diff --git a/application/cmd/cre_main.py b/application/cmd/cre_main.py
index 09863d20..c5ad108b 100644
--- a/application/cmd/cre_main.py
+++ b/application/cmd/cre_main.py
@@ -543,57 +543,73 @@ def run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     # individual resource importing
     if args.zap_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import zap_alerts_parser
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             zap_alerts_parser.ZAP, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.cheatsheets_in:
-        from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import cheatsheets_parser
+        from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import (
+            cheatsheets_parser,
+        )
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             cheatsheets_parser.Cheatsheets, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.github_tools_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import misc_tools_parser
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             misc_tools_parser.MiscTools, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.capec_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import capec_parser
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             capec_parser.Capec, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.cwe_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import cwe
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(cwe.CWE, db_connection_str=args.cache_file)
     if args.csa_ccm_v4_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import ccmv4
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             ccmv4.CloudControlsMatrix, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.iso_27001_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import iso27001
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             iso27001.ISO27001, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.owasp_secure_headers_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import secure_headers
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             secure_headers.SecureHeaders, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.pci_dss_4_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import pci_dss
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             pci_dss.PciDss, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.juiceshop_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import juiceshop
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             juiceshop.JuiceShop, db_connection_str=args.cache_file
         )
     if args.dsomm_in:
         from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import dsomm
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(dsomm.DSOMM, db_connection_str=args.cache_file)
     if args.cloud_native_security_controls_in:
-        from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import cloud_native_security_controls
+        from application.utils.external_project_parsers.parsers import (
+            cloud_native_security_controls,
+        )
+
         BaseParser().register_resource(
             cloud_native_security_controls.CloudNativeSecurityControls,
             db_connection_str=args.cache_file,
diff --git a/application/utils/gap_analysis.py b/application/utils/gap_analysis.py
index fa9aa14a..f77a2d7e 100644
--- a/application/utils/gap_analysis.py
+++ b/application/utils/gap_analysis.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ def get_next_id(step, previous_id):
 
 # database is of type Node_collection, cannot annotate due to circular import
 def schedule(standards: List[str], database):
-    conn = redis.connect()
     standards_hash = make_resources_key(standards)
     if database.gap_analysis_exists(
         standards_hash
@@ -70,6 +69,8 @@ def schedule(standards: List[str], database):
         return flask_json.loads(database.get_gap_analysis_result(standards_hash))
 
     logger.info(f"Gap analysis result for {standards_hash} does not exist")
+
+    conn = redis.connect()
     gap_analysis_results = conn.get(standards_hash)
     if (
         gap_analysis_results
diff --git a/application/web/web_main.py b/application/web/web_main.py
index a0055733..31173dd5 100644
--- a/application/web/web_main.py
+++ b/application/web/web_main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 from application.utils import oscal_utils, redis
 
-from rq import Queue, job, exceptions
+from rq import job, exceptions
 
 from application.database import db
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from flask import (
     Blueprint,
     abort,
-    current_app,
     jsonify,
     redirect,
     request,