diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2804987..ce7ed4c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ flask
 PyYaml
 graypy
 requests
-pymongo
\ No newline at end of file
+pymongo
+waitress
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/start_app.py b/src/start_app.py
index df60880..e58e8a7 100644
--- a/src/start_app.py
+++ b/src/start_app.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------- #
 from threading import Thread
 import time
+from waitress import serve
 
 from flask_definitions import *
 import endpoints.unknown
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import endpoints.matchmaking
 
 
 def run():
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)
+    serve(app, host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)
 
 
 def keep_alive():