diff --git a/src/crc-delete.ts b/src/crc-delete.ts
index 7bb487b..19c252e 100644
--- a/src/crc-delete.ts
+++ b/src/crc-delete.ts
@@ -32,32 +32,36 @@ export function registerDeleteCommand(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionCo
   );
 
   extensionContext.subscriptions.push(
-    extensionApi.commands.registerCommand('crc.delete', async () => {
-      if (crcStatus.status.CrcStatus === 'No Cluster') {
-        await extensionApi.window.showNotification({
-          silent: false,
-          title: productName,
-          body: 'Machine does not exist. Use "start" to create it',
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-      const confirmation = await extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(
-        'Do you want to delete the instance?',
-        'Yes',
-        'No',
-      );
-      if (confirmation === 'Yes') {
-        try {
-          await commander.delete();
-          await extensionApi.window.showNotification({
-            silent: false,
-            title: productName,
-            body: 'Deleted the instance.',
-          });
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.error(err);
-        }
-      }
+    extensionApi.commands.registerCommand('crc.delete', () => {
+      return deleteCrc();
     }),
   );
 }
+
+export async function deleteCrc(): Promise<void> {
+  if (crcStatus.status.CrcStatus === 'No Cluster') {
+    await extensionApi.window.showNotification({
+      silent: false,
+      title: productName,
+      body: 'Machine does not exist. Use "start" to create it',
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  const confirmation = await extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(
+    'Do you want to delete the instance?',
+    'Yes',
+    'No',
+  );
+  if (confirmation === 'Yes') {
+    try {
+      await commander.delete();
+      await extensionApi.window.showNotification({
+        silent: false,
+        title: productName,
+        body: 'Deleted the instance.',
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/crc-stop.ts b/src/crc-stop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab11aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crc-stop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import { commander } from './daemon-commander';
+import { crcLogProvider } from './log-provider';
+
+export async function stopCrc(): Promise<void> {
+  console.log('extension:crc: receive the call stop');
+  try {
+    await commander.stop();
+    crcLogProvider.stopSendingLogs();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index f72fbd1..7e99a63 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import * as path from 'node:path';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import type { Status } from './daemon-commander';
-import { commander } from './daemon-commander';
-import { crcLogProvider } from './log-provider';
 import { isWindows, productName, providerId } from './util';
 import { daemonStart, daemonStop, getCrcVersion } from './crc-cli';
 import { getCrcDetectionChecks } from './detection-checks';
@@ -31,8 +29,9 @@ import { CrcInstall } from './install/crc-install';
 import { crcStatus } from './crc-status';
 import { startCrc } from './crc-start';
 import { isNeedSetup, needSetup } from './crc-setup';
-import { registerDeleteCommand } from './crc-delete';
+import { deleteCrc, registerDeleteCommand } from './crc-delete';
 import { syncPreferences } from './preferences';
+import { stopCrc } from './crc-stop';
 
 export async function activate(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
   const crcInstaller = new CrcInstall();
@@ -161,6 +160,17 @@ async function registerOpenShiftLocalCluster(
       apiURL,
     },
     status,
+    lifecycle: {
+      delete: () => {
+        return deleteCrc();
+      },
+      start: ctx => {
+        return startCrc(ctx.log);
+      },
+      stop: () => {
+        return stopCrc();
+      },
+    },
   };
 
   const disposable = provider.registerKubernetesProviderConnection(kubernetesProviderConnection);
@@ -203,13 +213,3 @@ function presetChanged(provider: extensionApi.Provider, extensionContext: extens
     registerOpenShiftLocalCluster(provider, extensionContext);
   }
 }
-
-async function stopCrc(): Promise<void> {
-  console.log('extension:crc: receive the call stop');
-  try {
-    await commander.stop();
-    crcLogProvider.stopSendingLogs();
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error(err);
-  }
-}