diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a83d1b7340..800e76cf47 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "app_dirs 1.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "clap 2.29.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "env_logger 0.5.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "futures 0.1.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "keccak-hash 0.1.0",
  "log 0.4.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "logs 0.1.0",
  "panic_hook 0.1.0",
  "rpc 0.1.0",
+ "tokio-core 0.1.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 96cd90b850..381c50c7f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ authors = ["Kodebox <dev@kodebox.io>"]
 [dependencies]
 app_dirs = "^1.1.1"
 clap = { version = "2", features = ["yaml"] }
+futures = "0.1"
 keccak-hash = { path = "util/hash" }
 log = "0.4.1"
 logs = { path = "logs" }
 env_logger = "0.5.3"
 panic_hook = { path = "util/panic_hook" }
 rpc = { path = "rpc" }
+tokio-core = "0.1.6"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "codechain/main.rs"
diff --git a/codechain/commands/start.rs b/codechain/commands/start.rs
index b0b1f8cdbb..94b796ae82 100644
--- a/codechain/commands/start.rs
+++ b/codechain/commands/start.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use config;
 use super::super::rpc;
+use super::super::event_loop::{event_loop, forever};
 
 pub fn start(cfg: config::Config) -> Result<(), String> {
+	let mut el = event_loop();
+
 	let _rpc_server = rpc::new_http(cfg.rpc_config);
+	el.run(forever()).unwrap();
 	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/codechain/event_loop.rs b/codechain/event_loop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b407c98d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codechain/event_loop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use futures::{empty, Empty};
+use tokio_core::reactor::Core;
+
+pub fn event_loop() -> Core {
+	Core::new().unwrap()
+}
+
+pub fn forever() -> Empty<(), ()> {
+	empty()
+}
diff --git a/codechain/main.rs b/codechain/main.rs
index 2537bdc203..93487ba6ec 100644
--- a/codechain/main.rs
+++ b/codechain/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate clap;
+extern crate futures;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
+extern crate tokio_core;
 
 extern crate app_dirs;
 extern crate env_logger;
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ extern crate rpc as codechain_rpc;
 
 mod config;
 mod commands;
+mod event_loop;
 mod rpc;
 
 use app_dirs::AppInfo;