diff --git a/src/services/blocks/index.js b/src/services/blocks/index.js
index 4f6bf6af..b2d3f177 100644
--- a/src/services/blocks/index.js
+++ b/src/services/blocks/index.js
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ config.log = log
 
 startBlocks()
 
-async function startBlocks () {
+export async function setupBlocks () {
   const setup = await Setup({ log })
   await setup.createCollections()
+  return setup
+}
+
+async function startBlocks () {
+  const setup = await setupBlocks()
   const { db, initConfig } = await setup.start()
   config.initConfig = initConfig
   const Status = new BlocksStatus(db, config)
diff --git a/src/services/blocks/setup.js b/src/services/blocks/setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c666ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/blocks/setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { setupBlocks } from './index.js'
+
+setupBlocks().then(() => {
+  process.exit(0)
+}).catch(err => {
+  console.log(err)
+  process.exit(9)
+})