diff --git a/app/echoSettings.go b/app/echoSettings.go
index bd79081..d5c5136 100644
--- a/app/echoSettings.go
+++ b/app/echoSettings.go
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ func (a *App) SetEchoSettings() {
 	// TODO: have this in the config.
 	e.Use(middleware.RateLimiter(middleware.NewRateLimiterMemoryStore(20)))
 
+	// TODO: add check for prometheus config setting.
+	// if true {
+	// // import "github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/prometheus"
+	// p := prometheus.NewPrometheus("echo", nil)
+	// p.Use(e)
+	// }
+
 	e.Use(middleware.Recover())
 
 	e.Use(session.Middleware(
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 0853c28..d7ccac9 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ func run() error {
 	case dbtype != "postgres" && dbtype != "sqlite3":
 		log.Errorf("unsupported DB type specified, bailing...")
 		return errUnsupportedDBType
-	}
 
-	setting.SetDbConnstring(connstr)
-	// type can be one of "postgres" or "sqlite3".
-	setting.SetDbType(dbtype)
+	default:
+		setting.SetDbConnstring(connstr)
+		// type can be one of "postgres" or "sqlite3".
+		setting.SetDbType(dbtype)
+	}
 
 	log.Infof("connecting to db at '%s'", connstr)
 
@@ -138,8 +139,7 @@ func run() error {
 
 	log.Info("making sure that the db is set up")
 
-	err = moddb.SetUp(ctx, db)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = moddb.SetUp(ctx, db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -153,30 +153,16 @@ func run() error {
 
 	a := &app.App{}
 
-	err = a.Init(setting, slogger, db)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = a.Init(setting, slogger, db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	a.PrintConfiguration()
-
 	a.SetEmbeds(templates, assets)
-
 	a.SetupRoutes()
-
 	a.SetEchoSettings()
 
-	// a.SetConfig(conf)
-
-	// // TODO: add check for prometheus config setting.
-	// if true {
-	// // import "github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/prometheus"
-	// p := prometheus.NewPrometheus("echo", nil)
-	// p.Use(e)
-	// }
-
 	e := a.E()
-
 	// channel used to check whether the app had troubles starting up.
 	started := make(chan error, 1)