diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 101b340..0b33e24 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ RUN pip install flask-restx==1.3.0
 WORKDIR /root
 COPY thermostat.py /root/
 ENV FLASK_APP thermostat.py
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gunicorn", "thermostat:app"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gunicorn", "thermostat:gunicorn_app"]
diff --git a/thermostat.py b/thermostat.py
index fa14692..9b1c1d4 100755
--- a/thermostat.py
+++ b/thermostat.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ xprint('toto')
 t1 = Thread(target=thermostat_loop)
 #t1.daemon = True
 t1.start()
+gunicorn_app = app
 t1.join()
 exit(0)
 #  app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=3002)