diff --git a/src/bin/client.rs b/src/bin/client.rs
index 7cd1cac..ee61a04 100644
--- a/src/bin/client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/client.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::time::Duration;
 use env_logger;
 use zika::client::Client;
 use zika::config::read_from_default_location;
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ async fn main() {
     let config = read_from_default_location().expect("A proper config file");
     log::debug!("Config = {:?}", config);
     let _ = Client::from_config(config).await;
+    loop { tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await; }
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/server.rs b/src/bin/server.rs
index 8e74e4b..29859af 100644
--- a/src/bin/server.rs
+++ b/src/bin/server.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::time::Duration;
 use env_logger;
 use zika::config::read_from_default_location;
 use zika::server::Server;
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ async fn main() {
     let config = read_from_default_location().expect("A proper config file");
     log::debug!("Config = {:?}", config);
     let _ = Server::from_config(config);
+    loop { tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await; }
 }