diff --git a/src/bin/cashierd.rs b/src/bin/cashierd.rs
index 8adde5866..bfdf6afbe 100644
--- a/src/bin/cashierd.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cashierd.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ use drk::service::GatewayClient;
 use drk::util::join_config_path;
 use drk::wallet::CashierDb;
 use drk::{Error, Result};
+use drk::rpc::jsonserver;
 use log::*;
 
 use async_executor::Executor;
 use easy_parallel::Parallel;
 
-async fn start(executor: Arc<Executor<'_>>, config: Arc<&CashierdConfig>) -> Result<()> {
+async fn start(executor: Arc<Executor<'_>>, config: Arc<CashierdConfig>) -> Result<()> {
+    let ex = executor.clone();
     let accept_addr: SocketAddr = config.accept_url.parse()?;
 
     let gateway_addr: SocketAddr = config.gateway_url.parse()?;
@@ -38,9 +40,13 @@ async fn start(executor: Arc<Executor<'_>>, config: Arc<&CashierdConfig>) -> Res
 
     debug!(target: "cashierd", "starting cashier service");
     let cashier = CashierService::new(accept_addr, btc_endpoint, wallet.clone(), gateway)?;
-    cashier.start(executor.clone()).await?;
+    cashier.start(ex.clone()).await?;
+
+    let rpc_url: std::net::SocketAddr = config.rpc_url.parse()?;
+    let adapter = Arc::new(CashierAdapter::new(wallet.clone())?);
+    let io = Arc::new(adapter.handle_input()?);
+    jsonserver::start(ex, rpc_url, io).await?;
 
-    let _adapter = Arc::new(CashierAdapter::new(wallet.clone())?);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Config::<CashierdConfig>::load_default(path)?
     };
 
-    let config_ptr = Arc::new(&config);
+    let config = Arc::new(config);
 
     let options = CashierdCli::load()?;
 
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         // Run the main future on the current thread.
         .finish(|| {
             smol::future::block_on(async move {
-                start(ex2, config_ptr).await?;
+                start(ex2, config).await?;
                 drop(signal);
                 Ok::<(), Error>(())
             })
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_config.rs b/src/cli/cli_config.rs
index 84d2a3d12..f8c21d56b 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_config.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cli_config.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ pub struct CashierdConfig {
     #[serde(rename = "accept_url")]
     pub accept_url: String,
 
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(rename = "rpc_url")]
+    pub rpc_url: String,
+
     #[serde(default)]
     #[serde(rename = "database_path")]
     pub database_path: String,
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ pub struct CashierdConfig {
 impl Default for CashierdConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let accept_url = String::from("127.0.0.1:7777");
+        let rpc_url = String::from("http://127.0.0.1:8000");
         let gateway_url = String::from("127.0.0.1:3333");
         let database_path = String::from("cashierd.db");
         let btc_endpoint = String::from("tcp://electrum.blockstream.info:50001");
@@ -222,6 +227,7 @@ impl Default for CashierdConfig {
         let password = String::new();
         Self {
             accept_url,
+            rpc_url,
             database_path,
             btc_endpoint,
             gateway_url,
diff --git a/src/rpc/adapters/cashier_adapter.rs b/src/rpc/adapters/cashier_adapter.rs
index 54caeac97..a1dd94fdb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/adapters/cashier_adapter.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/adapters/cashier_adapter.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ impl CashierAdapter {
 
     pub fn handle_input(
         self: Arc<Self>,
-        mut io: jsonrpc_core::IoHandler,
     ) -> Result<jsonrpc_core::IoHandler> {
+        let mut io = jsonrpc_core::IoHandler::new();
         io.add_sync_method("cashier_hello", |_| {
             Ok(jsonrpc_core::Value::String("hello world!".into()))
         });
diff --git a/src/service/cashier.rs b/src/service/cashier.rs
index ff5d9efb4..c493427b5 100644
--- a/src/service/cashier.rs
+++ b/src/service/cashier.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ impl CashierService {
 
         let _ = handle_request_task.cancel().await;
 
+        //let rpc_url: std::net::SocketAddr = config.rpc_url.parse()?;
+
         Ok(())
     }