diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ed69c1..23b6c3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 env/
 app.log
 __pycache__/
+gunicorn.err.log
+gunicorn.log
+config_mysql.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 062daeb..17f4e98 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 flask
 simplejson
 Flask-Limiter
-pymysql
\ No newline at end of file
+pymysql
+gunicorn
diff --git a/velconnect/auth.py b/velconnect/auth.py
index 6e135f3..9d25586 100644
--- a/velconnect/auth.py
+++ b/velconnect/auth.py
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ limiter = Limiter(key_func=get_remote_address)
 def require_api_key(level):
     def decorator(view_function):
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            return view_function(*args, **kwargs)
             key = request.headers.get('x-api-key')
 
-            conn, curr = connectToDB(request)
+            conn, curr = connectToDB()
             query = """
             SELECT * FROM `APIKey` WHERE `key`=%(key)s;
             """
diff --git a/velconnect/config_mysql.py b/velconnect/config_mysql.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4182121..0000000
--- a/velconnect/config_mysql.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-MYSQL_DATABASE_USER = 'root'
-MYSQL_DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'w2e3t5t5'
-MYSQL_DATABASE_HOST = 'localhost'
-MYSQL_DATABASE_DB = 'vel_headset_pairing'
diff --git a/velconnect/routes/api.py b/velconnect/routes/api.py
index dcffae9..cf91253 100644
--- a/velconnect/routes/api.py
+++ b/velconnect/routes/api.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def get_all_headsets():
     return jsonify(values)
 
 
-@bp.route('/pair_headset/<pairing_code>', methods=['POST'])
+@bp.route('/pair_headset/<pairing_code>', methods=['GET'])
 @require_api_key(0)
 def pair_headset(pairing_code):
     conn, curr = connectToDB()
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ def pair_headset(pairing_code):
     curr.execute(query, {'pairing_code': pairing_code})
     values = [dict(row) for row in curr.fetchall()]
     curr.close()
-    if len(values) > 0:
-        return jsonify({'hw_id': values['hw_id']})
+    if len(values) == 1:
+        print(values[0]['hw_id'])
+        return jsonify({'hw_id': values[0]['hw_id']})
     return 'Not found', 400
 
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ def update_paring_code():
         %(pairing_code)s,
         CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
     ) 
-    ON DUPLICATE UPDATE 
+    ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE 
         pairing_code=%(pairing_code)s,
         last_used=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
     """