diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index fc336e857..fcb491a21 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -458,11 +458,12 @@ where
         Error = Error,
         InitError = (),
     >,
+    T::Future: 'static,
 {
     fn into_factory(self) -> AppInit<T, B> {
         AppInit {
-            data: self.data.into_boxed_slice().into(),
-            data_factories: self.data_factories.into_boxed_slice().into(),
+            data_factories: self.data.into_boxed_slice().into(),
+            async_data_factories: self.data_factories.into_boxed_slice().into(),
             endpoint: self.endpoint,
             services: Rc::new(RefCell::new(self.services)),
             external: RefCell::new(self.external),
diff --git a/src/app_service.rs b/src/app_service.rs
index 686be6312..96040b8fb 100644
--- a/src/app_service.rs
+++ b/src/app_service.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use actix_http::{Extensions, Request, Response};
-use actix_router::{Path, ResourceDef, ResourceInfo, Router, Url};
+use actix_router::{Path, ResourceDef, Router, Url};
 use actix_service::boxed::{self, BoxService, BoxServiceFactory};
 use actix_service::{fn_service, Service, ServiceFactory};
-use futures_util::future::{join_all, ok, FutureExt, LocalBoxFuture};
+use futures_core::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+use futures_util::future::join_all;
 
 use crate::config::{AppConfig, AppService};
 use crate::data::{DataFactory, FnDataFactory};
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use crate::service::{AppServiceFactory, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 type Guards = Vec<Box<dyn Guard>>;
 type HttpService = BoxService<ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Error>;
 type HttpNewService = BoxServiceFactory<(), ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Error, ()>;
-type BoxResponse = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<ServiceResponse, Error>>;
 
 /// Service factory to convert `Request` to a `ServiceRequest<S>`.
 /// It also executes data factories.
@@ -38,8 +37,8 @@ where
 {
     pub(crate) endpoint: T,
     pub(crate) extensions: RefCell<Option<Extensions>>,
-    pub(crate) data: Rc<[Box<dyn DataFactory>]>,
-    pub(crate) data_factories: Rc<[FnDataFactory]>,
+    pub(crate) data_factories: Rc<[Box<dyn DataFactory>]>,
+    pub(crate) async_data_factories: Rc<[FnDataFactory]>,
     pub(crate) services: Rc<RefCell<Vec<Box<dyn AppServiceFactory>>>>,
     pub(crate) default: Option<Rc<HttpNewService>>,
     pub(crate) factory_ref: Rc<RefCell<Option<AppRoutingFactory>>>,
@@ -55,24 +54,26 @@ where
         Error = Error,
         InitError = (),
     >,
+    T::Future: 'static,
 {
     type Response = ServiceResponse<B>;
     type Error = T::Error;
     type Config = AppConfig;
     type Service = AppInitService<T::Service, B>;
     type InitError = T::InitError;
-    type Future = AppInitResult<T, B>;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Service, Self::InitError>>;
 
     fn new_service(&self, config: AppConfig) -> Self::Future {
         // update resource default service
         let default = self.default.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            Rc::new(boxed::factory(fn_service(|req: ServiceRequest| {
-                ok(req.into_response(Response::NotFound().finish()))
+            Rc::new(boxed::factory(fn_service(|req: ServiceRequest| async {
+                Ok(req.into_response(Response::NotFound().finish()))
             })))
         });
 
         // App config
-        let mut config = AppService::new(config, default.clone(), self.data.clone());
+        let mut config =
+            AppService::new(config, default.clone(), self.data_factories.clone());
 
         // register services
         std::mem::take(&mut *self.services.borrow_mut())
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ where
 
         let (config, services) = config.into_services();
 
-        // complete pipeline creation
+        // complete pipeline creation.
         *self.factory_ref.borrow_mut() = Some(AppRoutingFactory {
             default,
             services: services
@@ -106,107 +107,48 @@ where
         let rmap = Rc::new(rmap);
         rmap.finish(rmap.clone());
 
-        // start all data factory futures
-        let factory_futs = join_all(self.data_factories.iter().map(|f| f()));
+        // construct all async data factory futures
+        let factory_futs = join_all(self.async_data_factories.iter().map(|f| f()));
 
-        AppInitResult {
-            endpoint: None,
-            endpoint_fut: self.endpoint.new_service(()),
-            data: self.data.clone(),
-            data_factories: None,
-            data_factories_fut: factory_futs.boxed_local(),
-            extensions: Some(
-                self.extensions
-                    .borrow_mut()
-                    .take()
-                    .unwrap_or_else(Extensions::new),
-            ),
-            config,
-            rmap,
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
+        // construct app service and middleware service factory future.
+        let endpoint_fut = self.endpoint.new_service(());
 
-#[pin_project::pin_project]
-pub struct AppInitResult<T, B>
-where
-    T: ServiceFactory<ServiceRequest>,
-{
-    #[pin]
-    endpoint_fut: T::Future,
-    // a Some signals completion of endpoint creation
-    endpoint: Option<T::Service>,
+        // take extensions or create new one as app data container.
+        let mut app_data = self
+            .extensions
+            .borrow_mut()
+            .take()
+            .unwrap_or_else(Extensions::new);
 
-    #[pin]
-    data_factories_fut: LocalBoxFuture<'static, Vec<Result<Box<dyn DataFactory>, ()>>>,
-    // a Some signals completion of factory futures
-    data_factories: Option<Vec<Box<dyn DataFactory>>>,
+        let data_factories = self.data_factories.clone();
 
-    rmap: Rc<ResourceMap>,
-    config: AppConfig,
-    data: Rc<[Box<dyn DataFactory>]>,
-    extensions: Option<Extensions>,
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            // async data factories
+            let async_data_factories = factory_futs
+                .await
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+                .map_err(|_| ())?;
 
-    _phantom: PhantomData<B>,
-}
+            // app service and middleware
+            let service = endpoint_fut.await?;
 
-impl<T, B> Future for AppInitResult<T, B>
-where
-    T: ServiceFactory<
-        ServiceRequest,
-        Config = (),
-        Response = ServiceResponse<B>,
-        Error = Error,
-        InitError = (),
-    >,
-{
-    type Output = Result<AppInitService<T::Service, B>, ()>;
+            // populate app data container from (async) data factories.
+            data_factories
+                .iter()
+                .chain(&async_data_factories)
+                .for_each(|factory| {
+                    factory.create(&mut app_data);
+                });
 
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let this = self.project();
-
-        // async data factories
-        if let Poll::Ready(factories) = this.data_factories_fut.poll(cx) {
-            let factories: Result<Vec<_>, ()> = factories.into_iter().collect();
-
-            if let Ok(factories) = factories {
-                this.data_factories.replace(factories);
-            } else {
-                return Poll::Ready(Err(()));
-            }
-        }
-
-        // app service and middleware
-        if this.endpoint.is_none() {
-            if let Poll::Ready(srv) = this.endpoint_fut.poll(cx)? {
-                *this.endpoint = Some(srv);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // not using if let so condition only needs shared ref
-        if this.endpoint.is_some() && this.data_factories.is_some() {
-            // create app data container
-            let mut data = this.extensions.take().unwrap();
-
-            for f in this.data.iter() {
-                f.create(&mut data);
-            }
-
-            for f in this.data_factories.take().unwrap().iter() {
-                f.create(&mut data);
-            }
-
-            return Poll::Ready(Ok(AppInitService {
-                service: this.endpoint.take().unwrap(),
-                rmap: this.rmap.clone(),
-                config: this.config.clone(),
-                data: Rc::new(data),
+            Ok(AppInitService {
+                service,
+                rmap,
+                config,
+                app_data: Rc::new(app_data),
                 pool: HttpRequestPool::create(),
-            }));
-        }
-
-        Poll::Pending
+            })
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +160,7 @@ where
     service: T,
     rmap: Rc<ResourceMap>,
     config: AppConfig,
-    data: Rc<Extensions>,
+    app_data: Rc<Extensions>,
     pool: &'static HttpRequestPool,
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +193,7 @@ where
                 payload,
                 self.rmap.clone(),
                 self.config.clone(),
-                self.data.clone(),
+                self.app_data.clone(),
                 self.pool,
             )
         };
@@ -290,7 +232,7 @@ impl ServiceFactory<ServiceRequest> for AppRoutingFactory {
                     CreateAppRoutingItem::Future(
                         Some(path.clone()),
                         guards.borrow_mut().take(),
-                        service.new_service(()).boxed_local(),
+                        Box::pin(service.new_service(())),
                     )
                 })
                 .collect(),
@@ -307,7 +249,7 @@ type HttpServiceFut = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<HttpService, ()>>;
 pub struct AppRoutingFactoryResponse {
     fut: Vec<CreateAppRoutingItem>,
     default: Option<HttpService>,
-    default_fut: Option<LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<HttpService, ()>>>,
+    default_fut: Option<HttpServiceFut>,
 }
 
 enum CreateAppRoutingItem {
@@ -367,7 +309,6 @@ impl Future for AppRoutingFactoryResponse {
                     router
                 });
             Poll::Ready(Ok(AppRouting {
-                ready: None,
                 router: router.finish(),
                 default: self.default.take(),
             }))
@@ -379,22 +320,15 @@ impl Future for AppRoutingFactoryResponse {
 
 pub struct AppRouting {
     router: Router<HttpService, Guards>,
-    ready: Option<(ServiceRequest, ResourceInfo)>,
     default: Option<HttpService>,
 }
 
 impl Service<ServiceRequest> for AppRouting {
     type Response = ServiceResponse;
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = BoxResponse;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
 
-    fn poll_ready(&mut self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-        if self.ready.is_none() {
-            Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
-        } else {
-            Poll::Pending
-        }
-    }
+    actix_service::always_ready!();
 
     fn call(&mut self, mut req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
         let res = self.router.recognize_mut_checked(&mut req, |req, guards| {
@@ -414,7 +348,9 @@ impl Service<ServiceRequest> for AppRouting {
             default.call(req)
         } else {
             let req = req.into_parts().0;
-            ok(ServiceResponse::new(req, Response::NotFound().finish())).boxed_local()
+            Box::pin(async {
+                Ok(ServiceResponse::new(req, Response::NotFound().finish()))
+            })
         }
     }
 }
@@ -431,11 +367,11 @@ impl AppEntry {
 }
 
 impl ServiceFactory<ServiceRequest> for AppEntry {
-    type Config = ();
     type Response = ServiceResponse;
     type Error = Error;
-    type InitError = ();
+    type Config = ();
     type Service = AppRouting;
+    type InitError = ();
     type Future = AppRoutingFactoryResponse;
 
     fn new_service(&self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {