diff --git a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
index 7f808ae70..de34a8bc7 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ def serve(
             )
             os.environ["USE_CUDA_DOCKER"] = "false"
             os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = ":".join(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
+
     import open_webui.main  # we need set environment variables before importing main
 
-    uvicorn.run("open_webui.main:app", host=host, port=port, forwarded_allow_ips="*")
+    uvicorn.run(open_webui.main.app, host=host, port=port, forwarded_allow_ips="*")
 
 
 @app.command()
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
index 1c9ff505c..09eb91a6e 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ async def periodic_usage_pool_cleanup():
         await asyncio.sleep(TIMEOUT_DURATION)
 
 
+async def on_startup():
+    asyncio.create_task(periodic_usage_pool_cleanup())
+
+
 app = socketio.ASGIApp(
     sio,
     socketio_path="/ws/socket.io",
-    on_startup=asyncio.create_task(periodic_usage_pool_cleanup()),
+    on_startup=on_startup(),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3d8bb8d14..44dc5017b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "open-webui",
-	"version": "0.3.27.dev1",
+	"version": "0.3.27.dev2",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "open-webui",
-			"version": "0.3.27.dev1",
+			"version": "0.3.27.dev2",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@codemirror/lang-javascript": "^6.2.2",
 				"@codemirror/lang-python": "^6.1.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f278210ed..f7cf4d635 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "open-webui",
-	"version": "0.3.27.dev1",
+	"version": "0.3.27.dev2",
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "npm run pyodide:fetch && vite dev --host",