diff --git a/dev/user.clj b/dev/user.clj
index 0b3316e..ec5ebbb 100644
--- a/dev/user.clj
+++ b/dev/user.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (ns user
-  (:use [blarg.repl]))
+  (:use main))
 
 (start-server)
 
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 9f35812..48df8b9 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
    [org.clojure/math.numeric-tower "0.0.4"]
    [clj-rss "0.1.3"]
    [clj-metasearch "0.1.1"]]
-  :repl-options {:init-ns blarg.repl}
+  :main main
   :plugins [[lein-ring "0.8.10"]
             [lein-environ "0.4.0"]]
-  :ring {:handler blarg.handler/app
+  :ring {:handler blarg.handler/handle-app
          :init    blarg.handler/init
          :destroy blarg.handler/destroy}
   :profiles
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
                                  :stacktraces?  false
                                  :auto-reload?  false}
                 :resource-paths ["env-resources/prod"]}
+   :repl       {:source-paths   ["dev"]}
    :dev        {:dependencies   [[ring-mock "0.1.5"]
                                  [ring/ring-devel "1.2.1"]]
-                :source-paths   ["dev"]
                 :resource-paths ["env-resources/dev"]}}
   :min-lein-version "2.0.0")
diff --git a/src/blarg/handler.clj b/src/blarg/handler.clj
index 9118d7a..eebd2fd 100644
--- a/src/blarg/handler.clj
+++ b/src/blarg/handler.clj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             [clj-jtwig.core :as jtwig]
             [clj-jtwig.web.middleware :refer [wrap-servlet-context-path]]
             [blarg.config :refer [config-val]]
+            [blarg.middleware :refer [wrap-exceptions]]
             [blarg.views.layout :as layout]
             [blarg.models.db :as db]
             [blarg.routes.accessrules :refer [auth-required]]
@@ -18,39 +19,31 @@
   (route/resources "/")
   (layout/render-handler "notfound.html" :status 404))
 
+(defonce ring-app (atom nil))
+
+(defn handle-app [request]
+  (@ring-app request))
+
 (defn init []
   (set-config! [:shared-appender-config :spit-filename] "blarg.log")
   (set-config! [:appenders :spit :enabled?] true)
   (set-config! [:fmt-output-fn] log-formatter)
 
-  (log :info "blarg started successfully")
+  (log :info "Starting up ...")
+
+  (reset! ring-app
+          (app-handler
+            (find-routes "blarg.routes." app-routes)
+            :middleware [wrap-exceptions wrap-servlet-context-path]
+            :access-rules [{:redirect "/unauthorized" :rule auth-required}]
+            :formats [:json-kw :edn]))
 
   (when (= "DEV" (config-val :env))
     (log :info "Dev environment. Template caching disabled.")
     (jtwig/toggle-compiled-template-caching! false))
   
-  (log :info "touching database...")
+  (log :info "Touching database...")
   (db/touch-databases))
 
 (defn destroy []
-  (log :info "blarg is shutting down..."))
-
-(defn wrap-exceptions [handler]
-  (fn [request]
-    (try
-      (handler request)
-      (catch Throwable e
-        (log :error e "Unhandled exception.")
-        (layout/render-response
-          request
-          "error.html"
-          :params {:errorInfo e}
-          :status 500)))))
-
-(def routes (find-routes "blarg.routes." app-routes))
-
-(def app (app-handler
-           routes
-           :middleware [wrap-exceptions wrap-servlet-context-path]
-           :access-rules [{:redirect "/unauthorized" :rule auth-required}]
-           :formats [:json-kw :edn]))
+  (log :info "Shutting down ..."))
diff --git a/src/blarg/middleware.clj b/src/blarg/middleware.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ae186e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blarg/middleware.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(ns blarg.middleware
+  (:require [taoensso.timbre :refer [log]]
+            [blarg.views.layout :as layout]))
+
+(defn wrap-exceptions [handler]
+  (fn [request]
+    (try
+      (handler request)
+      (catch Throwable e
+        (log :error e "Unhandled exception.")
+        (layout/render-response
+          request
+          "error.html"
+          :params {:errorInfo e}
+          :status 500)))))
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diff --git a/src/blarg/repl.clj b/src/main.clj
similarity index 64%
rename from src/blarg/repl.clj
rename to src/main.clj
index 46eade9..61bb700 100644
--- a/src/blarg/repl.clj
+++ b/src/main.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-(ns blarg.repl
-  (:use blarg.handler
-        ring.server.standalone
-        [ring.middleware file-info file]))
+(ns main
+  (:require [ring.middleware.file :refer [wrap-file]]
+            [ring.middleware.file-info :refer [wrap-file-info]]
+            [ring.server.standalone :refer [serve]]
+            [blarg.handler :refer [handle-app init destroy]])
+  (:gen-class))
 
 (defonce server (atom nil))
 
 (defn get-handler []
-  (-> #'app
+  (-> #'handle-app
       (wrap-file "resources")
       (wrap-file-info)))
 
@@ -24,3 +26,6 @@
 (defn stop-server []
   (.stop @server)
   (reset! server nil))
+
+(defn -main [& args]
+  (start-server))
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