diff --git a/module_build_service/__init__.py b/module_build_service/__init__.py
index ea51ad20..24fbbd77 100644
--- a/module_build_service/__init__.py
+++ b/module_build_service/__init__.py
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ from module_build_service.config import init_config
 from module_build_service.proxy import ReverseProxy
 
 
-def create_app(debug=False, verbose=False, quiet=False):
-    app = Flask(__name__)
-    app.wsgi_app = ReverseProxy(app.wsgi_app)
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.wsgi_app = ReverseProxy(app.wsgi_app)
 
+conf = init_config(app)
+db = SQLAlchemy(app)
+
+
+def create_app(debug=False, verbose=False, quiet=False):
     # logging (intended for flask-script, see manage.py)
     log = getLogger(__name__)
     if debug:
@@ -69,10 +73,6 @@ def create_app(debug=False, verbose=False, quiet=False):
 
     return app
 
-app = create_app()
-conf = init_config(app)
-db = SQLAlchemy(app)
-
 
 def load_views():
     from module_build_service import views