diff --git a/webnotes/app.py b/webnotes/app.py
index 14b7c1f7b4..b114385c98 100644
--- a/webnotes/app.py
+++ b/webnotes/app.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ sys.path.extend(["..", "../app", "../lib"])
 
 from werkzeug.wrappers import Request, Response
 from werkzeug.local import LocalManager
+from werkzeug.wsgi import SharedDataMiddleware
 
 import mimetypes
 import webnotes
@@ -37,11 +38,15 @@ def application(request):
 
 application = local_manager.make_middleware(application)
 
+
+application = SharedDataMiddleware(application, {
+	'/': os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "public")
+})
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	import sys
 	from werkzeug.serving import run_simple
 
 	run_simple('localhost', 8000, application, use_reloader=True, 
-		use_debugger=True, use_evalex=True, static_files = {
-			"/": os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "public")
-		})
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+		use_debugger=True, use_evalex=True)
+
diff --git a/webnotes/handler.py b/webnotes/handler.py
index d847a7c21f..6cf15eab7d 100755
--- a/webnotes/handler.py
+++ b/webnotes/handler.py
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ def print_json():
 
 	import json
 	
-	print webnotes.response
-	
 	print_zip(json.dumps(webnotes.local.response, default=json_handler, separators=(',',':')))
 		
 def print_csv():