diff --git a/src/aura_engine_api/app.py b/src/aura_engine_api/app.py
index 504e451989fdff18cb9362bbd1827bdf7713ab8d..3048f3124092fce509274c063894d08004a2cc30 100644
--- a/src/aura_engine_api/app.py
+++ b/src/aura_engine_api/app.py
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 
 
 import atexit
-import sys
 import os
+import sys
+
 import connexion
 
 from aura_engine_api.base.config import AuraConfig
@@ -53,16 +54,19 @@ def build_app(app):
     app.config["FLASK_ENV"] = "development"
     if config.get("debug_flask") == "true":
         app.config["DEBUG"] = True
+        #os.environ["FLASK_DEBUG"] = "1"
+        #os.environ["FLASK_ENV"] = "development"
+
     db.init_app(app)
     ma.init_app(app)
     return app
 
 
-api = connexion.App(
+app = connexion.App(
     __name__, specification_dir="rest/swagger", arguments={"title": "AURA Engine API"}
 )
-api.add_api("swagger.yaml", pythonic_params=True)
-app = build_app(api.app)
+app.add_api("swagger.yaml", pythonic_params=True)
+app = build_app(app.app)
 
 
 @app.after_request
@@ -71,12 +75,14 @@ def after_request(response):
     header["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"] = config.get("api_cors")
     return response
 
+
 def startup():
     """
     Startup Server.
     """
     port = config.get("api_port")
-    api.run(port=port)
+    app.run(port=port)
+
 
 def shutdown():
     """
@@ -85,8 +91,9 @@ def shutdown():
     if sync_job:
         sync_job.exit()
 
+
 def get_version():
-    with open(os.path.join("", 'VERSION')) as version_file:
+    with open(os.path.join("", "VERSION")) as version_file:
         return version_file.read().strip()