diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0b70043d..e50907d0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rocket"
 version = "0.5.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0#e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8#801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "atomic",
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rocket_codegen"
 version = "0.5.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0#e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8#801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8"
 dependencies = [
  "devise",
  "glob",
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rocket_http"
 version = "0.5.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0#e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git?rev=801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8#801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8"
 dependencies = [
  "cookie",
  "either",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19378b85..a8003501 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 # Used to handle requests
 # TODO: This can become optional as soon as proper configs are supported
-rocket = { git = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git", rev = "e1307ddf48dac14e6a37e526098732327bcb86f0", features = ["tls"] } # Used to handle requests
+rocket = { git = "https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket.git", rev = "801e04bd5369eb39e126c75f6d11e1e9597304d8", features = ["tls"] } # Used to handle requests
 #rocket = { git = "https://github.com/timokoesters/Rocket.git", branch = "empty_parameters", default-features = false, features = ["tls"] }
 
 # Used for matrix spec type definitions and helpers
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 14177372..af1ddac3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,30 +30,7 @@ use rocket::{
 use tracing::span;
 use tracing_subscriber::{prelude::*, Registry};
 
-async fn setup_rocket() -> (rocket::Rocket<rocket::Build>, Config) {
-    // Force log level off, so we can use our own logger
-    //std::env::set_var("CONDUIT_LOG_LEVEL", "off");
-
-    let config =
-        Figment::from(rocket::Config::release_default())
-            .merge(
-                Toml::file(Env::var("CONDUIT_CONFIG").expect(
-                    "The CONDUIT_CONFIG env var needs to be set. Example: /etc/conduit.toml",
-                ))
-                .nested(),
-            )
-            .merge(Env::prefixed("CONDUIT_").global());
-
-    let parsed_config = config
-        .extract::<Config>()
-        .expect("It looks like your config is invalid. Please take a look at the error");
-
-    let data = Database::load_or_create(parsed_config.clone())
-        .await
-        .expect("config is valid");
-
-    data.sending.start_handler(&data);
-
+fn setup_rocket(config: Figment, data: Database) -> rocket::Rocket<rocket::Build> {
     let rocket = rocket::custom(config)
         .manage(data)
         .mount(
@@ -192,12 +169,33 @@ async fn setup_rocket() -> (rocket::Rocket<rocket::Build>, Config) {
             ],
         );
 
-    (rocket, parsed_config)
+    rocket
 }
 
 #[rocket::main]
 async fn main() {
-    let (rocket, config) = setup_rocket().await;
+    // Force log level off, so we can use our own logger
+    std::env::set_var("CONDUIT_LOG_LEVEL", "off");
+
+    let raw_config =
+        Figment::from(rocket::Config::release_default())
+            .merge(
+                Toml::file(Env::var("CONDUIT_CONFIG").expect(
+                    "The CONDUIT_CONFIG env var needs to be set. Example: /etc/conduit.toml",
+                ))
+                .nested(),
+            )
+            .merge(Env::prefixed("CONDUIT_").global());
+
+    let config = raw_config
+        .extract::<Config>()
+        .expect("It looks like your config is invalid. Please take a look at the error");
+
+    let db = Database::load_or_create(config.clone())
+        .await
+        .expect("config is valid");
+
+    db.sending.start_handler(&db);
 
     if config.allow_jaeger {
         let (tracer, _uninstall) = opentelemetry_jaeger::new_pipeline()
@@ -209,17 +207,13 @@ async fn main() {
 
         let root = span!(tracing::Level::INFO, "app_start", work_units = 2);
         let _enter = root.enter();
-
-        rocket.launch().await.unwrap();
     } else {
-        //std::env::set_var("CONDUIT_LOG", config.log);
-        //pretty_env_logger::init_custom_env("CONDUIT_LOG");
-
-        //let root = span!(tracing::Level::INFO, "app_start", work_units = 2);
-        //let _enter = root.enter();
-
-        rocket.launch().await.unwrap();
+        std::env::set_var("CONDUIT_LOG", config.log);
+        pretty_env_logger::init_custom_env("CONDUIT_LOG");
     }
+
+    let rocket = setup_rocket(raw_config, db);
+    rocket.launch().await.unwrap();
 }
 
 #[catch(404)]