diff --git a/ara/wsgi.py b/ara/wsgi.py
index b23d7803..1b097d65 100644
--- a/ara/wsgi.py
+++ b/ara/wsgi.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def application(environ, start_response):
+    global app
     if 'ANSIBLE_CONFIG' in environ:
         os.environ['ANSIBLE_CONFIG'] = environ['ANSIBLE_CONFIG']
     else: