diff --git a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
index 515df68168..2bcb0e3260 100644
--- a/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/descheduler/app/server.go
@@ -70,30 +70,11 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			ctx, done := signal.NotifyContext(cmd.Context(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
-			pathRecorderMux := mux.NewPathRecorderMux("descheduler")
-			if !s.DisableMetrics {
-				pathRecorderMux.Handle("/metrics", legacyregistry.HandlerWithReset())
-			}
-
-			healthz.InstallHandler(pathRecorderMux, healthz.NamedCheck("Descheduler", healthz.PingHealthz.Check))
-
-			stoppedCh, _, err := s.SecureServingInfo.Serve(pathRecorderMux, 0, ctx.Done())
-			if err != nil {
-				klog.Fatalf("failed to start secure server: %v", err)
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if err = Run(ctx, s); err != nil {
-				klog.ErrorS(err, "descheduler server")
+			if err = Run(cmd.Context(), s); err != nil {
+				klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to run descheduler server")
 				return err
 			}
 
-			done()
-			// wait for metrics server to close
-			<-stoppedCh
-
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -107,8 +88,23 @@ func NewDeschedulerCommand(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func Run(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
-	err := tracing.NewTracerProvider(ctx, rs.Tracing.CollectorEndpoint, rs.Tracing.TransportCert, rs.Tracing.ServiceName, rs.Tracing.ServiceNamespace, rs.Tracing.SampleRate, rs.Tracing.FallbackToNoOpProviderOnError)
+func Run(rootCtx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
+	ctx, done := signal.NotifyContext(rootCtx, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	pathRecorderMux := mux.NewPathRecorderMux("descheduler")
+	if !rs.DisableMetrics {
+		pathRecorderMux.Handle("/metrics", legacyregistry.HandlerWithReset())
+	}
+
+	healthz.InstallHandler(pathRecorderMux, healthz.NamedCheck("Descheduler", healthz.PingHealthz.Check))
+
+	stoppedCh, _, err := rs.SecureServingInfo.Serve(pathRecorderMux, 0, ctx.Done())
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("failed to start secure server: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = tracing.NewTracerProvider(ctx, rs.Tracing.CollectorEndpoint, rs.Tracing.TransportCert, rs.Tracing.ServiceName, rs.Tracing.ServiceNamespace, rs.Tracing.SampleRate, rs.Tracing.FallbackToNoOpProviderOnError)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to create tracer provider")
 	}
@@ -117,5 +113,14 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, rs *options.DeschedulerServer) error {
 	// increase the fake watch channel so the dry-run mode can be run
 	// over a cluster with thousands of pods
 	watch.DefaultChanSize = 100000
-	return descheduler.Run(ctx, rs)
+	err = descheduler.Run(ctx, rs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	done()
+	// wait for metrics server to close
+	<-stoppedCh
+
+	return nil
 }