diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 3568d9c..44b1b39 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -138,4 +138,7 @@ def start_mqtt_publishers(universe_count):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     start_mqtt_publishers(universe_count)
-    flask_api()
+    flask_thread = threading.Thread(target=flask_api())
+    flask_thread.start()
+    flask_thread.join()
+