diff --git a/pisa/api.py b/pisa/api.py
index 6d553c1..1b05ae1 100644
--- a/pisa/api.py
+++ b/pisa/api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import json
 from flask import Flask, request, Response, abort, jsonify
 from binascii import hexlify
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ from pisa.block_processor import BlockProcessor
 
 # ToDo: #5-add-async-to-api
 app = Flask(__name__)
+
 HTTP_OK = 200
 HTTP_BAD_REQUEST = 400
 HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE = 503
@@ -135,7 +137,8 @@ def start_api():
     watcher = Watcher()
     inspector = Inspector()
 
-    # Setting Flask log t ERROR only so it does not mess with out logging
+    # Setting Flask log to ERROR only so it does not mess with out logging. Also disabling flask initial messages
     logging.getLogger('werkzeug').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    os.environ['WERKZEUG_RUN_MAIN'] = 'true'
 
     app.run(host=HOST, port=PORT)
diff --git a/pisa/responder.py b/pisa/responder.py
index dcce0a6..d5f0f63 100644
--- a/pisa/responder.py
+++ b/pisa/responder.py
@@ -88,20 +88,20 @@ class Responder:
             if confirmations == 0:
                 self.unconfirmed_txs.append(justice_txid)
 
-        logger.info("New job added.",
-                    dispute_txid=dispute_txid, justice_txid=justice_txid, appointment_end=appointment_end)
+        logger.info("New job added.", dispute_txid=dispute_txid, justice_txid=justice_txid,
+                    appointment_end=appointment_end)
 
         if self.asleep:
             self.asleep = False
             self.block_queue = Queue()
-            zmq_thread = Thread(target=self.do_subscribe, args=[self.block_queue])
+            zmq_thread = Thread(target=self.do_subscribe)
             responder = Thread(target=self.do_watch)
             zmq_thread.start()
             responder.start()
 
-    def do_subscribe(self, block_queue):
+    def do_subscribe(self):
         self.zmq_subscriber = ZMQHandler(parent='Responder')
-        self.zmq_subscriber.handle(block_queue)
+        self.zmq_subscriber.handle(self.block_queue)
 
     def do_watch(self):
         # ToDo: #9-add-data-persistence