diff --git a/mint/__main__.py b/mint/__main__.py
index 3681527..90e97df 100644
--- a/mint/__main__.py
+++ b/mint/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from .app import create_app, main
+from .main import main
 
 print("main")
 
-app = create_app()
 
-# main()
+main()
diff --git a/mint/app.py b/mint/app.py
index e79d433..e3a9cbd 100644
--- a/mint/app.py
+++ b/mint/app.py
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import sys
-from typing import Union
 
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from loguru import logger
-from secp256k1 import PublicKey
 
-import core.settings as settings
-from core.settings import (
-    CASHU_DIR,
-)
+from core.settings import CASHU_DIR, DEBUG
+
 from lightning import WALLET
-from mint.ledger import Ledger
 from mint.migrations import m001_initial
 
 from . import ledger
@@ -43,7 +38,7 @@ def create_app(config_object="core.settings") -> FastAPI:
             def __init__(self):
                 self.padding = 0
                 self.minimal_fmt: str = "<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SS}</green> | <level>{level}</level> | <level>{message}</level>\n"
-                if settings.DEBUG:
+                if DEBUG:
                     self.fmt: str = "<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SS}</green> | <level>{level: <4}</level> | <cyan>{name}</cyan>:<cyan>{function}</cyan>:<cyan>{line}</cyan> | <level>{message}</level>\n"
                 else:
                     self.fmt: str = self.minimal_fmt
@@ -87,3 +82,5 @@ def create_app(config_object="core.settings") -> FastAPI:
 
 # if __name__ == "__main__":
 #     main()
+
+app = create_app()
diff --git a/mint/main.py b/mint/main.py
index 3eafd4c..7f70c5b 100644
--- a/mint/main.py
+++ b/mint/main.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main(
             d[a.strip("--")] = True  # argument like --key
 
     config = uvicorn.Config(
-        "mint.__main__:app",
+        "mint.app:app",
         port=port,
         host=host,
         ssl_keyfile=ssl_keyfile,