diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fa6f852..e7ecf1cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 # shipyard
 Directed acyclic graph controller for Kubernetes and OpenStack control plane life cycle management
 
-## Testing 1 2 3
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/README.md b/shipyard_airflow/README.md
index 16bbfb3f..88496910 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/README.md
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A python REST workflow orchestrator
 To run:
 
 ```
-$ virtualenv -p python2.7 /var/tmp/shipyard
+$ virtualenv -p python3 /var/tmp/shipyard
 $ . /var/tmp/shipyard/bin/activate
 $ python setup.py install
 $ uwsgi --http :9000 -w shipyard_airflow.shipyard --callable shipyard -L
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/control/base.py b/shipyard_airflow/control/base.py
index 94945f2b..05912178 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/control/base.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/control/base.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-import falcon.request as request
+import falcon, falcon.request as request
 import uuid
 import json
-import ConfigParser
+import configparser
+import os
 
 class BaseResource(object):
 
@@ -57,17 +58,23 @@ class BaseResource(object):
         resp.status = status_code
 
     # Get Config Data
-    def retrieve_config(self, resp, section="", variable=""):
-        config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    def retrieve_config(self, section="", data=""):
 
         # The current assumption is that shipyard.conf will be placed in a fixed path
         # within the shipyard container - Path TBD
-        config.read('/home/ubuntu/att-comdev/shipyard/shipyard_airflow/control/shipyard.conf')
+        path = '/home/ubuntu/att-comdev/shipyard/shipyard_airflow/control/shipyard.conf'
+        
+        # Check that shipyard.conf exists
+        if os.path.isfile(path):
+            config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+            config.read(path)
 
-        # Retrieve data from shipyard.conf
-        query_data = config.get(section, variable)
+            # Retrieve data from shipyard.conf
+            query_data = config.get(section, data)
 
-        return query_data
+            return query_data
+        else:
+            return 'Error - Missing Configuration File'
 
 
 class ShipyardRequestContext(object):
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/control/dag_runs.py b/shipyard_airflow/control/dag_runs.py
index 4fcaca84..7a462d3d 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/control/dag_runs.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/control/dag_runs.py
@@ -23,20 +23,25 @@ class DagRunResource(BaseResource):
 
     def on_post(self, req, resp, dag_id, run_id=None, conf=None, execution_date=None):
         # Retrieve URL
-        web_server_url = self.retrieve_config(resp, 'BASE', 'WEB_SERVER')
+        web_server_url = self.retrieve_config('BASE', 'WEB_SERVER')
 
-        req_url = '{}/api/experimental/dags/{}/dag_runs'.format(web_server_url, dag_id)
- 
-        response = requests.post(req_url,
-                                 json={
-                                 "run_id": run_id,
-                                 "conf": conf,
-                                 "execution_date": execution_date,
-                             })
-
-        if response.ok:
-            resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
-        else:
-            self.return_error(resp, falcon.HTTP_400, 'Fail to Execute Dag')
+        if 'Error' in web_server_url:
+            resp.status = falcon.HTTP_400
+            resp.body = json.dumps({'Error': 'Missing Configuration File'})
             return
+        else:
+            req_url = '{}/api/experimental/dags/{}/dag_runs'.format(web_server_url, dag_id)
+ 
+            response = requests.post(req_url,
+                                     json={
+                                     "run_id": run_id,
+                                     "conf": conf,
+                                     "execution_date": execution_date,
+                                 })
+
+            if response.ok:
+                resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
+            else:
+                self.return_error(resp, falcon.HTTP_400, 'Fail to Execute Dag')
+                return
 
diff --git a/shipyard_airflow/control/tasks.py b/shipyard_airflow/control/tasks.py
index 4584c54c..9cb2f6e8 100644
--- a/shipyard_airflow/control/tasks.py
+++ b/shipyard_airflow/control/tasks.py
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ class TaskResource(BaseResource):
 
     def on_get(self, req, resp, dag_id, task_id):
         # Retrieve URL
-        web_server_url = self.retrieve_config(resp, 'BASE', 'WEB_SERVER')
+        web_server_url = self.retrieve_config('BASE', 'WEB_SERVER')
 
-        req_url = '{}/api/experimental/dags/{}/tasks/{}'.format(web_server_url, dag_id, task_id)
-        task_details = requests.get(req_url).json()
-
-        if 'error' in task_details:
+        if 'Error' in web_server_url:
             resp.status = falcon.HTTP_400
-            resp.body = json.dumps(task_details)
+            resp.body = json.dumps({'Error': 'Missing Configuration File'})
             return
         else:
-            resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
-            resp.body = json.dumps(task_details)
+            req_url = '{}/api/experimental/dags/{}/tasks/{}'.format(web_server_url, dag_id, task_id)
+            task_details = requests.get(req_url).json()
+
+            if 'error' in task_details:
+                resp.status = falcon.HTTP_400
+                resp.body = json.dumps(task_details)
+                return
+            else:
+                resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
+                resp.body = json.dumps(task_details)