diff --git a/config/conf.json b/config/conf.json
index 340751e..da86be4 100644
--- a/config/conf.json
+++ b/config/conf.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "CHANNEL_ID": "9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486",
     "CHANNEL_NAME": "@Anonymous"
   },
-  "LOGGING_FORMAT": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(level)s - %(message)s",
+  "LOGGING_FORMAT": "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(funcName)s - %(message)s",
   "HOST": "localhost",
   "PORT": 2903,
   "BACKUP_INT": 3600
diff --git a/config/logging.yaml b/config/logging.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lbry_comment_server/database.py b/lbry_comment_server/database.py
index ac3235a..db958e4 100644
--- a/lbry_comment_server/database.py
+++ b/lbry_comment_server/database.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def _insert_comment(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str = None, comment: str
             """,
             (comment_id, claim_id, channel_id, comment, parent_id, signature, timestamp)
         )
+    logger.debug('Inserted Comment into DB, `comment_id`: %s', comment_id)
     return comment_id
 
 
diff --git a/lbry_comment_server/main.py b/lbry_comment_server/main.py
index 341b42c..42f4055 100644
--- a/lbry_comment_server/main.py
+++ b/lbry_comment_server/main.py
@@ -50,17 +50,20 @@ async def create_database_backup(app):
                 helpers.backup_database(conn, app['backup'])
 
     except asyncio.CancelledError as e:
-        logger.exception('Database backup loop has been cancelled')
-
+        pass
 
 async def start_background_tasks(app: web.Application):
     app['waitful_backup'] = app.loop.create_task(create_database_backup(app))
+    app['comment_scheduler'] = await writes.create_comment_scheduler()
+    app['writer'] = writes.DatabaseWriter(config['PATH']['DEFAULT'])
 
 
 async def cleanup_background_tasks(app):
     logger.debug('Ending background backup loop')
     app['waitful_backup'].cancel()
     await app['waitful_backup']
+    app['reader'].close()
+    app['writer'].close()
 
 
 def create_app(**kwargs):
@@ -84,8 +87,6 @@ async def stop_app(runner):
 
 
 async def run_app(app, duration=3600):
-    app['comment_scheduler'] = await writes.create_comment_scheduler()
-    app['writer'] = writes.DatabaseWriter(config['PATH']['DEFAULT'])
     runner = None
     try:
         runner = web.AppRunner(app)
@@ -94,11 +95,16 @@ async def run_app(app, duration=3600):
         await site.start()
         await asyncio.sleep(duration)
     except asyncio.CancelledError as cerr:
-        logger.exception('Got cancellation signal', )
+        pass
     finally:
         await stop_app(runner)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     appl = create_app(close_timeout=5.0)
-    asyncio.run(run_app(appl))
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(web.run_app(appl, access_log=logger, host=config['HOST'], port=config['PORT']))
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
diff --git a/schema/comments_ddl.sql b/schema/comments_ddl.sql
index a398b78..db9e0fa 100644
--- a/schema/comments_ddl.sql
+++ b/schema/comments_ddl.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL(
 );
 
 
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS COMMENT;
+-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS COMMENT;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT (
     CommentId   TEXT    NOT NULL,
     LbryClaimId TEXT    NOT NULL,
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT (
 );
 
 -- indexes
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX;
-CREATE INDEX COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId);
+-- DROP INDEX IF EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId);
 
 
 -- VIEWS
-DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS;
-CREATE VIEW COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS (comment_id, claim_id, timestamp, channel_name, channel_id, channel_uri, signature, parent_id, comment) AS
+-- DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS;
+CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS (comment_id, claim_id, timestamp, channel_name, channel_id, channel_uri, signature, parent_id, comment) AS
     SELECT C.CommentId, C.LbryClaimId, C.Timestamp, CHAN.Name, CHAN.ClaimId, 'lbry://' || CHAN.Name || '#' || CHAN.ClaimId, C.Signature, C.ParentId, C.Body
     FROM CHANNEL AS CHAN
     INNER JOIN COMMENT C on CHAN.ClaimId = C.ChannelId
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ CREATE VIEW COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS (comment_id, claim_id, timestamp, channel_name, c
 
 
 
-DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES;
-CREATE VIEW COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, ParentCommentBody) AS
+-- DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES;
+CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, ParentCommentBody) AS
     SELECT AUTHOR.Name, OG.Body, PCHAN.Name, PARENT.Body FROM COMMENT AS OG
         JOIN  COMMENT AS PARENT
         ON OG.ParentId = PARENT.CommentId