @mock.patch.object(messaging, 'get_rpc_server')
-    def test_config_setup(self, mock_rpc_server, mock_endpoint, mock_target,
-                          mock_get_transport):
+    def test_consumer_start(self, mock_rpc_server, mock_endpoint, mock_target,
+                            mock_get_transport):
         mock_get_transport_rv = mock.Mock()
         mock_get_transport.return_value = mock_get_transport_rv
         mock_rpc_server_rv = mock.Mock()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestConsumer(base.TestCase):
         mock_target_rv = mock.Mock()
         mock_target.return_value = mock_target_rv
 
-        consumer.Consumer()
+        consumer.Consumer().start()
 
         mock_get_transport.assert_called_once_with(cfg.CONF)
         mock_target.assert_called_once_with(topic='foo_topic',
@@ -54,3 +54,25 @@ class TestConsumer(base.TestCase):
                                                 mock_target_rv,
                                                 [mock_endpoint_rv],
                                                 executor='eventlet')
+
+    def test_consumer_stop(self, mock_rpc_server, mock_endpoint, mock_target,
+                           mock_get_transport):
+        mock_rpc_server_rv = mock.Mock()
+        mock_rpc_server.return_value = mock_rpc_server_rv
+
+        cons = consumer.Consumer()
+        cons.start()
+        cons.stop()
+        mock_rpc_server_rv.stop.assert_called_once_with()
+        self.assertFalse(mock_rpc_server_rv.wait.called)
+
+    def test_consumer_graceful_stop(self, mock_rpc_server, mock_endpoint,
+                                    mock_target, mock_get_transport):
+        mock_rpc_server_rv = mock.Mock()
+        mock_rpc_server.return_value = mock_rpc_server_rv
+
+        cons = consumer.Consumer()
+        cons.start()
+        cons.stop(graceful=True)
+        mock_rpc_server_rv.stop.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_rpc_server_rv.wait.assert_called_once_with()