diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f012904a..e1562bf5a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ FROM base AS build_base
 RUN <<EOL
   apt-get update
   apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    curl \
     git \
     rsync \
     unzip \
@@ -224,14 +223,13 @@ COPY --from=covalent_src $BUILDROOT/ $BUILDROOT
 
 RUN <<EOL
   if [ ! -d $BUILDROOT/dist ] ; then
-    #cd $BUILDROOT/covalent_ui/webapp
-    #yarn install --network-timeout 100000
-    #yarn build --network-timeout 100000
+    cd $BUILDROOT/covalent_ui/webapp
+    yarn install --network-timeout 100000
+    yarn build --network-timeout 100000
     cd $BUILDROOT
     python setup.py sdist
   fi
-  tarball=`find dist -type f -name 'covalent-*.tar.gz'`
-  python -m pip install ${tarball}[postgres]
+  python -m pip install dist/covalent-*.tar.gz
 EOL
 
 ##############################
@@ -308,18 +306,6 @@ COPY --from=build_base /usr/bin/wget /usr/bin/wget
 COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0
 COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so.5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so.5
 
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/bin/curl /usr/bin/curl
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.4 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcurl.so.4
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnghttp2.so.14 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnghttp2.so.14
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librtmp.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librtmp.so.1
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssh2.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssh2.so.1
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libldap_r-2.4.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libldap_r-2.4.so.2
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblber-2.4.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblber-2.4.so.2
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlidec.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlidec.so.1
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsasl2.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsasl2.so.2
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlicommon.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlicommon.so.1
-COPY --from=build_base /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so.5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so.5
-
 USER root
 
 RUN <<EOL
@@ -342,7 +328,7 @@ ENV COVALENT_SVC_PORT=${COVALENT_SVC_PORT} \
 
 EXPOSE ${COVALENT_SVC_PORT}
 
-#HEALTHCHECK CMD wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:${COVALENT_SVC_PORT} || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK CMD wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:${COVALENT_SVC_PORT} || exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash" ]
 
diff --git a/covalent/triggers/base.py b/covalent/triggers/base.py
index 3757963d9..837c155a0 100644
--- a/covalent/triggers/base.py
+++ b/covalent/triggers/base.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(
             None  # to attach the event loop when directly using dispatcher's functions
         )
         self.use_internal_funcs = (
-            False  # whether to use dispatcher's functions directly instead of through API calls
+            True  # whether to use dispatcher's functions directly instead of through API calls
         )
         self.stop_flag = None  # to handle stopping mechanism in a thread safe manner in case observe() is a blocking call (e.g. see TimeTrigger)
 
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ def _get_status(self) -> Status:
             status: Status
         """
 
-        app_log.debug("GET STATUS")
-        app_log.debug(f"use_internal_funcs: {self.use_internal_funcs}")
-
         if self.use_internal_funcs:
             from covalent_dispatcher._service.app import get_result
 
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@ def trigger(self) -> None:
             )
 
         status = self._get_status()
-        app_log.debug(f"STATUS: {status}")
 
         if status == Result.NEW_OBJ or status is None:
             # To continue the pending dispatch
diff --git a/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/__init__.py b/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/__init__.py
index 435979579..a5b66619e 100644
--- a/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/__init__.py
+++ b/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/__init__.py
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 
 from .app import router as triggers_router  # nopycln: import
 from .app import triggers_only_app  # nopycln: import
+from .app import trigger_only_router
diff --git a/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/app.py b/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/app.py
index 6cb6ed8aa..4a4c8546d 100644
--- a/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/app.py
+++ b/covalent_dispatcher/_triggers_app/app.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 log_stack_info = logger.log_stack_info
 
 router = APIRouter()
+trigger_only_router = APIRouter()
 triggers_only_app = FastAPI()
 
 active_triggers = {}
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def get_threadpool():
     return ThreadPoolExecutor()
 
 
-@router.get("/triggers/healthcheck")
+@trigger_only_router.get("/triggers/healthcheck")
 async def healthcheck(request: Request):
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
@@ -140,3 +141,4 @@ async def stop_observe(request: Request):
 
 
 triggers_only_app.include_router(router, prefix="/api", tags=["Triggers"])
+triggers_only_app.include_router(trigger_only_router, prefix="/api", tags=["Triggers"])
diff --git a/covalent_ui/app.py b/covalent_ui/app.py
index 0ec52ed14..aa2c830a5 100644
--- a/covalent_ui/app.py
+++ b/covalent_ui/app.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def get_home(request: Request, rest_of_path: str):
 )
 fastapi_app.mount("/", socketio_app)
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
@@ -116,7 +115,10 @@ def get_home(request: Request, rest_of_path: str):
 
     app_name = "app:fastapi_app"
     if args.triggers_only:
+        from covalent_dispatcher._triggers_app import trigger_only_router  # nopycln: import
+
         app_name = "app:triggers_only_app"
+        fastapi_app.include_router(trigger_only_router, prefix="/api", tags=["Triggers"])
     elif args.no_triggers:
         import covalent_dispatcher._triggers_app.app as tr_app
 
diff --git a/tests/covalent_tests/triggers/database_trigger_test.py b/tests/covalent_tests/triggers/database_trigger_test.py
index bfab6603b..09d749956 100644
--- a/tests/covalent_tests/triggers/database_trigger_test.py
+++ b/tests/covalent_tests/triggers/database_trigger_test.py
@@ -2,22 +2,17 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Covalent.
 #
-# Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License 3.0 (the "License").
-# A copy of the License may be obtained with this software package or at
+# Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). A copy of the
+# License may be obtained with this software package or at
 #
-#      https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
-# Use of this file is prohibited except in compliance with the License. Any
-# modifications or derivative works of this file must retain this copyright
-# notice, and modified files must contain a notice indicating that they have
-# been altered from the originals.
-#
-# Covalent is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the License for more details.
-#
-# Relief from the License may be granted by purchasing a commercial license.
-
+# Use of this file is prohibited except in compliance with the License.
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 
 import pytest