diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/init.ts b/apps/backend/src/lib/init.ts
index e665aa1..0483e50 100755
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/init.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/init.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@ export const initFunc = async (): Promise<void> => {
   try {
     console.log('Starting application initialization...');
 
-    // Initialize all stores
-    await initializeAllStores();
-
-    // Notification queue and worker are initialized via import
-    console.log('Notification queue and worker initialized');
-
-    // Start post order handler (Redis Pub/Sub subscriber)
-    await startOrderHandler();
-
-
+    await Promise.all([
+      initializeAllStores(),
+      startOrderHandler(),
+    ]);
 
     console.log('Application initialization completed successfully');
   } catch (error) {