diff --git a/src/initialize.py b/src/initialize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7621f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/initialize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+import json
+import logging
+import yaml
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from database import setup_db_conn
+
+def initialize_config():
+    load_dotenv()
+    log = logging.getLogger('uvicorn')
+    ENV_INVENTORYPATH = os.getenv('cluster_inventory_path')
+    ENV_REDISHOST = os.getenv('redis_host')
+    ENV_REDISPORT = os.getenv('redis_port')
+
+    log.info(f"Fount Cluster Inventory file at: {ENV_INVENTORYPATH}")
+    if not ENV_INVENTORYPATH or not Path(ENV_INVENTORYPATH).is_file():
+        print(f"FATAL: Inventory file {ENV_INVENTORYPATH} is missing or not a file.")
+        return False
+    try:
+        with open(ENV_INVENTORYPATH, 'r') as f:
+            inv = yaml.safe_load(f)
+            inventory = json.dumps(inv) 
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"FATAL: Cannot read inventory file {ENV_INVENTORYPATH}. Err: {e}")
+        return False
+
+    print(f'[INFO] Importing configuration to DB...')
+    try:
+        redis_conn = setup_db_conn(ENV_REDISHOST, ENV_REDISPORT)
+        redis_conn.hset('cluster_inventory', mapping={'inventory': inventory})
+        redis_conn.close()
+
+        log.info("Configuration has been loaded.")
+        return True
+
+    except Exception as e: 
+        print(f"FATAL: Redis DB error: {e}")
+        return False
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diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 294f7e2..3a197a9 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -14,40 +14,10 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 
 from database import setup_db_conn, get_inventory_from_redis, read_config_from_db
+from initialize import initialize_config
 from utils import setup_logging
    
 
-def initialize_config():
-    load_dotenv()
-    ENV_INVENTORYPATH = os.getenv('cluster_inventory_path')
-    ENV_REDISHOST = os.getenv('redis_host')
-    ENV_REDISPORT = os.getenv('redis_port')
-
-    log.info(f"Fount Cluster Inventory file at: {ENV_INVENTORYPATH}")
-    if not ENV_INVENTORYPATH or not Path(ENV_INVENTORYPATH).is_file():
-        print(f"FATAL: Inventory file {ENV_INVENTORYPATH} is missing or not a file.")
-        return False
-    try:
-        with open(ENV_INVENTORYPATH, 'r') as f:
-            inv = yaml.safe_load(f)
-            inventory = json.dumps(inv) 
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"FATAL: Cannot read inventory file {ENV_INVENTORYPATH}. Err: {e}")
-        return False
-
-    print(f'[INFO] Importing configuration to DB...')
-    try:
-        redis_conn = setup_db_conn(ENV_REDISHOST, ENV_REDISPORT)
-        redis_conn.hset('cluster_inventory', mapping={'inventory': inventory})
-        redis_conn.close()
-
-        log.info("Configuration has been loaded.")
-        return True
-
-    except Exception as e: 
-        print(f"FATAL: Redis DB error: {e}")
-        return False
-
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     ''' make loading it async'''
diff --git a/src/start.py b/src/start.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 19971bf..0000000
--- a/src/start.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import json
-from pathlib import Path
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from redis import Redis
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError, SecretStr, AnyHttpUrl
-from typing import Optional, Literal, List, Union
-
-
-def initialize_config():
-    load_dotenv()
-    MY_ENV_VAR = os.getenv('MY_ENV_VAR')
-    print(MY_ENV_VAR)
-
-def config_init(redisclient: Redis):
-    print(f'[INFO] Importing configuration to local DB...')
-    try:
-    #redisclient = Redis(host=redishost, port=redisport, decode_responses=True)
-        inv = {
-                '1': {'hostname': 'jamaica.muccbc.hq.netapp.com', 'username': '', 'password': ''},
-                '2': {'hostname': 'trinidad.muccbc.hq.netapp.com', 'username': '', 'password': ''}
-        }
-
-        inventory = json.dumps(inv)
-        redisclient.hset('cluster_inventory', mapping={'inventory': inventory})
-        redisclient.close()
-        return True
-
-    except Exception as e: 
-        print(f"FATAL: Redis DB error: {e}")
-        return False
-
-load_dotenv()
-
-MY_ENV_VAR = os.getenv('MY_ENV_VAR')
-
-print(MY_ENV_VAR)
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