diff --git a/backend/api_routes.py b/backend/api_routes.py
index d228112..d972532 100644
--- a/backend/api_routes.py
+++ b/backend/api_routes.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def user_message_rest():
             return make_response(jsonify({"error": "'application' is required"}), 400)
 
         response = process_input(app_instance, user_token, message, application)
-        return make_response(response, 200)
+        return make_response(jsonify({"response": response}), 200)
 
     @app.route("/history", methods=["POST"])
     def get_user_history():
diff --git a/backend/data.py b/backend/data.py
index 228225a..b060cda 100644
--- a/backend/data.py
+++ b/backend/data.py
@@ -149,7 +149,3 @@ def get_total_human_messages() -> int:
         .execute()
     )
     return len(data.data)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print(get_total_human_messages())