diff --git a/xinference/core/tests/test_restart_supervisor.py b/xinference/core/tests/test_restart_supervisor.py
index 7bb4b87249..58f8ba1b99 100644
--- a/xinference/core/tests/test_restart_supervisor.py
+++ b/xinference/core/tests/test_restart_supervisor.py
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import asyncio
+import time
 import multiprocessing
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
-import pytest
 import xoscar as xo
 
+from ...client import Client
+from ...api import restful_api
 from ...core.supervisor import SupervisorActor
 
 
-# test restart supervisor
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_restart_supervisor():
+def test_restart_supervisor():
     from ...deploy.supervisor import run_in_subprocess as supervisor_run_in_subprocess
     from ...deploy.worker import main as _start_worker
 
@@ -39,50 +38,62 @@ def worker_run_in_subprocess(
         return p
 
     # start supervisor
-    supervisor_address = f"localhost:{xo.utils.get_next_port()}"
+    web_port, supervisor_port = xo.utils.get_next_port(), xo.utils.get_next_port()
+    supervisor_address = f"127.0.0.1:{supervisor_port}"
     proc_supervisor = supervisor_run_in_subprocess(supervisor_address)
+    rest_api_proc = multiprocessing.Process(
+        target=restful_api.run,
+        kwargs=dict(
+          supervisor_address=supervisor_address,
+          host="127.0.0.1",
+          port=web_port
+        )
+    )
+    rest_api_proc.start()
 
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    time.sleep(5)
 
     # start worker
-    worker_run_in_subprocess(
-        address=f"localhost:{xo.utils.get_next_port()}",
+    proc_worker = worker_run_in_subprocess(
+        address=f"127.0.0.1:{xo.utils.get_next_port()}",
         supervisor_address=supervisor_address,
     )
 
-    await asyncio.sleep(10)
+    time.sleep(10)
 
-    # load model
-    supervisor_ref = await xo.actor_ref(
-        supervisor_address, SupervisorActor.default_uid()
-    )
+    client = Client(f"http://127.0.0.1:{web_port}")
 
-    model_uid = "qwen1.5-chat"
-    await supervisor_ref.launch_builtin_model(
-        model_uid=model_uid,
-        model_name="qwen1.5-chat",
-        model_size_in_billions="0_5",
-        quantization="q4_0",
-        model_engine="llama.cpp",
-    )
+    try:
+        model_uid = "qwen1.5-chat"
+        client.launch_model(
+            model_uid=model_uid,
+            model_name="qwen1.5-chat",
+            model_size_in_billions="0_5",
+            quantization="q4_0",
+            model_engine="llama.cpp",
+        )
 
-    # query replica info
-    model_replica_info = await supervisor_ref.describe_model(model_uid)
+        # query replica info
+        model_replica_info = client.describe_model(model_uid)
+        assert model_replica_info is not None
 
-    # kill supervisor
-    proc_supervisor.terminate()
-    proc_supervisor.join()
+        # kill supervisor
+        proc_supervisor.terminate()
+        proc_supervisor.join()
 
-    # restart supervisor
-    proc_supervisor = supervisor_run_in_subprocess(supervisor_address)
+        # restart supervisor
+        supervisor_run_in_subprocess(supervisor_address)
 
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+        time.sleep(5)
 
-    supervisor_ref = await xo.actor_ref(
-        supervisor_address, SupervisorActor.default_uid()
-    )
+        # check replica info
+        model_replic_info_check = client.describe_model(model_uid)
+        assert model_replica_info["replica"] == model_replic_info_check["replica"]
 
-    # check replica info
-    model_replic_info_check = await supervisor_ref.describe_model(model_uid)
+    finally:
+        client.abort_cluster()
+        proc_supervisor.terminate()
+        proc_worker.terminate()
+        proc_supervisor.join()
+        proc_worker.join()
 
-    assert model_replica_info["replica"] == model_replic_info_check["replica"]
diff --git a/xinference/deploy/supervisor.py b/xinference/deploy/supervisor.py
index ed12a9f7c2..41a4381b54 100644
--- a/xinference/deploy/supervisor.py
+++ b/xinference/deploy/supervisor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 
 
 async def _start_supervisor(address: str, logging_conf: Optional[Dict] = None):
-    logging.config.dictConfig(logging_conf)  # type: ignore
+    if logging_conf:
+        logging.config.dictConfig(logging_conf)  # type: ignore
 
     pool = None
     try: