diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
index 4fc722299..f849e9c8c 100644
--- a/wsgi.py
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'app', 'static')
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
+app = Flask('app')
 create_app(app)
 application = WhiteNoise(app, STATIC_ROOT, STATIC_URL)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    application.run()