diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e30db08..9e4728f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "datatrash"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-governor",
@@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.92"
+version = "1.0.93"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7434af0dc1cbd59268aa98b4c22c131c0584d2232f6fb166efb993e2832e896a"
+checksum = "cad406b69c91885b5107daf2c29572f6c8cdb3c66826821e286c533490c0bc76"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -1684,9 +1684,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-util"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0bb2e075f03b3d66d8d8785356224ba688d2906a371015e225beeb65ca92c740"
+checksum = "bc6a3b08b64e6dfad376fa2432c7b1f01522e37a623c3050bc95db2d3ff21583"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-core",
@@ -2034,9 +2034,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-safe"
-version = "6.0.3+zstd.1.5.2"
+version = "6.0.4+zstd.1.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68e4a3f57d13d0ab7e478665c60f35e2a613dcd527851c2c7287ce5c787e134a"
+checksum = "7afb4b54b8910cf5447638cb54bf4e8a65cbedd783af98b98c62ffe91f185543"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "zstd-sys",
@@ -2044,9 +2044,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-sys"
-version = "2.0.6+zstd.1.5.2"
+version = "2.0.7+zstd.1.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68a3f9792c0c3dc6c165840a75f47ae1f4da402c2d006881129579f6597e801b"
+checksum = "94509c3ba2fe55294d752b79842c530ccfab760192521df74a081a78d2b3c7f5"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7a08ff8..7c13d80 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "datatrash"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 authors = ["neri"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/src/download.rs b/src/download.rs
index d872e49..58495e4 100644
--- a/src/download.rs
+++ b/src/download.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub async fn download(
     let mut response = match get_view_type(&req, &mime, &path, delete).await {
         ViewType::Raw => build_file_response(false, &file_name, path, mime, &req),
         ViewType::Download => build_file_response(true, &file_name, path, mime, &req),
-        ViewType::Html => build_text_response(&path).await,
+        ViewType::Html => build_html_response(&path).await,
     }?;
 
     insert_cache_headers(&mut response, valid_till);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async fn get_file_size(file_path: &Path) -> u64 {
         .unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
-async fn build_text_response(path: &Path) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+async fn build_html_response(path: &Path) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
     let content = fs::read_to_string(path).await.map_err(|file_err| {
         log::error!("file could not be read {:?}", file_err);
         error::ErrorInternalServerError("this file should be here but could not be found")
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ fn build_file_response(
     Ok(response)
 }
 
+fn get_disposition_params(filename: &str) -> Vec<DispositionParam> {
+    let mut parameters = vec![DispositionParam::Filename(filename.to_owned())];
+    if !filename.is_ascii() {
+        parameters.push(DispositionParam::FilenameExt(ExtendedValue {
+            charset: Charset::Ext(String::from("UTF-8")),
+            language_tag: None,
+            value: filename.to_owned().into_bytes(),
+        }));
+    }
+    parameters
+}
+
 fn append_security_headers(response: &mut HttpResponse, req: &HttpRequest, download: bool) {
     // if the browser is trying to fetch this resource in a secure context pretend the reponse is
     // just binary data so it won't be executed
@@ -188,18 +200,6 @@ fn append_security_headers(response: &mut HttpResponse, req: &HttpRequest, downl
         .append(VARY, HeaderValue::from_static("sec-fetch-mode"));
 }
 
-fn get_disposition_params(filename: &str) -> Vec<DispositionParam> {
-    let mut parameters = vec![DispositionParam::Filename(filename.to_owned())];
-    if !filename.is_ascii() {
-        parameters.push(DispositionParam::FilenameExt(ExtendedValue {
-            charset: Charset::Ext(String::from("UTF-8")),
-            language_tag: None,
-            value: filename.to_owned().into_bytes(),
-        }));
-    }
-    parameters
-}
-
 fn insert_cache_headers(response: &mut HttpResponse, valid_till: OffsetDateTime) {
     if response.status().is_success() {
         let valid_duration = valid_till - OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0dc17d3..ab4a7a1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use actix_web::{
 use env_logger::Env;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPool;
 use std::env;
-use tokio::{sync::mpsc::channel, task};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::channel;
 
 const DEFAULT_CSP: (HeaderName, &str) = (
     CONTENT_SECURITY_POLICY,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let expiry_watch_sender = web::Data::new(sender);
     let bind_address = env::var("BIND_ADDRESS").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.0.0.0:8000".to_owned());
 
-    task::spawn(deleter::delete_old_files(
+    let deleter = tokio::spawn(deleter::delete_old_files(
         receiver,
         pool,
         config.files_dir.clone(),
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .finish()
         .unwrap();
 
-    HttpServer::new({
+    let http_server = HttpServer::new({
         move || {
             let app = App::new()
                 .wrap(Logger::new(r#"%{r}a "%r" =%s %bbytes %Tsec"#))
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         }
     })
     .bind(bind_address)?
-    .run()
-    .await
+    .run();
+
+    // exit when http_server exits OR when deleter panics
+    tokio::select! {
+        result = http_server => result,
+        _ = deleter => panic!("deleter never returns")
+    }
 }