diff --git a/src/keria/app/cli/keria.py b/src/keria/app/cli/keria.py
index a48e7e4..fd136e8 100644
--- a/src/keria/app/cli/keria.py
+++ b/src/keria/app/cli/keria.py
@@ -5,14 +5,9 @@
 
 """
 import multicommand
-from keri import help
 
-from keri.app import directing
 from keria.app.cli import commands
 
-logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
-
-
 def main():
     parser = multicommand.create_parser(commands)
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -22,8 +17,7 @@ def main():
         return
 
     try:
-        doers = args.handler(args)
-        directing.runController(doers=doers, expire=0.0)
+        args.handler(args)
 
     except Exception as ex:
         # print(f"ERR: {ex}")