diff --git a/cmd/fdsn-holdings-consumer/main.go b/cmd/fdsn-holdings-consumer/main.go
index 2fb4a0f..bd5e9a0 100644
--- a/cmd/fdsn-holdings-consumer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fdsn-holdings-consumer/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var (
 	db           *sql.DB
 	queueURL     string
 	sqsClient    sqs.SQS
-	s3Client     *s3.S3
+	s3Client     s3.S3
 	saveHoldings *sql.Stmt
 )
 
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ func initAwsClient() {
 		log.Fatalf("error checking queueURL %s:  %s", queueURL, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	s3c, err := s3.NewWithMaxRetries(3)
+	s3Client, err = s3.NewWithMaxRetries(3)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("error creating S3 client: %s", err)
 	}
-	s3Client = &s3c
-
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -132,7 +130,6 @@ ping:
 		err = db.Ping()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("problem pinging DB sleeping and retrying")
-			health.Ok() //send heartbeat
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * 30)
 			continue ping
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/fdsn-quake-consumer/main.go b/cmd/fdsn-quake-consumer/main.go
index 5961c06..9a42a12 100644
--- a/cmd/fdsn-quake-consumer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fdsn-quake-consumer/main.go
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ ping:
 		err = db.Ping()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("problem pinging DB sleeping and retrying")
-			health.Ok() //send heartbeat
-
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * 30)
 			continue ping
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/fdsn-ws/server.go b/cmd/fdsn-ws/server.go
index a05ac9c..c10ec50 100644
--- a/cmd/fdsn-ws/server.go
+++ b/cmd/fdsn-ws/server.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
+const servicePort = ":8080" //http service port
+
 var (
 	db        *sql.DB
 	decoder   = newDecoder() // decoder for URL queries.
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Println("starting server")
 	server := &http.Server{
-		Addr:         ":8080",
+		Addr:         servicePort,
 		Handler:      mux,
 		ReadTimeout:  1 * time.Minute,
 		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Minute,
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ func healthCheck() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	msg, err := health.Check(ctx, ":8080/soh", timeout)
+	msg, err := health.Check(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%s/soh", servicePort), timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("status: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)