diff --git a/daisy/__init__.py b/daisy/__init__.py
index d650b344..1e2a63f4 100644
--- a/daisy/__init__.py
+++ b/daisy/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from .roi import Roi  # noqa
 from .scheduler import Scheduler  # noqa
 from .server import Server  # noqa
+from .serial_server import SerialServer  # noqa
 from .task import Task  # noqa
 from .worker import Worker  # noqa
 from .worker_pool import WorkerPool  # noqa
diff --git a/daisy/serial_server.py b/daisy/serial_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98b12eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daisy/serial_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from .block import BlockStatus
+from .scheduler import Scheduler
+from .server_observer import ServerObservee
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SerialServer(ServerObservee):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def run_blockwise(self, tasks, scheduler=None):
+        if scheduler is None:
+            scheduler = Scheduler(tasks)
+        else:
+            scheduler = scheduler
+
+        started_tasks = set()
+        finished_tasks = set()
+        all_tasks = set(task.task_id for task in tasks)
+        process_funcs = {task.task_id: task.process_function for task in tasks}
+
+        while True:
+            ready_tasks = scheduler.get_ready_tasks()
+            if finished_tasks == all_tasks:
+                break
+            else:
+                block = None
+                for ready_task in ready_tasks:
+                    block = scheduler.acquire_block(ready_task.task_id)
+                    if block is not None:
+                        break
+                if block is None:
+                    break
+                if block.task_id not in started_tasks:
+                    self.notify_task_start(
+                        block.task_id, scheduler.task_states[block.task_id]
+                    )
+                    started_tasks.add(block.task_id)
+                self.notify_acquire_block(
+                    block.task_id, scheduler.task_states[block.task_id]
+                )
+                try:
+                    process_funcs[block.task_id](block)
+                    block.status = BlockStatus.SUCCESS
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if isinstance(e, KeyboardInterrupt):
+                        raise e
+                    logger.error(f"Error processing block {block.block_id}: {e}")
+                    block.status = BlockStatus.FAILED
+                    self.notify_block_failure(block, e, {"worker_id": "serial"})
+                finally:
+                    scheduler.release_block(block)
+                    self.notify_release_block(
+                        block.task_id, scheduler.task_states[block.task_id]
+                    )
+
+                if scheduler.task_states[block.task_id].is_done():
+                    self.notify_task_done(
+                        block.task_id, scheduler.task_states[block.task_id]
+                    )
+                    finished_tasks.add(block.task_id)
+                    started_tasks.remove(block.task_id)
+                    del process_funcs[block.task_id]
+
+            if len(process_funcs) == 0:
+                return True
+
+        self.notify_server_exit()
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 1fbc27b4..184a391a 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import daisy
-import unittest
+import pytest
 import logging
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ def process_block(block):
     print("Processing block %s" % block)
 
 
-def test_basic():
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("server", [daisy.Server(), daisy.SerialServer()])
+def test_basic(server):
 
     task = daisy.Task(
         "test_server_task",
@@ -25,5 +26,4 @@ def test_basic():
         timeout=None,
     )
 
-    server = daisy.Server()
     server.run_blockwise([task])