diff --git a/mta_manager/mta.py b/mta_manager/mta.py
index 12d9b6f..5557118 100644
--- a/mta_manager/mta.py
+++ b/mta_manager/mta.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class MTA(object):
 
     def start_updates(self):
         print("starting updates")
-        raise Exception("Testing failure case")
         loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         loop.run_until_complete(self._get_updates())
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index a12affb..91fb757 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             try:
                 mtaController.start_updates()
             except Exception as e:
-                logging.info(f"Exception found in update function - {e}")
+                app.logger.info(f"Exception found in update function - {e}")
 
 
     threadLock = threading.Lock()