diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release_dev.yml
index 833d3de5f..17cd22181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release_dev.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo GITHUB_CODE_VERSION=${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }} >> server/api/.env
           echo GITHUB_SHA=${{ github.sha }} >> server/api/.env
-          echo DEBUG=True
+          echo DEBUG=True >> server/api/.env
       - name: Build and Push Image to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/main.py b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/main.py
index 6cd6936c5..8d148332a 100644
--- a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/main.py
+++ b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 def get_app():
-    app = FastAPI(title="LA City 311 Data API", debug=DEBUG)
+    app = FastAPI(title="LA 311 Data API", debug=DEBUG)
 
     db.init_app(app)
     app.include_router(index.router)
diff --git a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/models/__init__.py b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/models/__init__.py
index 7e7168833..876793f23 100644
--- a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/models/__init__.py
+++ b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/models/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 cache = RedisCache(
     endpoint=config.CACHE_ENDPOINT,
     serializer=serializers.PickleSerializer(),
-    timeout=3,  # lowering to 1
-    pool_min_size=4,  # raising min and max
-    pool_max_size=12,
+    timeout=10,  # lowering to 1
+    pool_min_size=5,  # raising min and max
+    pool_max_size=20,
 )
diff --git a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/routers/status.py b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/routers/status.py
index e72f8e7e2..5e420aa70 100644
--- a/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/routers/status.py
+++ b/server/api/code/lacity_data_api/routers/status.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import os
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
@@ -27,18 +28,13 @@ async def reset_cache():
             description="Provides the status of backend systems")
 async def check_status_type(status_type: StatusTypes):
     if status_type == StatusTypes.api:
-
-        cache_items = await status.get_cache_keys()
-        if len(cache_items) == 0:
-            await utilities.build_cache()
-
         return {
             'currentTime': datetime.datetime.now(),
             'lastPulled': await status.get_last_updated(),
             'stage': STAGE,
             'version': GITHUB_CODE_VERSION,
             'gitSha': GITHUB_SHA,
-            'cachedItems': len(cache_items)
+            'process': os.getpid()
         }
 
     if status_type == StatusTypes.database: