diff --git a/apps/vps/src/app.ts b/apps/vps/src/app.ts
index b6d6dfc9..f3ebe56c 100644
--- a/apps/vps/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/vps/src/app.ts
@@ -135,11 +135,21 @@ const sitemapRegenerationEffect = regenerateSitemap.pipe(
 
 const mainEffect = setupRoutesEffect
 
+// Registered by the entry point (src/index.ts) to dispose the Effect
+// HttpRouter handler before the runtime shuts down. No-op until Step 2b wires
+// the entry point to serve through it (docs/migration-effect-http-api.md).
+let disposeWebHandler: (() => Promise<void>) | undefined
+
+export const onShutdown = (dispose: () => Promise<void>) => {
+  disposeWebHandler = dispose
+}
+
 const setupGracefulShutdown = () => {
   const shutdown = async (signal: string) => {
     console.log(`Graceful shutdown initiated via ${signal}`)
 
     try {
+      await disposeWebHandler?.()
       const { disposeRuntime } = await import('./runtime')
       await disposeRuntime()
       console.log('Runtime disposed successfully')
diff --git a/apps/vps/src/index.ts b/apps/vps/src/index.ts
index 9755dad9..32b681d8 100644
--- a/apps/vps/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/vps/src/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 export const localVPSPort = 3003
 
-const { default: app } = await import('./app')
+const { default: app, onShutdown } = await import('./app')
 
-// Step 2a (docs/migration-effect-http-api.md): proves the toWebHandler + fallback
-// layer builds and serves identically to the Hono app. Not wired to Bun.serve yet.
+// Step 2 (docs/migration-effect-http-api.md): the process now serves through
+// this handler. It wildcards every request to the same Hono app unchanged --
+// app.ts still owns route setup, background forks, and its SIGTERM/SIGINT
+// wiring. This is where the serving topology changes.
 const { createWebHandler } = await import('./http/routes')
 export const effectWebHandler = createWebHandler(app)
 
+onShutdown(effectWebHandler.dispose)
+
 export default {
   port: localVPSPort,
-  fetch: app.fetch,
+  fetch: effectWebHandler.handler,
   maxRequestBodySize: 1024 * 1024 * 1000 // 1GB
 }