diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index 93166f6b..a3840799 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const SESSION_ID = uuid()
 
 // module.exports = (app) => {
 module.exports = async (
-  app,
+  _app,
   config,
   mySocketsEvents,
   { serverPort, CA, CA_KEY, useTLS }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = async (
    * @typedef {import('express').Application} Application
    */
 
-  const ap = /** @type {Application} */ (app)
+  const app = /** @type {Application} */ (_app)
 
   try {
     const Http = Axios.create({
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     }
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/initwall', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/initwall', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         await GunActions.initWall()
         res.json({ ok: true })
@@ -2131,8 +2131,8 @@ module.exports = async (
         })
       }
     })
-    ap.put(`/api/gun/follows/:publicKey`, apiGunFollowsPut)
-    ap.delete(`/api/gun/follows/:publicKey`, apiGunFollowsDelete)
+    app.put(`/api/gun/follows/:publicKey`, apiGunFollowsPut)
+    app.delete(`/api/gun/follows/:publicKey`, apiGunFollowsDelete)
 
     /**
      * @type {RequestHandler<{}>}
@@ -2187,9 +2187,9 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     }
 
-    ap.put(`/api/gun/me`, apiGunMePut)
+    app.put(`/api/gun/me`, apiGunMePut)
 
-    ap.get(`/api/gun/auth`, (_, res) => {
+    app.get(`/api/gun/auth`, (_, res) => {
       const { isAuthenticated } = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator')
 
       return res.status(200).json({
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ module.exports = async (
      */
     const EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER = 'epub-for-decryption'
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/once/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/once/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/specialOnce/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/specialOnce/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/load/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/load/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/user/once/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/user/once/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/user/specialOnce/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/user/specialOnce/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/user/load/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/user/load/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
         const epubForDecryption = req.header(EPUB_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/gun/otheruser/:publicKey/:type/:path', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/gun/otheruser/:publicKey/:type/:path', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const allowedTypes = ['once', 'open', 'specialOnce']
         const publicKeyForDecryption = req.header(PUBKEY_FOR_DECRYPT_HEADER)
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.post('/api/lnd/cb/:methodName', (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/lnd/cb/:methodName', (req, res) => {
       try {
         const { lightning } = LightningServices.services
         const { methodName } = req.params
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.post('/api/gun/put', async (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/gun/put', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const { path, value } = req.body
         logger.info(`gun PUT: ${path}`)
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.post('/api/gun/set', async (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/gun/set', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const { path, value } = req.body
         logger.info(`gun SET: ${path}`)
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/log', async (_, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/log', async (_, res) => {
       try {
         // https://github.com/winstonjs/winston#querying-logs
         /**
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
     //this is for OBS notifications, not wired with UI.
-    ap.get('/api/subscribeStream', (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/subscribeStream', (req, res) => {
       try {
         res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public/obsOverlay.html'))
       } catch (e) {
@@ -2573,7 +2573,7 @@ module.exports = async (
         })
       }
     })
-    ap.post('/api/enableNotificationsOverlay', (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/enableNotificationsOverlay', (req, res) => {
       try {
         const { postID } = req.body
         if (!postID) {
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
     //this is for wasLive/isLive status
-    ap.post('/api/listenStream', (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/listenStream', (req, res) => {
       try {
         startedStream(req.body)
         return res.status(200).json({
@@ -2607,7 +2607,7 @@ module.exports = async (
         })
       }
     })
-    ap.post('/api/stopStream', (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/stopStream', (req, res) => {
       try {
         endStream(req.body)
         return res.status(200).json({
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/', (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/', (req, res) => {
       try {
         res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public/localHomepage.html'))
       } catch (e) {
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/qrCodeGenerator', (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/qrCodeGenerator', (req, res) => {
       console.log('/qrCodeGenerator')
       try {
         res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public/qrcode.min.js'))
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.get('/api/accessInfo', async (req, res) => {
+    app.get('/api/accessInfo', async (req, res) => {
       if (req.ip !== '127.0.0.1') {
         res.json({
           field: 'origin',
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       }
     })
 
-    ap.post('/api/initUserInformation', async (req, res) => {
+    app.post('/api/initUserInformation', async (req, res) => {
       try {
         const user = require('../services/gunDB/Mediator').getUser()
         await UserInitializer.InitUserData(user)