diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@
   // as there may be multiple threads from the pool taking over here
   const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->reactorStateMutex);
   // TODO implement
-  std::cout << "receive logs done " << this->status.error_code() << "/"
-            << this->status.error_message() << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "receive logs done "
+            << this->getUtility()->getStatus().error_code() << "/"
+            << this->getUtility()->getStatus().error_message() << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerBidiReactorBase.h b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerBidiReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerBidiReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerBidiReactorBase.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "BaseReactor.h"
+
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -22,11 +24,11 @@
 };
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-class ServerBidiReactorBase
-    : public grpc::ServerBidiReactor<Request, Response> {
+class ServerBidiReactorBase : public grpc::ServerBidiReactor<Request, Response>,
+                              public BaseReactor {
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> utility;
   Request request;
   Response response;
-  std::atomic<bool> finished = false;
 
 protected:
   ServerBidiReactorStatus status;
@@ -35,28 +37,39 @@
 public:
   ServerBidiReactorBase();
 
+  void terminate(const grpc::Status &status) override;
+  void validate() override{};
+  void doneCallback() override{};
+  void terminateCallback() override{};
+
   void OnDone() override;
   void OnReadDone(bool ok) override;
   void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override;
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> getUtility() override;
 
   void terminate(ServerBidiReactorStatus status);
+  ServerBidiReactorStatus getStatus() const;
+  void setStatus(const ServerBidiReactorStatus &status);
 
   virtual std::unique_ptr<ServerBidiReactorStatus>
   handleRequest(Request request, Response *response) = 0;
-  virtual void initialize(){};
-  virtual void validate(){};
-  virtual void doneCallback(){};
-  virtual void terminateCallback(){};
 };
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
 ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::ServerBidiReactorBase() {
-  this->initialize();
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::RUNNING;
   this->StartRead(&this->request);
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(
+    const grpc::Status &status) {
+  this->terminate(ServerBidiReactorStatus(status));
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnDone() {
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::DONE;
   this->doneCallback();
   // This looks weird but apparently it is okay to do this. More information:
   // https://phabricator.ashoat.com/D3246#87890
@@ -66,24 +79,36 @@
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(
     ServerBidiReactorStatus status) {
-  this->status = status;
+  this->setStatus(status);
   try {
     this->terminateCallback();
     this->validate();
   } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-    this->status = ServerBidiReactorStatus(
-        grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what()));
+    this->setStatus(ServerBidiReactorStatus(
+        grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what())));
   }
-  if (this->finished) {
+  if (this->utility->state != ReactorState::RUNNING) {
     return;
   }
-  if (this->status.sendLastResponse) {
+  if (this->getStatus().sendLastResponse) {
     this->StartWriteAndFinish(
-        &this->response, grpc::WriteOptions(), this->status.status);
+        &this->response, grpc::WriteOptions(), this->getStatus().status);
   } else {
-    this->Finish(this->status.status);
+    this->Finish(this->getStatus().status);
   }
-  this->finished = true;
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::TERMINATED;
+}
+
+template <class Request, class Response>
+ServerBidiReactorStatus
+ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::getStatus() const {
+  return this->status;
+}
+
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::setStatus(
+    const ServerBidiReactorStatus &status) {
+  this->status = status;
 }
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
@@ -121,6 +146,12 @@
   this->StartRead(&this->request);
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility>
+ServerBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::getUtility() {
+  return this->utility;
+}
+
 } // namespace reactor
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerReadReactorBase.h b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerReadReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerReadReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerReadReactorBase.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "BaseReactor.h"
+
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -12,64 +14,37 @@
 namespace reactor {
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-class ServerReadReactorBase : public grpc::ServerReadReactor<Request> {
+class ServerReadReactorBase : public grpc::ServerReadReactor<Request>,
+                              public BaseReactor {
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> utility;
   Request request;
-  std::atomic<bool> finished = false;
-
-  void terminate(grpc::Status status);
 
 protected:
   Response *response;
-  grpc::Status status;
 
 public:
   ServerReadReactorBase(Response *response);
 
-  void OnDone() override;
+  void validate() override{};
+  void doneCallback() override{};
+  void terminateCallback() override{};
+
   void OnReadDone(bool ok) override;
+  void terminate(const grpc::Status &status) override;
+  void OnDone() override;
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> getUtility() override;
 
   virtual std::unique_ptr<grpc::Status> readRequest(Request request) = 0;
-  virtual void initialize(){};
-  virtual void validate(){};
-  virtual void doneCallback(){};
-  virtual void terminateCallback(){};
 };
 
-template <class Request, class Response>
-void ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(grpc::Status status) {
-  this->status = status;
-  try {
-    this->terminateCallback();
-    this->validate();
-  } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-    this->status = grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what());
-  }
-  if (!this->status.ok()) {
-    std::cout << "error: " << this->status.error_message() << std::endl;
-  }
-  if (this->finished) {
-    return;
-  }
-  this->Finish(this->status);
-  this->finished = true;
-}
-
 template <class Request, class Response>
 ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::ServerReadReactorBase(
     Response *response)
     : response(response) {
-  this->initialize();
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::RUNNING;
   this->StartRead(&this->request);
 }
 
-template <class Request, class Response>
-void ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnDone() {
-  this->doneCallback();
-  // This looks weird but apparently it is okay to do this. More information:
-  // https://phabricator.ashoat.com/D3246#87890
-  delete this;
-}
-
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnReadDone(bool ok) {
   if (!ok) {
@@ -92,6 +67,43 @@
   this->StartRead(&this->request);
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(
+    const grpc::Status &status) {
+  this->utility->setStatus(status);
+  try {
+    this->terminateCallback();
+    this->validate();
+  } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
+    this->utility->setStatus(
+        grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what()));
+  }
+  if (!this->utility->getStatus().ok()) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << this->utility->getStatus().error_message()
+              << std::endl;
+  }
+  if (this->utility->state != ReactorState::RUNNING) {
+    return;
+  }
+  this->Finish(this->utility->getStatus());
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::TERMINATED;
+}
+
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnDone() {
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::DONE;
+  this->doneCallback();
+  // This looks weird but apparently it is okay to do this. More information:
+  // https://phabricator.ashoat.com/D3246#87890
+  delete this;
+}
+
+template <class Request, class Response>
+std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility>
+ServerReadReactorBase<Request, Response>::getUtility() {
+  return this->utility;
+}
+
 } // namespace reactor
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "BaseReactor.h"
+
 #include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -12,50 +14,56 @@
 namespace reactor {
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-class ServerWriteReactorBase : public grpc::ServerWriteReactor<Response> {
+class ServerWriteReactorBase : public grpc::ServerWriteReactor<Response>,
+                               public BaseReactor {
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> utility;
   Response response;
   bool initialized = false;
-  std::atomic<bool> finished = false;
 
-  void terminate(grpc::Status status);
   void nextWrite();
 
 protected:
   // this is a const ref since it's not meant to be modified
   const Request &request;
-  grpc::Status status;
 
 public:
   ServerWriteReactorBase(const Request *request);
 
   void start();
-  void OnDone() override;
+
+  void validate() override{};
+  void doneCallback() override{};
+  void terminateCallback() override{};
+
+  virtual void initialize(){};
   void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override;
+  void terminate(const grpc::Status &status);
+  void OnDone() override;
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility> getUtility() override;
 
   virtual std::unique_ptr<grpc::Status> writeResponse(Response *response) = 0;
-  virtual void initialize(){};
-  virtual void validate(){};
-  virtual void doneCallback(){};
-  virtual void terminateCallback(){};
 };
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(grpc::Status status) {
-  this->status = status;
+void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(
+    const grpc::Status &status) {
+  this->utility->setStatus(status);
   try {
     this->terminateCallback();
     this->validate();
   } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
-    this->status = grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what());
+    this->utility->setStatus(
+        grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what()));
   }
-  if (!this->status.ok()) {
-    std::cout << "error: " << this->status.error_message() << std::endl;
+  if (!this->utility->getStatus().ok()) {
+    std::cout << "error: " << this->utility->getStatus().error_message()
+              << std::endl;
   }
-  if (this->finished) {
+  if (this->utility->state != ReactorState::RUNNING) {
     return;
   }
-  this->Finish(this->status);
-  this->finished = true;
+  this->Finish(this->utility->getStatus());
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::TERMINATED;
 }
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::start() {
+  this->utility->state = ReactorState::RUNNING;
   this->nextWrite();
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +111,12 @@
   delete this;
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+std::shared_ptr<ReactorUtility>
+ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::getUtility() {
+  return this->utility;
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnWriteDone(bool ok) {
   if (!ok) {