diff --git a/st2api/st2api/app.py b/st2api/st2api/app.py
index 396fa3bf54..d26f257435 100644
--- a/st2api/st2api/app.py
+++ b/st2api/st2api/app.py
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
-import sys
 
-import eventlet
 import pecan
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from pecan.middleware.static import StaticFileMiddleware
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@
 from st2api import config as st2api_config
 from st2common import hooks
 from st2common import log as logging
+from st2common.util.monkey_patch import monkey_patch
 from st2common.constants.system import VERSION_STRING
 from st2common.service_setup import setup as common_setup
 
@@ -57,12 +56,7 @@ def setup_app(config=None):
         # Note: We need to perform monkey patching in the worker. If we do it in
         # the master process (gunicorn_config.py), it breaks tons of things
         # including shutdown
-        eventlet.monkey_patch(
-            os=True,
-            select=True,
-            socket=True,
-            thread=False if '--use-debugger' in sys.argv else True,
-            time=True)
+        monkey_patch()
 
         st2api_config.register_opts()
         # This should be called in gunicorn case because we only want
diff --git a/st2auth/st2auth/app.py b/st2auth/st2auth/app.py
index 27a7f9a930..419ee01b08 100644
--- a/st2auth/st2auth/app.py
+++ b/st2auth/st2auth/app.py
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import sys
-
-import eventlet
 import pecan
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from st2auth import config as st2auth_config
 from st2common import hooks
 from st2common import log as logging
+from st2common.util.monkey_patch import monkey_patch
 from st2common.constants.system import VERSION_STRING
 from st2common.service_setup import setup as common_setup
 
@@ -50,12 +48,7 @@ def setup_app(config=None):
         # Note: We need to perform monkey patching in the worker. If we do it in
         # the master process (gunicorn_config.py), it breaks tons of things
         # including shutdown
-        eventlet.monkey_patch(
-            os=True,
-            select=True,
-            socket=True,
-            thread=False if '--use-debugger' in sys.argv else True,
-            time=True)
+        monkey_patch()
 
         # This should be called in gunicorn case because we only want
         # workers to connect to db, rabbbitmq etc. In standalone HTTP
diff --git a/st2stream/st2stream/app.py b/st2stream/st2stream/app.py
index 83c368f83a..3cede680c2 100644
--- a/st2stream/st2stream/app.py
+++ b/st2stream/st2stream/app.py
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import sys
 
-import eventlet
 import pecan
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from st2stream import config as st2stream_config
 from st2common import hooks
 from st2common import log as logging
+from st2common.util.monkey_patch import monkey_patch
 from st2common.constants.system import VERSION_STRING
 from st2common.service_setup import setup as common_setup
 
@@ -58,12 +57,10 @@ def setup_app(config=None):
 
     is_gunicorn = getattr(config, 'is_gunicorn', False)
     if is_gunicorn:
-        eventlet.monkey_patch(
-            os=True,
-            select=True,
-            socket=True,
-            thread=False if '--use-debugger' in sys.argv else True,
-            time=True)
+        # Note: We need to perform monkey patching in the worker. If we do it in
+        # the master process (gunicorn_config.py), it breaks tons of things
+        # including shutdown
+        monkey_patch()
 
         st2stream_config.register_opts()
         # This should be called in gunicorn case because we only want