diff --git a/src/socketify/asgi.py b/src/socketify/asgi.py
index c95583c..1625d7c 100644
--- a/src/socketify/asgi.py
+++ b/src/socketify/asgi.py
@@ -498,13 +498,15 @@ def asgi(ssl, response, info, user_data, aborted):
     
 
 class _ASGI:
-    def __init__(self, app, options=None, websocket=True, websocket_options=None, task_factory_max_items=100_000):
+    def __init__(self, app, options=None, websocket=True, websocket_options=None, task_factory_max_items=100_000, lifespan=True):
         self.server = App(options, task_factory_max_items=0)
         self.SERVER_PORT = None
         self.SERVER_HOST = ""
         self.SERVER_SCHEME = "https" if self.server.options else "http"
         self.SERVER_WS_SCHEME = "wss" if self.server.options else "ws"
         self.task_factory_max_items = task_factory_max_items
+        self.lifespan = lifespan
+
         loop = self.server.loop.loop
         # ASGI do not use app.run_async to not add any overhead from socketify.py WebFramework
         # internally will still use custom task factory for pypy because of Loop
@@ -614,6 +616,11 @@ class _ASGI:
         return self
 
     def run(self):
+        if not self.lifespan:
+            print("No lifespan!")
+            self.server.run()  
+            return self
+
         scope = {"type": "lifespan", "asgi": {"version": "3.0", "spec_version": "2.3"}}
         
         lifespan_loop = Loop(lambda loop, error, response:  logging.error("Uncaught Exception: %s" % str(error)))
@@ -712,6 +719,7 @@ class ASGI:
         websocket=True,
         websocket_options=None,
         task_factory_max_items=100_000, #default = 100k = +20mib in memory
+        lifespan=True
     ):
         self.app = app
         self.options = options
@@ -719,6 +727,7 @@ class ASGI:
         self.websocket_options = websocket_options
         self.listen_options = None
         self.task_factory_max_items = task_factory_max_items
+        self.lifespan = lifespan
 
     def listen(self, port_or_options, handler=None):
         self.listen_options = (port_or_options, handler)
diff --git a/src/socketify/cli.py b/src/socketify/cli.py
index 9846fad..fc626df 100644
--- a/src/socketify/cli.py
+++ b/src/socketify/cli.py
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ def execute(args):
     port = int(options.get("--port", options.get("-p", 8000)))
     host = options.get("--host", options.get("-h", "127.0.0.1"))
     uds = options.get('--uds', None)
+    lifespan = options.get('--lifespan', "auto")
+    lifespan=False if lifespan == "off" or lifespan is not True else True
+    
     task_factory_maxitems = int(options.get("--task-factory-maxitems", 100000))
     
     disable_listen_log = options.get("--disable-listen-log", False)
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ def execute(args):
             return print("socketify interface must be callable with 1 parameter def run(app: App)")
         # run app with the settings desired
         def run_app():
+            # Add lifespan when lifespan hooks are implemented
             fork_app = App(ssl_options, int(options.get("--req-res-factory-maxitems", 0)), int(options.get("--ws-factory-maxitems", 0)), task_factory_maxitems)
             module(fork_app) # call module factory
 
@@ -271,6 +275,6 @@ def execute(args):
     else:
 
         if uds:
-            Interface(module,options=ssl_options, websocket=websockets, websocket_options=websocket_options, task_factory_max_items=task_factory_maxitems).listen(AppListenOptions(domain=uds), listen_log).run(workers=workers)  
+            Interface(module,options=ssl_options, websocket=websockets, websocket_options=websocket_options, task_factory_max_items=task_factory_maxitems, lifespan=lifespan).listen(AppListenOptions(domain=uds), listen_log).run(workers=workers)  
         else:
-            Interface(module,options=ssl_options, websocket=websockets, websocket_options=websocket_options, task_factory_max_items=task_factory_maxitems).listen(AppListenOptions(port=port, host=host), listen_log).run(workers=workers)  
+            Interface(module,options=ssl_options, websocket=websockets, websocket_options=websocket_options, task_factory_max_items=task_factory_maxitems, lifespan=lifespan).listen(AppListenOptions(port=port, host=host), listen_log).run(workers=workers)  
diff --git a/src/socketify/socketify.py b/src/socketify/socketify.py
index e1ac4a6..30a0840 100644
--- a/src/socketify/socketify.py
+++ b/src/socketify/socketify.py
@@ -591,6 +591,11 @@ def uws_generic_listen_handler(listen_socket, config, user_data):
         config.port = lib.us_socket_local_port(app.SSL, listen_socket)
         if hasattr(app, "_listen_handler") and hasattr(app._listen_handler, "__call__"):
             app.socket = listen_socket
+            host = ""
+            try:
+                host = ffi.string(config.host).decode("utf8")
+            except:
+                pass
             app._listen_handler(
                 None
                 
@@ -599,7 +604,7 @@ def uws_generic_listen_handler(listen_socket, config, user_data):
                     port=int(config.port),
                     host=None
                     if config.host == ffi.NULL or listen_socket == ffi.NULL
-                    else ffi.string(config.host).decode("utf8"),
+                    else host,
                     options=int(config.options),
                 )
             )
diff --git a/src/socketify/wsgi.py b/src/socketify/wsgi.py
index 8deb7ef..c0f82d2 100644
--- a/src/socketify/wsgi.py
+++ b/src/socketify/wsgi.py
@@ -313,13 +313,14 @@ class _WSGI:
 
 # "Public" WSGI interface to allow easy forks/workers
 class WSGI:
-    def __init__(self, app, options=None, websocket=None, websocket_options=None, task_factory_max_items=100_000):
+    def __init__(self, app, options=None, websocket=None, websocket_options=None, task_factory_max_items=100_000, lifespan=False):
         self.app = app
         self.options = options
         self.websocket = websocket
         self.websocket_options = websocket_options
         self.listen_options = None
         self.task_factory_max_items = task_factory_max_items
+        # lifespan is not supported in WSGI
 
     def listen(self, port_or_options, handler=None):
         self.listen_options = (port_or_options, handler)