diff --git a/client-api/pvc-api.py b/client-api/pvc-api.py
index bde07c95..991a612c 100755
--- a/client-api/pvc-api.py
+++ b/client-api/pvc-api.py
@@ -967,7 +967,4 @@ else:
     # Run the ?WSGI server without SSL
     http_server = gevent.pywsgi.WSGIServer((config['listen_address'], config['listen_port']), api)
 
-if os.environ['PVC_DEBUG']:
-    api.run(host=config['listen_address'], port=config['listen_port'])
-else:
-    http_server.serve_forever()
+http_server.serve_forever()