diff --git a/relay/application.py b/relay/application.py
index f59427e..cafef59 100644
--- a/relay/application.py
+++ b/relay/application.py
@@ -202,14 +202,10 @@ class CacheCleanupThread(Thread):
 
 
 	def run(self) -> None:
-		cache = get_cache(self.app)
-
 		while self.running.is_set():
 			time.sleep(3600)
 			logging.verbose("Removing old cache items")
-			cache.delete_old(14)
-
-		cache.close()
+			self.app.cache.delete_old(14)
 
 
 	def start(self) -> None:
diff --git a/relay/manage.py b/relay/manage.py
index 1cc24f4..3acd1c2 100644
--- a/relay/manage.py
+++ b/relay/manage.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import Crypto
 import asyncio
 import click
+import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -238,9 +239,12 @@ def cli_run(ctx: click.Context, dev: bool = False) -> None:
 
 	if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
 		subprocess.run([sys.executable, 'run-gunicorn'], check = False)
-		return
 
-	ctx.obj.run(dev)
+	else:
+		ctx.obj.run(dev)
+
+	# todo: figure out why the relay doesn't quit properly without this
+	os._exit(0)
 
 
 @cli.command('run-gunicorn')
diff --git a/relay/views/api.py b/relay/views/api.py
index e3c8bb8..be5999d 100644
--- a/relay/views/api.py
+++ b/relay/views/api.py
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ class Inbox(View):
 
 		with self.database.session() as conn:
 			for inbox in conn.execute('SELECT * FROM inboxes'):
-				try:
-					created = datetime.fromtimestamp(inbox['created'], tz = timezone.utc)
-
-				except TypeError:
-					created = datetime.fromisoformat(inbox['created'])
-
 				inbox['created'] = created.isoformat()
 				data.append(inbox)
 
diff --git a/relay/views/frontend.py b/relay/views/frontend.py
index a66efa5..fb6028f 100644
--- a/relay/views/frontend.py
+++ b/relay/views/frontend.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class HomeView(View):
 	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
 		with self.database.session() as conn:
 			config = conn.get_config_all()
-			inboxes = conn.execute('SELECT * FROM inboxes').all()
+			inboxes = tuple(conn.execute('SELECT * FROM inboxes').all())
 
 		text = HOME_TEMPLATE.format(
 			host = self.config.domain,