diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index e76cd024..36ae03d7 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -28,5 +28,10 @@
 			"description": "Which mail service/API you will be using (i.e. SparkPost, Mandrill, etc)",
 			"value": "SendGrid"
 		}
-	}
+	},
+	"buildpacks": [
+	    {
+	      "url": "https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-nodejs#v111"
+	    }
+	  ]
 }
diff --git a/app/models/user.server.model.js b/app/models/user.server.model.js
index ab1d35b0..15ac755e 100755
--- a/app/models/user.server.model.js
+++ b/app/models/user.server.model.js
@@ -9,19 +9,7 @@ var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
 	config = require('../../config/config'),
 	timeStampPlugin = require('../libs/timestamp.server.plugin'),
 	path = require('path'),
-	querystring = require('querystring'),
-	nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
-
-var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport(config.mailer.options);
-
-// verify connection configuration on startup
-smtpTransport.verify(function(error, success) {
-	if (error) {
-			 console.log('Your mail configuration is incorrect', error);
-	} else {
-			 console.log('Mail server is ready to take our messages');
-	}
-});
+	querystring = require('querystring');
 
 /**
  * User Schema
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 25d97ec8..b62f021a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3129,13 +3129,10 @@
       }
     },
     "connect-mongo": {
-      "version": "0.8.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-mongo/-/connect-mongo-0.8.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-ySh47sDFpaZiW3mgwhTzf4YfxuA=",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-mongo/-/connect-mongo-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2Nj5d4XO55AXSy1GOXDZteSEEUObGm/kvJaXyEQCa8cCHsCiZH+V/+sjk3b+khc4V8oyVi34rCtUxor4TfETLA==",
       "requires": {
-        "debug": "3.1.0",
-        "depd": "1.1.1",
-        "lodash": "4.17.4",
         "mongodb": "2.0.55"
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 343b7053..5ceffa0a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
     "generate": "all-contributors generate",
     "start": "grunt",
     "test": "grunt test",
-    "travis": "grunt test:travis",
-    "postinstall": "bower install --config.interactive=false; grunt build;",
+    "postinstall": "bower install --config.interactive=false",
     "init": "node scripts/setup.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "compression": "~1.6.0",
     "connect": "^3.4.1",
-    "connect-mongo": "~0.8.2",
+    "connect-mongo": "^2.0.0",
     "consolidate": "~0.14.5",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.0",
     "deep-diff": "^0.3.4",
diff --git a/public/modules/core/config/core.client.routes.js b/public/modules/core/config/core.client.routes.js
index 9616c61a..b7d49fa7 100755
--- a/public/modules/core/config/core.client.routes.js
+++ b/public/modules/core/config/core.client.routes.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Setting up route
 angular.module('core').config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider',
-	function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, Authorization) {
+	function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
 		// Redirect to home view when route not found
 		$urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/forms');
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/setup.js b/scripts/setup.js
index 551dc026..d8e5350c 100644
--- a/scripts/setup.js
+++ b/scripts/setup.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
 
-var  config = require('../config/config'),
+var config = require('../config/config'),
 	mongoose = require('mongoose'),
 	inquirer = require('inquirer'),
 	envfile = require('envfile'),
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index afc2cf73..725a6842 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ require('events').EventEmitter.prototype._maxListeners = 0;
 
 var config = require('./config/config'),
 	mongoose = require('mongoose'),
-	chalk = require('chalk');
+	chalk = require('chalk'),
+	nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 
 /**
  * Main application entry file.
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ mongoose.connection.on('error', function (err) {
 	process.exit(-1);
 });
 
+const smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport(config.mailer.options);
+
+// verify connection configuration on startup
+smtpTransport.verify(function(error, success) {
+	if (error) {
+			 console.error(chalk.red('Your mail configuration is incorrect: ' + error));
+			 process.exit(-1);
+	}
+});
+
 // Init the express application
 var app = require('./config/express')(db);