diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 8001d1a..c2f4020 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-web: gunicorn app:app
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+web: gunicorn server:app
+release: python manage.py db upgrade 
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diff --git a/api/decorators.py b/api/decorators.py
index 96d6865..f4a8e20 100644
--- a/api/decorators.py
+++ b/api/decorators.py
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ def jwt_required():
             auth_header = request.headers.get('Authorization') or None
             if auth_header:
                 auth_token = auth_header.split(" ")[1]
-                if jwt.decode(auth_token, os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')):
-                    return func(*args, **kwargs)
-                else:
+                try:
+                    if jwt.decode(auth_token, os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')):
+                        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+                    else:
+                        abort(401)
+                except:
                     abort(401)
             else:
                 abort(401)
diff --git a/api/games/api_games.py b/api/games/api_games.py
index 492cf0d..9511398 100644
--- a/api/games/api_games.py
+++ b/api/games/api_games.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def get_room(game_id):
         game.player_black = user['id']
         db.session.add(game)
         db.session.commit()
-    print(game.player_black)
     join_game_notice(game)
     response = {'game': game_schema.dumps(game)}
     if game.player_black:
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index a67d0ec..5fae9d2 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 from app import create_app, db
+import os
 
 # Blueprints
 from api.api import register_api_endpoints
 from auth.auth import auth
 
 # Web sockets
-from websockets.socket import socketio
+from websockets.socket import socketio 
 
 import configuration.models_mount
 from flask_migrate import Migrate
 
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify
+import psycopg2
+server = Blueprint('server', __name__, url_prefix='/')
+
+@server.route('/', methods=['GET'])
+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)
-    migrate = Migrate(app, db)
-    socketio.run(app, debug=True)
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+    socketio.run(app, debug=True)