diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 106f501..dd89d89 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ if DEV:
     settingsFilename = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'dev-{}'.format(BASE_CONFIG))
 else:
     settingsFilename = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), BASE_CONFIG)
+    sys.tracebacklimit = 0  # dont show stack traces in prod mode
+
 
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config.read(settingsFilename)
diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 0fdfaa6..6950d7c 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ def sync_content():
 
 def exit_system():
     """we dont want to exit if in docker"""
-    if not is_in_docker:
+    if is_in_docker:
+        raise Exception
+    else:
         sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -474,5 +476,8 @@ sync_content()
 
 if is_in_docker:
     while True:
-        time.sleep(instance_sync_interval_seconds)
-        sync_content()
+        try:
+            time.sleep(instance_sync_interval_seconds)
+            sync_content()
+        except Exception as inst:
+            d = inst