diff --git a/fortuna.cpp b/fortuna.cpp
index 8b27996..6f301a2 100644
--- a/fortuna.cpp
+++ b/fortuna.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace fortuna {
 static constexpr const unsigned int min_pool_size{64};
@@ -31,12 +32,20 @@ Fortuna::Fortuna() {
 		fmt::print(stderr, "{}\n", e.what());
 		// perhaps die on error
 	}
+
+
+	static constexpr const std::chrono::milliseconds duration{150};
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for(duration);
+
+
 	th_gen = std::thread(&Fortuna::generator_service,
 						 this,
 						 std::make_shared<fortuna::generator::Generator>());
 	th_accu = std::thread(&Fortuna::accumulator_service, this);
 	th_sfm = std::thread(&Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service, this);
 	th_urandom = std::thread(&Fortuna::urandom_entropy_src_service, this);
+
+	this->sync_point.count_down();
 }
 Fortuna::~Fortuna() noexcept {
 	if (th_gen.joinable()) {
@@ -124,6 +133,10 @@ auto Fortuna::generator_service(
 	std::shared_ptr<fortuna::generator::Generator> Gen) -> void {
 	int i{0};
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::milliseconds sleep_time{1000};
+
+	fmt::print("[i] gen: waiting on a latch\n");
+	this->sync_point.count_down();
+
 	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting generator service\n");
@@ -145,6 +158,10 @@ auto Fortuna::generator_service(
 
 auto Fortuna::accumulator_service() -> void {
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds sleep_time{10};
+
+	fmt::print("[i] accu: waiting on a latch\n");
+	this->sync_point.count_down();
+
 	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting accumulator service\n");
@@ -162,6 +179,10 @@ auto Fortuna::accumulator_service() -> void {
 
 auto Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service() -> void {
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds checkup_interval{10};
+
+	fmt::print("[i] sfm: waiting on a latch\n");
+	this->sync_point.count_down();
+
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
 	fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting seed file manager service\n");
 	fmt::print("[*] sfm: checkup interval {}\n", checkup_interval);
diff --git a/fortuna.h b/fortuna.h
index 6a62dc3..78fea7b 100644
--- a/fortuna.h
+++ b/fortuna.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <array>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <latch>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 	std::thread th_accu;
 	std::thread th_sfm;
 	std::thread th_urandom;
+	std::latch sync_point{5}; // 4 services + main thread
 
 	Fortuna();
 	~Fortuna() noexcept;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ public:
 				e.what());
 		}
 		p_ul.try_lock();
+		this->sync_point.count_down();
 		fmt::print("[*] fortuna: PRNG initialized\n");
 	}