diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java
index 27996b03..d5315ff0 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java	
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ public Engine() {
 	// source: source of the local stream to initialize
 	public Response processSTRT(Packet packet) {
 		// start output processes:
-		//TODO: RE-ENABLE
-//		Response out_response = send("OUT", "STRT");
-//		if(out_response.code() != 200)
-//			return out_response;
+		Response out_response = send("OUT", "STRT");
+		if(out_response.code() != 200)
+			return out_response;
 		
 		// start local stream handler processes:
 		String lsh_type = Config.getProperty("stream", "local.stream.type");
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/out/producers/SocketProducer.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/out/producers/SocketProducer.java
index e29be73a..0d8c1102 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/out/producers/SocketProducer.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/out/producers/SocketProducer.java	
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ protected boolean init() {
 		listener = new Thread() {
 			public void run() {
 				while(true) {
+					System.out.println("accepting...");
 					String key = SocketManager.accept(Integer.parseInt(Config.getProperty("stream", "output.socket.port")), producer);
 					if(key == null) {
 						System.err.println("SocketProducer: Could not create connection to socket port.");
 						System.exit(1);
 					}
-					
+					System.out.println("accepted!");
 					manager.add(new SocketDestination(key, SocketManager.write(key)));
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java
index b64cd4a8..2c273ca8 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java	
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public class Config {
 	stream_properties.put("output.socket.port", "61200");
 	stream_properties.put("local.stream.type", "mongo_db");
 	//stream_properties.put("local.stream.type", "null");
-	//stream_properties.put("mongodb.properties.uri", "mongodb://MONGO:27017");
-	stream_properties.put("mongodb.properties.uri", "mongodb://localhost:27017");
+	stream_properties.put("mongodb.properties.uri", "mongodb://MONGO:27017");
+	//stream_properties.put("mongodb.properties.uri", "mongodb://localhost:27017");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.database.state", "main-state-db");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.database.main", "main-db");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.auth.collection", "auth-collection");
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/docker-compose.yml b/DeFi-Data-Engine/docker-compose.yml
index 8f24ad09..6b5a47b7 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ services:
       - 61100:61100
       - 61200:61200
     hostname: DataEngine
-  restapp:
-    build:
-      context: "Rest Application"
-    image: dataincite/data-engine-rest-app:latest
-    depends_on:
-      - dataengine
-    ports:
-      - 8080:8080
-    hostname: RestApp
+  # restapp:
+  #   build:
+  #     context: "Rest Application"
+  #   image: dataincite/data-engine-rest-app:latest
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - dataengine
+  #   ports:
+  #     - 8080:8080
+  #   hostname: RestApp