diff --git a/lifecycle/gunicorn.conf.py b/lifecycle/gunicorn.conf.py
index 8aaff4ac5..fc4958878 100644
--- a/lifecycle/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/lifecycle/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ try:
 except KeyError:
     pass
 
-worker_class = "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker"
+worker_class = "lifecycle.worker.DjangoUvicornWorker"
 # Docker containers don't have /tmp as tmpfs
 if os.path.exists("/dev/shm"):  # nosec
     worker_tmp_dir = "/dev/shm"  # nosec
diff --git a/lifecycle/worker.py b/lifecycle/worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41d09d5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lifecycle/worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Uvicorn worker"""
+from uvicorn.workers import UvicornWorker
+
+
+class DjangoUvicornWorker(UvicornWorker):
+    """Custom configured Uvicorn Worker without lifespan"""
+
+    CONFIG_KWARGS = {
+        "loop": "uvloop",
+        "http": "httptools",
+        "lifespan": "off",
+        "ws": "wsproto",
+    }