Abstract: Techniques for updating an application using a non-servicing state are disclosed. One or more embodiments include executing an application, in a state which does not provide services, to avoid the application being restarted by a watchdog process. The non-servicing state may not perform any function other than to continue executing at least one proxy service process which avoids the application being restarted by a watchdog process. Responsive to determining that the application process is executing, the watchdog process does not detect any issue with the application, and therefore does not restart the application. The watchdog process may verify the continuing execution of the application process by, for example, determining that the application process is included in a list of executing processes managed by an operating system. The watchdog process may verify the continuing execution of the application process by, for example, communicating with the application process.