diff --git a/pghoard/pghoard.py b/pghoard/pghoard.py
index 396ecda1..8eba7ed3 100644
--- a/pghoard/pghoard.py
+++ b/pghoard/pghoard.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 from pghoard.receivexlog import PGReceiveXLog
 from pghoard.transfer import (TransferAgent, TransferQueue, UploadEvent, UploadEventProgressTracker)
 from pghoard.walreceiver import WALReceiver
-from pghoard.webserver import WebServer
+from pghoard.webserver import DownloadResultsProcessor, WebServer
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ def __init__(self, config_path):
         self.webserver = WebServer(
             self.config, self.requested_basebackup_sites, self.compression_queue, self.transfer_queue, self.metrics
         )
+        self.download_results_processor = DownloadResultsProcessor(
+            self.config, self.webserver.lock, self.webserver.download_results, self.webserver.pending_download_ops,
+            self.webserver.prefetch_404
+        )
 
         self.wal_file_deleter = WALFileDeleterThread(
             config=self.config, wal_file_deletion_queue=self.wal_file_deletion_queue, metrics=self.metrics
@@ -701,6 +705,7 @@ def start_threads_on_startup(self):
         self.inotify.start()
         self.upload_tracker.start()
         self.webserver.start()
+        self.download_results_processor.start()
         self.wal_file_deleter.start()
         for compressor in self.compressors:
             compressor.start()
@@ -983,6 +988,8 @@ def _get_all_threads(self):
 
         if hasattr(self, "webserver"):
             all_threads.append(self.webserver)
+        if hasattr(self, "download_results_processor"):
+            all_threads.append(self.download_results_processor)
         all_threads.extend(self.basebackups.values())
         all_threads.extend(self.receivexlogs.values())
         all_threads.extend(self.walreceivers.values())
diff --git a/pghoard/webserver.py b/pghoard/webserver.py
index 7d5edb20..bacc5ac4 100644
--- a/pghoard/webserver.py
+++ b/pghoard/webserver.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from queue import Empty, Queue
 from socketserver import ThreadingMixIn
 from threading import RLock
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from rohmu.errors import Error, FileNotFoundFromStorageError
 
@@ -102,16 +102,19 @@ class DownloadResultsProcessor(PGHoardThread):
     Processes download_results queue, validates WAL and renames tmp file to target (".prefetch")
     """
     def __init__(
-        self, lock: RLock, log: logging.Logger, download_results: Queue, pending_download_ops: Dict[str, PendingDownloadOp],
-        prefetch_404: deque
+        self, config: Dict[str, Any], lock: RLock, download_results: Queue,
+        pending_download_ops: Dict[str, PendingDownloadOp], prefetch_404: deque
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(name=self.__class__.__name__)
-        self.running = False
-        self.log = log
+        self.log = logging.getLogger("WebServer")
         self.lock = lock
         self.download_results = download_results
         self.pending_download_ops = pending_download_ops
         self.prefetch_404 = prefetch_404
+        # PGHoard expects the threads to have these attributes
+        self.running = False
+        self.config = config
+        self.site_transfers = {}
 
     def run_safe(self) -> None:
         self.running = True
@@ -174,9 +177,6 @@ def process_queue_item(self, download_result: CallbackEvent) -> None:
                 pending_download_op.target_path, metadata.get("host"), metadata.get("hash-algorithm"), metadata.get("hash")
             )
 
-    def stop(self) -> None:
-        self.running = False
-
 
 class WebServer(PGHoardThread):
     def __init__(self, config, requested_basebackup_sites, compression_queue, transfer_queue, metrics):
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ def __init__(self, config, requested_basebackup_sites, compression_queue, transf
         self.log.debug("WebServer initialized with address: %r port: %r", self.address, self.port)
         self.is_initialized = threading.Event()
         self.prefetch_404 = deque(maxlen=32)  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-        self.download_results_processor = DownloadResultsProcessor(
-            self.lock, self.log, self.download_results, self.pending_download_ops, self.prefetch_404
-        )
 
     def run_safe(self):
         # We bind the port only when we start running
@@ -216,7 +213,6 @@ def run_safe(self):
                                     download_results=self.download_results,
                                     prefetch_404=self.prefetch_404,
                                     metrics=self.metrics)
-        self.download_results_processor.start()
         self.is_initialized.set()
         self.server.serve_forever()
 
@@ -224,8 +220,6 @@ def close(self):
         self.log.debug("Closing WebServer")
         if self.server:
             self.server.shutdown()
-        self.download_results_processor.stop()
-        self.download_results_processor.join()
         self.log.debug("Closed WebServer")
         self._running = False
 
diff --git a/test/test_webserver.py b/test/test_webserver.py
index 9fb86ca3..e996bd0e 100644
--- a/test/test_webserver.py
+++ b/test/test_webserver.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ def test_uncontrolled_target_path(self, pghoard):
 
 @pytest.fixture(name="download_results_processor")
 def fixture_download_results_processor() -> DownloadResultsProcessor:
-    return DownloadResultsProcessor(threading.RLock(), logging.getLogger("WebServer"), Queue(), {}, deque())
+    return DownloadResultsProcessor({}, threading.RLock(), Queue(), {}, deque())
 
 
 class TestDownloadResultsProcessor: