diff --git a/test/web_api/query_test.go b/test/web_api/query_test.go
index e6714d1751e7139731832158410fc3d258f6fed1..5b6e1299a0c4e3194663ac30ed5409d646309d55 100644
--- a/test/web_api/query_test.go
+++ b/test/web_api/query_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package web_api
 
 // Basic imports
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	edb "github.com/eris-ltd/eris-db/erisdb"
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ func (this *QuerySuite) SetupSuite() {
 	requestData := &ess.RequestData{testData.ChainData.PrivValidator, testData.ChainData.Genesis, SERVER_DURATION}
 	rBts, _ := this.codec.EncodeBytes(requestData)
 	resp, _ := http.Post(QS_URL, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(rBts))
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		bts, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		fmt.Println("ERROR GETTING SS ADDRESS: " + string(bts))
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", resp)
+		panic(fmt.Errorf(string(bts)))
+	}
 	rd := &ess.ResponseData{}
 	err2 := this.codec.Decode(rd, resp.Body)
 	if err2 != nil {
diff --git a/test/web_api/shared.go b/test/web_api/shared.go
index 56ed22506e4108380bfc8db76b29a3b6310edbbf..de34827b995e168e66098ec923350dd54b9d0b37 100644
--- a/test/web_api/shared.go
+++ b/test/web_api/shared.go
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 package web_api
 
 import (
-	// "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/tendermint/log15"
 	"os"
-	// "runtime"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 const SERVER_DURATION = 10
 
 func init() {
-	// runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
+	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 	log15.Root().SetHandler(log15.LvlFilterHandler(
 		log15.LvlDebug,
 		log15.StreamHandler(os.Stdout, log15.TerminalFormat()),
 	))
-	//gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
 }