diff --git a/e2e_tests/README.md b/e2e_tests/README.md
index 065e594b..9094b96c 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/README.md
+++ b/e2e_tests/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 e2e tests for arch llm gateway and prompt gateway
 
+To be able to run e2e tests successfully run_e2e_script prepares environment in following way,
+
+1. build and start function_calling demo (using docker compose)
+1. build, install and start model server async (using poetry)
+1. build and start arch gateway (using dokcer compose)
+1. wait for model server to be ready
+1. wait for arch gatewy to be ready
+1. start e2e tests (using poetry)
+   1. runs llm gateway tests for llm routing
+   2. runs prompt gateway tests to test function calling, parameter gathering and summarization
+2. cleanup
+   1. stops arch gateway
+   2. stops model server
+   3. stops function_calling demo
+
 ## How to run
 
 To run locally make sure that following requirements are met.
diff --git a/e2e_tests/run_e2e_tests.sh b/e2e_tests/run_e2e_tests.sh
index 60fd0afc..86e02d71 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/run_e2e_tests.sh
+++ b/e2e_tests/run_e2e_tests.sh
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ log =======================================
 cd ../demos/function_calling
 docker compose down 2>&1 >> ../build.log
 cd -
+
+log shutting down the model server
+log ==============================
+cd ../model_server
+poetry run archgw_modelserver stop 2>&1 >> ../build.log
+cd -