diff --git a/pkg/api/controller.go b/pkg/api/controller.go
index 44c8e8172..24b5ac2cd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/api/controller.go
@@ -301,10 +301,6 @@ func (c *Controller) Init() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := c.HTPasswdWatcher.Start(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -463,10 +459,6 @@ func (c *Controller) Shutdown() {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		_ = c.Server.Shutdown(ctx)
 	}
-
-	if c.HTPasswdWatcher != nil {
-		_ = c.HTPasswdWatcher.Stop()
-	}
 }
 
 // Will stop scheduler and wait for all tasks to finish their work.
diff --git a/pkg/api/htpasswd.go b/pkg/api/htpasswd.go
index d40c49721..4406730bb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/htpasswd.go
+++ b/pkg/api/htpasswd.go
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ type HTPasswdWatcher struct {
 	htp      *HTPasswd
 	filePath string
 	watcher  *fsnotify.Watcher
-	ctx      context.Context //nolint: containedctx
-	ccancel  context.CancelFunc
+	cancel   context.CancelFunc
 	log      log.Logger
 }
 
+// NewHTPasswdWatcher create and start watcher
 func NewHTPasswdWatcher(htp *HTPasswd, filePath string) (*HTPasswdWatcher, error) {
 	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -130,11 +130,38 @@ func NewHTPasswdWatcher(htp *HTPasswd, filePath string) (*HTPasswdWatcher, error
 		htp:      htp,
 		filePath: filePath,
 		watcher:  watcher,
-		ctx:      ctx,
-		ccancel:  cancel,
+		cancel:   cancel,
 		log:      htp.log,
 	}
 
+	go func() {
+		defer ret.watcher.Close() //nolint: errcheck
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case ev := <-ret.watcher.Events:
+				if ev.Op != fsnotify.Write {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				ret.log.Info().Str("htpasswd-file", ret.filePath).Msg("htpasswd file changed, trying to reload config")
+
+				err := ret.htp.Reload(ret.filePath)
+				if err != nil {
+					ret.log.Warn().Err(err).Str("htpasswd-file", ret.filePath).Msg("failed to reload file")
+				}
+
+			case err := <-ret.watcher.Errors:
+				ret.log.Panic().Err(err).Str("htpasswd-file", ret.filePath).Msg("fsnotfy error while watching config")
+
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				ret.log.Debug().Msg("htpasswd watcher terminating...")
+
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
@@ -164,42 +191,8 @@ func (s *HTPasswdWatcher) ChangeFile(filePath string) error {
 	return s.htp.Reload(filePath)
 }
 
-// Start watcher. Can only be run once.
-func (s *HTPasswdWatcher) Start() error {
-	go func() {
-		defer s.watcher.Close() //nolint: errcheck
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case ev := <-s.watcher.Events:
-				if ev.Op != fsnotify.Write {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				s.log.Info().Str("htpasswd-file", s.filePath).Msg("htpasswd file changed, trying to reload config")
-
-				err := s.htp.Reload(s.filePath)
-				if err != nil {
-					s.log.Warn().Err(err).Str("htpasswd-file", s.filePath).Msg("failed to reload file")
-				}
-
-			case err := <-s.watcher.Errors:
-				s.log.Panic().Err(err).Str("htpasswd-file", s.filePath).Msg("fsnotfy error while watching config")
-
-			case <-s.ctx.Done():
-				s.log.Debug().Msg("htpasswd watcher terminating...")
-
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Stop watcher. Can only be run once.
-func (s *HTPasswdWatcher) Stop() error {
-	s.ccancel()
+func (s *HTPasswdWatcher) Close() error {
+	s.cancel()
 
 	return nil
 }