diff --git a/docker/calendarwatch/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/calendarwatch/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5bb2faa..b4fca56 100755
--- a/docker/calendarwatch/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/calendarwatch/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd /home/calendarwatch
-uwsgi --ini wsgi.ini
+
+# use flasks own uwsgi server for debugging:
+# export FLASK_APP=/home/calendarwatch/server.py
+# python3 server.py
+
+
+# the --lazy flag forks() a new instance of the server
+# instead of forking from the parent and copying the same mysql
+# connection. If you don't do that, then multiple forks will use
+# the same connection at the same time, causing the server to throw
+# a 'connection has gone away' error.
+# more here: https://serverfault.com/questions/407612/error-2006-mysql-server-has-gone-away
+uwsgi --ini wsgi.ini --lazy
 echo "server has been started"