diff --git a/A2rchi/interfaces/chat_app/app.py b/A2rchi/interfaces/chat_app/app.py
index fbe85c1..ff24252 100644
--- a/A2rchi/interfaces/chat_app/app.py
+++ b/A2rchi/interfaces/chat_app/app.py
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ def __call__(self, history: Optional[List[Tuple[str, str]]], discussion_id: Opti
 class FlaskAppWrapper(object):
 
     def __init__(self, app, **configs):
-        # sleep for 5 minutes
-        print("SLEEPING")
-        time.sleep(300)
-
         print(" INFO - entering FlaskAppWrapper")
         self.app = app
         self.configs(**configs)