diff --git services/service_manager/embedder/main.cc services/service_manager/embedder/main.cc
index 0debd91780b5..34c770b08ac2 100644
--- services/service_manager/embedder/main.cc
+++ services/service_manager/embedder/main.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
-#include "base/mac/scoped_nsautorelease_pool.h"
 #include "services/service_manager/embedder/mac_init.h"
 
 #if BUILDFLAG(USE_EXPERIMENTAL_ALLOCATOR_SHIM)
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ MainParams::MainParams(MainDelegate* delegate) : delegate(delegate) {}
 
 MainParams::~MainParams() {}
 
-int Main(const MainParams& params) {
+int MainInitialize(MainParams& params) {
   MainDelegate* delegate = params.delegate;
   DCHECK(delegate);
 
@@ -151,13 +150,7 @@ int Main(const MainParams& params) {
   MainDelegate::InitializeParams init_params;
 
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
-  // We need this pool for all the objects created before we get to the event
-  // loop, but we don't want to leave them hanging around until the app quits.
-  // Each "main" needs to flush this pool right before it goes into its main
-  // event loop to get rid of the cruft.
-  std::unique_ptr<base::mac::ScopedNSAutoreleasePool> autorelease_pool =
-      base::MakeUnique<base::mac::ScopedNSAutoreleasePool>();
-  init_params.autorelease_pool = autorelease_pool.get();
+  init_params.autorelease_pool = params.autorelease_pool.get();
   InitializeMac();
 #endif
 
@@ -173,10 +166,17 @@ int Main(const MainParams& params) {
           base::debug::GlobalActivityTracker::PROCESS_LAUNCH_FAILED);
       tracker->process_data().SetInt("exit-code", exit_code);
     }
-    return exit_code;
   }
+  return exit_code;
+}
+
+int MainRun(MainParams& params) {
+  MainDelegate* delegate = params.delegate;
+  DCHECK(delegate);
 
-  exit_code = delegate->Run();
+  base::debug::GlobalActivityTracker* tracker =
+      base::debug::GlobalActivityTracker::Get();
+  int exit_code = delegate->Run();
   if (tracker) {
     if (exit_code == 0) {
       tracker->SetProcessPhaseIfEnabled(
@@ -187,13 +187,35 @@ int Main(const MainParams& params) {
       tracker->process_data().SetInt("exit-code", exit_code);
     }
   }
+  return exit_code;
+}
+
+void MainShutdown(MainParams& params) {
+  MainDelegate* delegate = params.delegate;
+  DCHECK(delegate);
 
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
-  autorelease_pool.reset();
+  params.autorelease_pool.reset();
 #endif
 
   delegate->ShutDown();
+}
+
+int Main(MainParams& params) {
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+  // We need this pool for all the objects created before we get to the event
+  // loop, but we don't want to leave them hanging around until the app quits.
+  // Each "main" needs to flush this pool right before it goes into its main
+  // event loop to get rid of the cruft.
+  params.autorelease_pool =
+      base::MakeUnique<base::mac::ScopedNSAutoreleasePool>();
+#endif
 
+  int exit_code = MainInitialize(params);
+  if (exit_code >= 0)
+    return exit_code;
+  exit_code = MainRun(params);
+  MainShutdown(params);
   return exit_code;
 }
 
diff --git services/service_manager/embedder/main.h services/service_manager/embedder/main.h
index e86697a26d0f..771acd80a3e1 100644
--- services/service_manager/embedder/main.h
+++ services/service_manager/embedder/main.h
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 #ifndef SERVICES_SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_MAIN_H_
 #define SERVICES_SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_MAIN_H_
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "build/build_config.h"
 #include "services/service_manager/embedder/service_manager_embedder_export.h"
 
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+#include "base/mac/scoped_nsautorelease_pool.h"
+#endif  // defined(OS_MACOSX)
+
 namespace service_manager {
 
 class MainDelegate;
@@ -22,11 +28,20 @@ struct SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT MainParams {
   int argc = 0;
   const char** argv = nullptr;
 #endif
+
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+  std::unique_ptr<base::mac::ScopedNSAutoreleasePool> autorelease_pool;
+#endif
 };
 
+// Split Main() into separate stages.
+int SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT MainInitialize(MainParams& params);
+int SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT MainRun(MainParams& params);
+void SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT MainShutdown(MainParams& params);
+
 // Main function which should be called as early as possible by any executable
 // embedding the service manager.
-int SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT Main(const MainParams& params);
+int SERVICE_MANAGER_EMBEDDER_EXPORT Main(MainParams& params);
 
 }  // namespace service_manager
 
diff --git services/service_manager/embedder/set_process_title.cc services/service_manager/embedder/set_process_title.cc
index 80b9a0ab2ffc..5162354006b0 100644
--- services/service_manager/embedder/set_process_title.cc
+++ services/service_manager/embedder/set_process_title.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void SetProcessTitleFromCommandLine(const char** main_argv) {
   bool have_argv0 = false;
 
 #if defined(OS_LINUX)
-  DCHECK_EQ(base::PlatformThread::CurrentId(), getpid());
+  //DCHECK_EQ(base::PlatformThread::CurrentId(), getpid());
 
   if (main_argv)
     setproctitle_init(main_argv);