diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
index 51f62d1c9..47aa12dca 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/runtime"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis/pkg/register"
-	"github.com/refs/pman/pkg/process"
 )
 
 // RunCommand is the entrypoint for the run command.
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ func RunCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 				log.Fatal("dialing:", err)
 			}
 
-			proc := process.NewProcEntry(os.Args[2], os.Environ(), []string{os.Args[2]}...)
-			var res int
-
-			if err := client.Call("Service.Start", proc, &res); err != nil {
-				log.Fatal(err)
-			}
-
+			res := runtime.RunService(client, os.Args[2])
 			fmt.Println(res)
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/server.go b/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
index a3305f127..20927e3f9 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -33,32 +33,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			r := runtime.New()
-			// TODO temporary service startup selection. Should go away and the runtime should take care of it.
-			return r.Start(append([]string{
-				"proxy",
-				"store",
-				"settings",
-				"phoenix",
-				"ocs",
-				"webdav",
-				"reva-frontend",
-				"reva-gateway",
-				"reva-users",
-				"reva-auth-basic",
-				"reva-auth-bearer",
-				"reva-storage-home",
-				"reva-storage-home-data",
-				"reva-storage-eos",
-				"reva-storage-eos-data",
-				"reva-storage-oc",
-				"reva-storage-oc-data",
-				"reva-storage-public-link",
-				"reva-storage-metadata",
-				"accounts",
-				"glauth",
-				"konnectd",
-				"thumbnails",
-			}, runtime.MicroServices...)...)
+			return r.Start()
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/command.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/command.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0125f048f..000000000
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/command.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package runtime
-
-import (
-	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
-)
-
-// Command adds micro runtime commands to the cli app
-func Command(app *cli.App) *cli.Command {
-	command := cli.Command{
-		Name:        "micro",
-		Description: "starts the go-micro runtime services",
-		Category:    "Micro",
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			runtime := New()
-			return runtime.Start()
-		},
-	}
-	return &command
-}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
index 75a407086..8cd8d0332 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ var (
 		"reva-storage-oc-data",
 		"reva-storage-public-link",
 		"reva-storage-metadata",
-		"accounts",
 		"glauth",
 		"konnectd",
 		"thumbnails",
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ var (
 
 	// There seem to be a race condition when reva-sharing needs to read the sharing.json file and the parent folder is not present.
 	dependants = []string{
+		"accounts",
 		"reva-sharing",
 	}
 
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ func New() Runtime {
 }
 
 // Start rpc runtime
-func (r *Runtime) Start(services ...string) error {
-	go r.Launch(services)
+func (r *Runtime) Start() error {
+	go r.Launch()
 	return service.Start()
 }
 
 // Launch ocis default ocis extensions.
-func (r *Runtime) Launch(services []string) {
+func (r *Runtime) Launch() {
 	var client *rpc.Client
 	var err error
 	var try int
@@ -101,32 +101,36 @@ func (r *Runtime) Launch(services []string) {
 	}
 
 OUT:
-	for _, v := range services {
-		args := process.NewProcEntry(v, os.Environ(), []string{v}...)
-		var reply int
-
-		if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
-			golog.Fatal(err)
-		}
+	for _, v := range MicroServices {
+		RunService(client, v)
 	}
 
-	// TODO(refs) this should disappear and tackled at the runtime (pman) level.
-	// see https://github.com/cs3org/reva/issues/795 for race condition.
-	// dependants might not be needed on a ocis_simple build, therefore
-	// it should not be started under these circumstances.
-	if len(services) >= len(Extensions) { // it will not run for ocis_simple builds.
+	for _, v := range Extensions {
+		RunService(client, v)
+	}
+
+	if len(dependants) > 0 {
+		// TODO(refs) this should disappear and tackled at the runtime (pman) level.
+		// see https://github.com/cs3org/reva/issues/795 for race condition.
+		// dependants might not be needed on a ocis_simple build, therefore
+		// it should not be started under these circumstances.
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 		for _, v := range dependants {
-			args := process.NewProcEntry(v, os.Environ(), []string{v}...)
-			var reply int
-
-			if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
-				golog.Fatal(err)
-			}
+			RunService(client, v)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// RunService sends a Service.Start command with the given service name  to pman
+func RunService(client *rpc.Client, service string) (reply int) {
+	args := process.NewProcEntry(service, os.Environ(), []string{service}...)
+
+	if err := client.Call("Service.Start", args, &reply); err != nil {
+		golog.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // AddMicroPlatform adds the micro subcommands to the cli app
 func AddMicroPlatform(app *cli.App) {
 	setDefaults()