diff --git a/octavia/cmd/house_keeping.py b/octavia/cmd/house_keeping.py
index fea61eb433..0cb9a63a6d 100644
--- a/octavia/cmd/house_keeping.py
+++ b/octavia/cmd/house_keeping.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import datetime
 import signal
 import sys
 import threading
-import time
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -104,28 +103,27 @@ def main():
     timestamp = str(datetime.datetime.utcnow())
     LOG.info("Starting house keeping at %s", timestamp)
 
+    threads = []
+
     # Thread to perform spare amphora check
     spare_amp_thread = threading.Thread(target=spare_amphora_check)
     spare_amp_thread.daemon = True
     spare_amp_thread.start()
+    threads.append(spare_amp_thread)
 
     # Thread to perform db cleanup
     db_cleanup_thread = threading.Thread(target=db_cleanup)
     db_cleanup_thread.daemon = True
     db_cleanup_thread.start()
+    threads.append(db_cleanup_thread)
 
     # Thread to perform certificate rotation
     cert_rotate_thread = threading.Thread(target=cert_rotation)
     cert_rotate_thread.daemon = True
     cert_rotate_thread.start()
+    threads.append(cert_rotate_thread)
 
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, _mutate_config)
-
-    # Try-Exception block should be at the end to gracefully exit threads
-    try:
-        while True:
-            time.sleep(1)
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    def process_cleanup(*args, **kwargs):
         LOG.info("Attempting to gracefully terminate House-Keeping")
         spare_amp_thread_event.set()
         db_cleanup_thread_event.set()
@@ -134,3 +132,12 @@ def main():
         db_cleanup_thread.join()
         cert_rotate_thread.join()
         LOG.info("House-Keeping process terminated")
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, process_cleanup)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, _mutate_config)
+
+    try:
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        process_cleanup()
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_house_keeping.py b/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_house_keeping.py
index 4d5656c4d7..7d06de7598 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_house_keeping.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_house_keeping.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
         mock_CertRotation.assert_called_once_with()
         self.assertEqual(1, cert_rotate_mock.rotate.call_count)
 
-    @mock.patch('time.sleep')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.cert_rotate_thread_event')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.db_cleanup_thread_event')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.spare_amp_thread_event')
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
     def test_main(self, mock_service, mock_thread,
                   spare_amp_thread_event_mock,
                   db_cleanup_thread_event_mock,
-                  cert_rotate_thread_event_mock, sleep_time):
+                  cert_rotate_thread_event_mock):
 
         spare_amp_thread_mock = mock.MagicMock()
         db_cleanup_thread_mock = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -132,9 +131,7 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
         db_cleanup_thread_mock.daemon.return_value = True
         cert_rotate_thread_mock.daemon.return_value = True
 
-        # mock the time.sleep() in the while loop
-        sleep_time.side_effect = [True, Exception('break')]
-        self.assertRaisesRegex(Exception, 'break', house_keeping.main)
+        house_keeping.main()
 
         spare_amp_thread_mock.start.assert_called_once_with()
         db_cleanup_thread_mock.start.assert_called_once_with()
@@ -144,7 +141,6 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(db_cleanup_thread_mock.daemon)
         self.assertTrue(cert_rotate_thread_mock.daemon)
 
-    @mock.patch('time.sleep')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.cert_rotate_thread_event')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.db_cleanup_thread_event')
     @mock.patch('octavia.cmd.house_keeping.spare_amp_thread_event')
@@ -153,8 +149,7 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
     def test_main_keyboard_interrupt(self, mock_service, mock_thread,
                                      spare_amp_thread_event_mock,
                                      db_cleanup_thread_event_mock,
-                                     cert_rotate_thread_event_mock,
-                                     sleep_time):
+                                     cert_rotate_thread_event_mock):
         spare_amp_thread_mock = mock.MagicMock()
         db_cleanup_thread_mock = mock.MagicMock()
         cert_rotate_thread_mock = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -167,8 +162,10 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
         db_cleanup_thread_mock.daemon.return_value = True
         cert_rotate_thread_mock.daemon.return_value = True
 
-        # mock the time.sleep() in the while loop
-        sleep_time.side_effect = [True, KeyboardInterrupt]
+        mock_join = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_join.side_effect = [KeyboardInterrupt, None]
+        spare_amp_thread_mock.join = mock_join
+
         house_keeping.main()
 
         spare_amp_thread_event_mock.set.assert_called_once_with()
@@ -184,8 +181,7 @@ class TestHouseKeepingCMD(base.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(spare_amp_thread_mock.daemon)
         self.assertTrue(db_cleanup_thread_mock.daemon)
         self.assertTrue(cert_rotate_thread_mock.daemon)
-
-        spare_amp_thread_mock.join.assert_called_once_with()
+        self.assertEqual(2, spare_amp_thread_mock.join.call_count)
         db_cleanup_thread_mock.join.assert_called_once_with()
         cert_rotate_thread_mock.join.assert_called_once_with()
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-house-keeping-shutdown-17b04417a2c4849f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-house-keeping-shutdown-17b04417a2c4849f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fd7aef9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-house-keeping-shutdown-17b04417a2c4849f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix a bug that could interrupt resource creation when performing a graceful
+    shutdown of the house keeping service and leave resources such as amphorae
+    in a BOOTING status.