diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 59b6825..507ac8f 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-
-	"mywebsite/server/controller/api"
-	"mywebsite/server/db"
-	"mywebsite/server/route"
-	"mywebsite/server/utils"
+	
+	//local import paths relative to app.yaml file
+	"server/controller/api"
+	"server/db"
+	"server/route"
+	"server/utils"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/server/controller/api/sensor.go b/server/controller/api/sensor.go
index 5dd87be..550806a 100644
--- a/server/controller/api/sensor.go
+++ b/server/controller/api/sensor.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"mywebsite/server/model/daily_sensor"
-	"mywebsite/server/model/raw_sensor"
+	"server/model/daily_sensor"
+	"server/model/raw_sensor"
 )
 
 // handle http request from sensors
diff --git a/server/db/db.go b/server/db/db.go
index c5c877b..57c162a 100644
--- a/server/db/db.go
+++ b/server/db/db.go
@@ -25,25 +25,29 @@ func Configure(d DatabaseInfo) {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Connect() {
-	// Connect to MongoDB
-	s, err := mgo.DialWithTimeout(d.Info.URL, 5*time.Second)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("MongoDB Driver Error", err)
-		return
+	if (d.Info.URL != ""){
+		// Connect to MongoDB
+		s, err := mgo.DialWithTimeout(d.Info.URL, 5*time.Second)
+	
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("MongoDB Driver Error", err)
+			return
+		}
+	
+		d.Session = s
+	
+		// Prevents these errors: read tcp 127.0.0.1:27017: i/o timeout
+		d.Session.SetSocketTimeout(10 * time.Second)
+	
+		// Check if is alive
+		if err = d.Session.Ping(); err != nil {
+			log.Println("Database Error", err)
+		}
+	
+		log.Println("Connected to database")
+	} else {
+		log.Println("Database not configured")
 	}
-
-	d.Session = s
-
-	// Prevents these errors: read tcp 127.0.0.1:27017: i/o timeout
-	d.Session.SetSocketTimeout(10 * time.Second)
-
-	// Check if is alive
-	if err = d.Session.Ping(); err != nil {
-		log.Println("Database Error", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Println("Connected to database")
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Connected() bool {
diff --git a/server/model/daily_sensor/daily_sensor.go b/server/model/daily_sensor/daily_sensor.go
index 99837bb..4d1c29d 100644
--- a/server/model/daily_sensor/daily_sensor.go
+++ b/server/model/daily_sensor/daily_sensor.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
-	"mywebsite/server/db"
+	"server/db"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/server/model/raw_sensor/raw_sensor.go b/server/model/raw_sensor/raw_sensor.go
index c329a09..19a29df 100644
--- a/server/model/raw_sensor/raw_sensor.go
+++ b/server/model/raw_sensor/raw_sensor.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
-	"mywebsite/server/db"
+	"server/db"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/server/route/route.go b/server/route/route.go
index 8d7b9a6..632d297 100644
--- a/server/route/route.go
+++ b/server/route/route.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"mywebsite/server/controller"
-	"mywebsite/server/controller/api"
+	"server/controller"
+	"server/controller/api"
 )
 
 func Routes() *httprouter.Router {
diff --git a/server/utils/config.go b/server/utils/config.go
index 1e7e22d..25c26f3 100644
--- a/server/utils/config.go
+++ b/server/utils/config.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"mywebsite/server/controller/api"
-	"mywebsite/server/db"
+	"server/controller/api"
+	"server/db"
 )
 
 //structure for application configurations