diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index d11aab7..15ba5a7 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-web: gunicorn server:run
+web: gunicorn --worker-class socketio.sgunicorn.GeventSocketIOWorker --log-file=- server:app
 release: python manage.py db upgrade 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 1c831cd..c0dcfcb 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -19,24 +19,14 @@ def api_home():
     response = {"message": "hello world"}
     return jsonify(response)
 
+app = create_app()
+register_api_endpoints(app)
+app.register_blueprint(server)
+migrate = Migrate(app, db)
+# added 10/14
+DATABASE_URL = os.environ['DATABASE_URL']
+conn = psycopg2.connect(DATABASE_URL, sslmode='require')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app = create_app()
-    register_api_endpoints(app)
-    app.register_blueprint(server)
-    migrate = Migrate(app, db)
-    # added 10/14
-    DATABASE_URL = os.environ['DATABASE_URL']
-    conn = psycopg2.connect(DATABASE_URL, sslmode='require')
-
     socketio.run(app, debug=False)
 
-def run:    
-    app = create_app()
-    register_api_endpoints(app)
-    app.register_blueprint(server)
-    migrate = Migrate(app, db)
-    # added 10/14
-    DATABASE_URL = os.environ['DATABASE_URL']
-    conn = psycopg2.connect(DATABASE_URL, sslmode='require')
-
-    socketio.run(app, debug=False)