diff --git a/Azure_auth/jwt_auth.py b/Azure_auth/jwt_auth.py
index bbaa20b..7754454 100644
--- a/Azure_auth/jwt_auth.py
+++ b/Azure_auth/jwt_auth.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # load .env file
 load_dotenv()
 jwt_secret = os.getenv("EDITOR_SECRET_KEY")
+
 #define a HTTPBearer to handle the token from client
 client_token_scheme = HTTPBearer()
 # JWT authentication function
diff --git a/utils/get_manifest_conn.py b/utils/get_manifest_conn.py
index ec20287..c61d567 100644
--- a/utils/get_manifest_conn.py
+++ b/utils/get_manifest_conn.py
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,handlers=[logging.StreamHandler()])
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Connect to Swift
-conn = get_swift_connection()
-
 async def get_manifest_conn(slug:str,request: Request):
     """
     Retrieve file content from the specified Swift container by filename, and format JSON data.
@@ -34,6 +31,7 @@ async def get_manifest_conn(slug:str,request: Request):
     try:
         #Access Swift and Redis objects from the app's state
         redis = request.app.state.redis
+        conn = request.app.state.conn
         manifest_name = f'{slug}/manifest.json'
         #Check Redis cache,if exists return from redis
         if (cached_profile := await redis.get(f"manifest_{slug}")) is not None:
diff --git a/utils/lifespan_handler.py b/utils/lifespan_handler.py
index 1993b3e..e24cacd 100644
--- a/utils/lifespan_handler.py
+++ b/utils/lifespan_handler.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import os
 import redis.asyncio as aioredis
 from fastapi import HTTPException
+from swift_config.swift_config import get_swift_connection
 
 #config logger
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ async def lifespan(app) -> AsyncGenerator[None,None]:
             decode_responses=False  
             
         )
+        conn = get_swift_connection()
+        app.state.conn = conn
        
         yield
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/utils/upload_manifest.py b/utils/upload_manifest.py
index 3457b0e..c616405 100644
--- a/utils/upload_manifest.py
+++ b/utils/upload_manifest.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,handlers=[logging.StreamHandler()])
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Connect to Swift
-conn = get_swift_connection()
-
 # Create an async context manager for acquiring and releasing a Redis lock
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def acquire_lock(redis_client: Redis, key: str, timeout: int = 30):
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ async def upload_manifest_backend(
     swift_storage_url = request.app.state.swift_storage_url
     """
     redis = request.app.state.redis
+    conn = request.app.state.conn
     
    
     """
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ async def upload_manifest_backend(
                 canvas_item['items'][0]['items'][0]['id'] = annotation_id
                 new_manifest_items.append(canvas_item)
                 #updated_canvas_content = json.dumps(canvas_item)
-
             # Upload manifest to Swift
             manifest['items'] = new_manifest_items
             updated_manifest = json.dumps(manifest)