diff --git a/components/gitpod-protocol/go/gitpod-service.go b/components/gitpod-protocol/go/gitpod-service.go
index 7cb8355f24a2e2..a0a785f465502c 100644
--- a/components/gitpod-protocol/go/gitpod-service.go
+++ b/components/gitpod-protocol/go/gitpod-service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"sync"
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 // APIInterface wraps the
 type APIInterface interface {
+	io.Closer
+
 	GetOwnerToken(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (res string, err error)
 	AdminBlockUser(ctx context.Context, req *AdminBlockUserRequest) (err error)
 	GetLoggedInUser(ctx context.Context) (res *User, err error)
diff --git a/components/gitpod-protocol/go/mock.go b/components/gitpod-protocol/go/mock.go
index 7c021145e59e2b..df21918fa59b9b 100644
--- a/components/gitpod-protocol/go/mock.go
+++ b/components/gitpod-protocol/go/mock.go
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ func (mr *MockAPIInterfaceMockRecorder) AdminBlockUser(ctx, req interface{}) *go
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "AdminBlockUser", reflect.TypeOf((*MockAPIInterface)(nil).AdminBlockUser), ctx, req)
 }
 
+// Close mocks base method.
+func (m *MockAPIInterface) Close() error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Close")
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// Close indicates an expected call of Close.
+func (mr *MockAPIInterfaceMockRecorder) Close() *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Close", reflect.TypeOf((*MockAPIInterface)(nil).Close))
+}
+
 // ClosePort mocks base method.
 func (m *MockAPIInterface) ClosePort(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, port float32) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()