diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ab6181f..bfa5dbd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Brief summary of what's in this release:
 - Added logic to change ownership of moved files off of root user
 - Removed logic that required connection to spectrack for dlu-watcher
 - updated logic for handling nested folders
+- updated base image of DluWatcher container
+- set install of requirements as 'progress-banner off' to address issue with installing Flask and using all threads in DluWatcher container
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/data_management/DluWatcher b/data_management/DluWatcher
index 4dfd2dc..fa8cada 100644
--- a/data_management/DluWatcher
+++ b/data_management/DluWatcher
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.10-slim-bullseye
 
 COPY requirements.txt ./
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install --progress-bar off --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install -U flask-cors
+
 COPY ./lib/ ./lib
 COPY ./services/dlu_filesystem.py ./services/dlu_filesystem.py
 COPY ./services/dlu_package_inventory.py ./services/dlu_package_inventory.py
@@ -12,4 +14,4 @@ COPY ./services/dlu_mongo.py ./services/dlu_mongo.py
 COPY ./model ./model
 COPY ./watch_files.py ./
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "watch_files.py"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "watch_files.py"]
diff --git a/data_management/README.md b/data_management/README.md
index 48b7181..182a1c1 100644
--- a/data_management/README.md
+++ b/data_management/README.md
@@ -7,31 +7,16 @@
 2. Build the Docker image: 
    - `$ sh rebuild.sh`
 
-3a. Run the importer service with the arguments in double quotes:
-   - `$ sh run.sh "-d spectrack -a update"`
+3a. Run the Spectrack import service:
+   - `$ python3.9 main.py -d spectrack -a update`
 
 *NOTE*: If you are running this on an empty/new database, you will need to run it in insert mode first:
-   - `$ sh run.sh "-d spectrack -a insert"`
+   - `$ python3.9 main.py -d spectrack -a insert`
 
 OR
 
 3b. Run the importer service from a local machine (eg: When running on a Mac and docker isn't available):
-   - `$ python3.8 main.py --data_source redcap --action insert`
-
-OR
-
-3c. Run the service as a Flask app within the dataLake network
-   - `$ sh run-service.sh`
-
-OR
-
-3d. Run the service as a Flask app on the host machine
-   - `$ sh run-service-host.sh`
-
-OR
-
-3e. Run the bulk upload with the arguments in double quotes:
-- `$ sh run.sh "-d spectrack -m"`
+   - `$ python3.9 main.py --data_source redcap --action insert`
 
 NOTE: The (non-Flask app) service options for the Data Importer are:
    - [-h] -a {update,insert} -d {redcap,spectrack}
@@ -116,15 +101,5 @@ This endpoint retrieves the packages that are ready to be moved from Globus. The
 ### rebuild library modules on change
 `$ python3 setup.py install --user`
 
-## Running this on the DLU / DMD Server
-The heavens-docker/libra directory has a docker-compose file for running this on the DLU / DMD server. 
-
-## Running the Bulk Upload inside Docker
-If you're running into Python library errors while running the Bulk Upload Script locally, try running it in Docker with the options added to the end:
-```
-docker run -v [file source directory]:/source -v [dataLake directory]:/dataLake -v .:/usr/src/app --network=dataLake --env INSIDE_DOCKER=true --rm -ti kingstonduo/data-management:latest python3 process_bulk_uploads.py -d /source -p
-```
-NOTE: The .env file variable "dlu_data_directory" is used by this script as the destination (e.g. Data Lake) directory. In the example above you would set it to "/dataLake". 
-
 ## Known Bug
 There is a known [bug with docker on MacOS](https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2670) in which the container is unable to talk to the host network. This problem may occur when attempting to connect to a tunnel created on the host machine. To work around this issue, you can either run this on a linux machine/windows machine, or bypass docker completely and run the script directly on your local machine.
diff --git a/data_management/lib/mongo_connection.py b/data_management/lib/mongo_connection.py
index d155c68..3a0b293 100644
--- a/data_management/lib/mongo_connection.py
+++ b/data_management/lib/mongo_connection.py
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ def get_mongo_connection(self):
             )
             database = mongo_client[self.database]
             return database
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.error(
                 f"Can't connect to Mongo\nMake sure you have filled out the correct environment variables in the .env file"
             )
+            logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
             logger.error(self.host)
             os.sys.exit()
 
diff --git a/data_management/rebuild.sh b/data_management/rebuild.sh
index 69b787c..b230e4e 100644
--- a/data_management/rebuild.sh
+++ b/data_management/rebuild.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 python3 setup.py install --user
-docker build -t kingstonduo/data-management:1.7 .
+docker build -t kingstonduo/data-management:1.8 .
diff --git a/data_management/requirements.txt b/data_management/requirements.txt
index 075f075..a468132 100644
--- a/data_management/requirements.txt
+++ b/data_management/requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ python_dotenv
 python-dateutil
 zarr-checksum
 pyyaml
-gunicorn
\ No newline at end of file
+gunicorn