diff --git a/smartassist/src/startservices.py b/smartassist/src/startservices.py
index 102f1fa..9ca79a0 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/startservices.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/startservices.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import os
 import yaml
+import json
 from backend import run_flask
 import socket
 import urllib.parse
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ def start_frontend(config):
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
         try:
             s.bind((hostname, port))
-            print("No server is running on this host and port.")
+            print(f"No server is running on {parsed_url.netloc} —- starting up one.")
             # Start frontend (web server) as a separate process
             subprocess.Popen(["python", "-m", "http.server", str(port)])
         except socket.error as e:
             if e.errno == 48:
-                print("Another server is already running on this host and port. Assumes it is a web server, will continue.")
+                print(f"A server is already running on {parsed_url.netloc} -— will use this.")
             else:
                 raise  # Unexpected error, re-raise it so we can see the traceback
         except Exception as e:
@@ -56,16 +57,16 @@ def start_backend(config):
     parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(config['backend']['url'])
     # hostname = parsed_url.netloc.split(':')[0]  # Split by ':' and take the first part, i.e., 'localhost', IP, or domain name
     port = parsed_url.port  # This is the server port
-    print(f"{port}")
+    # print(f"{port}")
 
     try:
-        run_flask(port = port)
+        run_flask(fport = port)
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Failed to start backend: {e}")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     conf = configure() # Read config from file and set up config dict
-    print(conf)
-    start_frontend(config=conf) # No need for this as the backend starts a web server on its own.
+    print(json.dumps(conf, indent=4))
+    start_frontend(config=conf) 
     start_backend(config=conf)