diff --git a/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs b/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
index fc04434..75f7cf3 100644
--- a/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mod log_layer;
 mod poller;
 mod routes;
 mod scheduler;
+mod startup;
 mod state;
 mod telemetry;
 mod webhook;
@@ -115,16 +116,11 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         cors_origins: config.cors_allowed_origins.clone(),
     };
 
-    let bg_channel_repo_poller = bg_channel_repo.clone();
-    let bg_schedule_engine = Arc::clone(&state.schedule_engine);
-    tokio::spawn(scheduler::run_auto_scheduler(bg_schedule_engine, bg_channel_repo, event_tx.clone()));
-
-    let bg_schedule_engine_poller = Arc::clone(&state.schedule_engine);
-    tokio::spawn(poller::run_broadcast_poller(
-        bg_schedule_engine_poller,
-        bg_channel_repo_poller,
+    startup::spawn_background_tasks(
+        Arc::clone(&state.schedule_engine),
+        bg_channel_repo,
         event_tx,
-    ));
+    );
 
     let app = Router::new()
         .nest("/api/v1", routes::api_v1_router())
diff --git a/k-tv-backend/api/src/startup.rs b/k-tv-backend/api/src/startup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd66509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k-tv-backend/api/src/startup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use domain::{ChannelRepository, DomainEvent, ScheduleEngineService};
+use tokio::sync::broadcast;
+
+use crate::{poller, scheduler};
+
+pub fn spawn_background_tasks(
+    schedule_engine: Arc<ScheduleEngineService>,
+    channel_repo: Arc<dyn ChannelRepository>,
+    event_tx: broadcast::Sender<DomainEvent>,
+) {
+    let bg_channel_repo = channel_repo.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(scheduler::run_auto_scheduler(
+        Arc::clone(&schedule_engine),
+        bg_channel_repo,
+        event_tx.clone(),
+    ));
+    tokio::spawn(poller::run_broadcast_poller(
+        schedule_engine,
+        channel_repo,
+        event_tx,
+    ));
+}