diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 9ce2d311d85623c1b98b34190fde9c4e74374416..3c578071e3217aa903f7ec03447a72116418b33d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Project(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     title = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
     description = db.Column(db.Text, nullable=False)
+
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
     try:
@@ -84,3 +85,5 @@ def download_assessment(filename):
         app.logger.exception(f"Error serving assessment file: {str(e)}")
         abort(500) 
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True, port=int(os.environ.get('PORT', 8080)))
diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
index 14ea89cb259664063d4c1a9671416ea9c5d3c752..5db2a345da5335aaa3f90de8fc2f854f75b2387d 100644
--- a/wsgi.py
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
-import logging
 from app import app as application
 from markupsafe import Markup
 
@@ -8,9 +6,5 @@ sys.modules['flask'].Markup = Markup
 
 logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr)
 
-try:
-    if __name__ == '__main__':
-        application.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=int(os.environ.get('PORT', 8080)))
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Exception during startup: {str(e)}")
-    sys.exit(1)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    application.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=int(os.environ.get('PORT', 8080)))