diff --git a/internal/route/route.go b/internal/route/route.go
index 7f295f3..9d6b4d6 100644
--- a/internal/route/route.go
+++ b/internal/route/route.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ type (
 		impl        routes.Route
 		isValidated bool
 		lastError   gperr.Error
+
+		started chan struct{}
 	}
 	Routes map[string]*Route
 )
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ func (r *Route) Validate() gperr.Error {
 
 	r.impl = impl
 	r.Excluded = r.ShouldExclude()
+	r.started = make(chan struct{})
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -244,8 +247,10 @@ func (r *Route) Finish(reason any) {
 	r.impl = nil
 }
 
-func (r *Route) Started() bool {
-	return r.impl != nil
+func (r *Route) Started() <-chan struct{} {
+	return r.started
+}
+
 }
 
 func (r *Route) ProviderName() string {
diff --git a/internal/route/routes/route.go b/internal/route/routes/route.go
index b87b4d2..6f10455 100644
--- a/internal/route/routes/route.go
+++ b/internal/route/routes/route.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type (
 		HealthMonitor() health.HealthMonitor
 		References() []string
 
-		Started() bool
+		Started() <-chan struct{}
 
 		IdlewatcherConfig() *idlewatcher.Config
 		HealthCheckConfig() *health.HealthCheckConfig