diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d801967..aa00257 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ data/recs.json
 backup.sql
 
 app/data/
+
+app/application/__pycache__/
diff --git a/app/application/__init__.py b/app/application/__init__.py
index b8758b7..fa7d78f 100644
--- a/app/application/__init__.py
+++ b/app/application/__init__.py
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ import os
 from json import dumps
 import application.endpoints as endpoints
 import application.config as config
+import logging
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 api = Api(app, version='1', contact={"name":""}, license={"name":"Online Dienst Dokumentation"}, api_spec_url='/api/swagger')
-
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 api.add_resource(endpoints.RecipeList,'/api/v1/recipe/')
 api.add_resource(endpoints.Images,'/api/v1/images/<string:id>')
 
 @app.route("/")
 def index():
     """serve the ui"""
+    app.logger.info(f" request from {request.remote_addr}")
     return render_template("index.html")
         
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/app/application/endpoints.py b/app/application/endpoints.py
index e1af191..63ba9c4 100644
--- a/app/application/endpoints.py
+++ b/app/application/endpoints.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Images(Resource):
         session = Session()
         image = session.query(Recipe.img).filter(Recipe.recipe_id == id).first()[0]
         image = base64.b64decode(image)
+        session.close()
         return flask.Response(image,  mimetype='image/png')