diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 91e2e2d0..d409580a 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@
 
 def getPort():
     port = 50011
-    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    foundOpenPort = False
-    while not foundOpenPort:
-        try:
-            s.bind(("127.0.0.1", port))
-            _log.info(f"found open port: {port}")
-            foundOpenPort = True
-        except socket.error as e:
-            if e.errno == errno.EADDRINUSE:
-                _log.info(f"Port {port} is already in use")
-            else:
-                _log.error(f"Error while trying to connect to port {port}: {e}")
-            port += 1
-    s.close()
+    # s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    # foundOpenPort = False
+    # while not foundOpenPort:
+    #     try:
+    #         s.bind(("127.0.0.1", port))
+    #         _log.info(f"found open port: {port}")
+    #         foundOpenPort = True
+    #     except socket.error as e:
+    #         if e.errno == errno.EADDRINUSE:
+    #             _log.info(f"Port {port} is already in use")
+    #         else:
+    #             _log.error(f"Error while trying to connect to port {port}: {e}")
+    #         port += 1
+    # s.close()
     return port
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/electron/ui/src/AppContext.js b/electron/ui/src/AppContext.js
index 1294b039..f7c15608 100644
--- a/electron/ui/src/AppContext.js
+++ b/electron/ui/src/AppContext.js
@@ -8,38 +8,38 @@ export const useApp = () => {
 
 export const AppProvider = ({ children }) => {
   const [ port, setPort ] = useState(50011);
-  const [ foundPort, setFoundPort ] = useState(false)
+  const [ foundPort, setFoundPort ] = useState(true)
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    /*
-      search for backend port
-    */
-    fetch('http://localhost:'+port+'/get_project_name', {
-        method: 'GET', 
-        mode: 'cors',
-    })
-    .then(response => {
-        if (response.status === 200) {
-            response.json()
-            .then((data)=>{
-                if (data === "pareto") { 
-                    // console.log("found pareto on port "+ port)
-                    setFoundPort(true)
-                }
-                else  {
-                    setPort(port + 1)
-                }
-            }).catch((err)=>{
-                setPort(port + 1)
-            })
-        }
-        else {
-            setPort(port + 1)
-        }
-    }).catch((err) => {
-        setPort(port + 1)
-    })
-  }, [port]);
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   /*
+  //     search for backend port
+  //   */
+  //   fetch('http://localhost:'+port+'/get_project_name', {
+  //       method: 'GET', 
+  //       mode: 'cors',
+  //   })
+  //   .then(response => {
+  //       if (response.status === 200) {
+  //           response.json()
+  //           .then((data)=>{
+  //               if (data === "pareto") { 
+  //                   // console.log("found pareto on port "+ port)
+  //                   setFoundPort(true)
+  //               }
+  //               else  {
+  //                   setPort(port + 1)
+  //               }
+  //           }).catch((err)=>{
+  //               setPort(port + 1)
+  //           })
+  //       }
+  //       else {
+  //           setPort(port + 1)
+  //       }
+  //   }).catch((err) => {
+  //       setPort(port + 1)
+  //   })
+  // }, [port]);
 
 
   const value = {