diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59dd4a82d..59f326853 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ format:
 	cd src/frontend && npm run format
 
 lint:
-	poetry run mypy --exclude .venv .
+	poetry run mypy src/backend/langflow
 	poetry run black . --check
 	poetry run ruff . --fix
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 675118488..c2a290db4 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -3047,13 +3047,13 @@ server = ["fastapi (>=0.100.0)", "pydantic-settings (>=2.0.1)", "sse-starlette (
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loguru"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Python logging made (stupidly) simple"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.5"
 files = [
-    {file = "loguru-0.7.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b93aa30099fa6860d4727f1b81f8718e965bb96253fa190fab2077aaad6d15d3"},
-    {file = "loguru-0.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1612053ced6ae84d7959dd7d5e431a0532642237ec21f7fd83ac73fe539e03e1"},
+    {file = "loguru-0.7.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:046bf970cb3cad77a28d607cbf042ac25a407db987a1e801c7f7e692469982f9"},
+    {file = "loguru-0.7.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7ba2a7d81b79a412b0ded69bd921e012335e80fd39937a633570f273a343579e"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ colorama = {version = ">=0.3.4", markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""}
 win32-setctime = {version = ">=1.0.0", markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\""}
 
 [package.extras]
-dev = ["Sphinx (==5.3.0)", "colorama (==0.4.5)", "colorama (==0.4.6)", "freezegun (==1.1.0)", "freezegun (==1.2.2)", "mypy (==v0.910)", "mypy (==v0.971)", "mypy (==v0.990)", "pre-commit (==3.2.1)", "pytest (==6.1.2)", "pytest (==7.2.1)", "pytest-cov (==2.12.1)", "pytest-cov (==4.0.0)", "pytest-mypy-plugins (==1.10.1)", "pytest-mypy-plugins (==1.9.3)", "sphinx-autobuild (==2021.3.14)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (==1.2.0)", "tox (==3.27.1)", "tox (==4.4.6)"]
+dev = ["Sphinx (==7.2.5)", "colorama (==0.4.5)", "colorama (==0.4.6)", "freezegun (==1.1.0)", "freezegun (==1.2.2)", "mypy (==v0.910)", "mypy (==v0.971)", "mypy (==v1.4.1)", "pre-commit (==3.3.1)", "pytest (==6.1.2)", "pytest (==7.4.0)", "pytest-cov (==2.12.1)", "pytest-cov (==4.1.0)", "pytest-mypy-plugins (==1.9.3)", "pytest-mypy-plugins (==3.0.0)", "sphinx-autobuild (==2021.3.14)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (==1.3.0)", "tox (==3.27.1)", "tox (==4.11.0)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lxml"
@@ -7041,6 +7041,17 @@ files = [
     {file = "types_pytz-2023.3.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:65152e872137926bb67a8fe6cc9cfd794365df86650c5d5fdc7b167b0f38892e"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-pywin32"
+version = "306.0.0.4"
+description = "Typing stubs for pywin32"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "types-pywin32-306.0.0.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ae4bbec80d535053236d4bebedf55f58dee89cf5883d277f0fa89e857f3ff337"},
+    {file = "types_pywin32-306.0.0.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f76a343ed6933008af85e158063963f923e54f2f461e697b2929b4178c7b77a1"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "types-pyyaml"
 version = "6.0.12.11"
@@ -7773,4 +7784,4 @@ local = ["ctransformers", "llama-cpp-python", "sentence-transformers"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.9,<3.11"
-content-hash = "c877b4d713eef71815d858d30976ab21c42e5eadcc2df8159e940e03323681ee"
+content-hash = "6523f2e35458c6d0b8d281e20dd2233180128805ea07199c073224b0d6f75ee7"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f852c2a7c..077a0cb39 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ python-jose = "^3.3.0"
 metaphor-python = "^0.1.11"
 markupsafe = "^2.1.3"
 pywin32 = { version = "^306", markers = "sys_platform == 'win32'" }
+loguru = "^0.7.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 black = "^23.1.0"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ types-python-jose = "^3.3.4.8"
 types-passlib = "^1.7.7.13"
 pytest-mock = "^3.11.1"
 pytest-xdist = "^3.3.1"
+types-pywin32 = "^306.0.0.4"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py b/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
index b5ec034de..a08ae9fb0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def superuser(
     with session_getter(db_manager) as session:
         from langflow.services.auth.utils import create_super_user
 
-        if create_super_user(session, username, password):
+        if create_super_user(db=session, username=username, password=password):
             # Verify that the superuser was created
             from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/alembic/versions/260dbcc8b680_adds_tables.py b/src/backend/langflow/alembic/versions/260dbcc8b680_adds_tables.py
index 221e66933..53e049a05 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/alembic/versions/260dbcc8b680_adds_tables.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/alembic/versions/260dbcc8b680_adds_tables.py
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     # and other related indices
     if "flowstyle" in existing_tables:
         op.drop_table("flowstyle")
-    if "ix_flowstyle_flow_id" in [
-        index["name"] for index in inspector.get_indexes("flowstyle")
-    ]:
-        op.drop_index("ix_flowstyle_flow_id", table_name="flowstyle")
+        if "ix_flowstyle_flow_id" in [
+            index["name"] for index in inspector.get_indexes("flowstyle")
+        ]:
+            op.drop_index("ix_flowstyle_flow_id", table_name="flowstyle")
 
     existing_indices_flow = []
     existing_fks_flow = []
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/base.py
index acffc1bc3..f2c2f3f59 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/base.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ValidatePromptRequest(BaseModel):
     name: str
     template: str
     # optional for tweak call
-    frontend_node: Optional[FrontendNodeRequest]
+    frontend_node: Optional[FrontendNodeRequest] = None
 
 
 # Build ValidationResponse class for {"imports": {"errors": []}, "function": {"errors": []}}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CodeValidationResponse(BaseModel):
 class PromptValidationResponse(BaseModel):
     input_variables: list
     # object return for tweak call
-    frontend_node: FrontendNodeRequest | object
+    frontend_node: Optional[FrontendNodeRequest] = None
 
 
 INVALID_CHARACTERS = {
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/callback.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/callback.py
index 69dbf5082..2a16a0bd2 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/callback.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/callback.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from fastapi import WebSocket
 
 
 from langchain.schema import AgentAction, LLMResult, AgentFinish
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 # https://github.com/hwchase17/chat-langchain/blob/master/callback.py
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
index e4fc71343..2b3426915 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
@@ -11,17 +11,15 @@ from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from langflow.api.utils import build_input_keys_response
 from langflow.api.v1.schemas import BuildStatus, BuiltResponse, InitResponse, StreamData
 
-from langflow.services import service_manager, ServiceType
 from langflow.graph.graph.base import Graph
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import get_current_active_user, get_current_user
 from langflow.services.utils import get_session
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
+from langflow.services.utils import get_chat_manager, get_session
 from cachetools import LRUCache
 from sqlmodel import Session
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["Chat"])
 
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ async def chat(
     websocket: WebSocket,
     token: str = Query(...),
     db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    chat_manager: "ChatManager" = Depends(get_chat_manager),
 ):
     """Websocket endpoint for chat."""
     try:
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ async def chat(
                 code=status.WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION, reason="Unauthorized"
             )
 
-        chat_manager: "ChatManager" = service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
         if client_id in chat_manager.in_memory_cache:
             await chat_manager.handle_websocket(client_id, websocket)
         else:
@@ -61,19 +59,21 @@ async def chat(
         await websocket.close(code=status.WS_1011_INTERNAL_ERROR, reason=str(exc))
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.error(f"Error in chat websocket: {exc}")
-        if isinstance(exc, HTTPException):
-            exc = exc.detail
+        messsage = exc.detail if isinstance(exc, HTTPException) else str(exc)
         if "Could not validate credentials" in str(exc):
             await websocket.close(
                 code=status.WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION, reason="Unauthorized"
             )
         else:
-            await websocket.close(code=status.WS_1011_INTERNAL_ERROR, reason=str(exc))
+            await websocket.close(code=status.WS_1011_INTERNAL_ERROR, reason=messsage)
 
 
 @router.post("/build/init/{flow_id}", response_model=InitResponse, status_code=201)
 async def init_build(
-    graph_data: dict, flow_id: str, current_user=Depends(get_current_active_user)
+    graph_data: dict,
+    flow_id: str,
+    current_user=Depends(get_current_active_user),
+    chat_manager: "ChatManager" = Depends(get_chat_manager),
 ):
     """Initialize the build by storing graph data and returning a unique session ID."""
 
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ async def init_build(
             return InitResponse(flowId=flow_id)
 
         # Delete from cache if already exists
-        chat_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
         if flow_id in chat_manager.in_memory_cache:
             with chat_manager.in_memory_cache._lock:
                 chat_manager.in_memory_cache.delete(flow_id)
@@ -124,7 +123,9 @@ async def build_status(flow_id: str):
 
 
 @router.get("/build/stream/{flow_id}", response_class=StreamingResponse)
-async def stream_build(flow_id: str):
+async def stream_build(
+    flow_id: str, chat_manager: "ChatManager" = Depends(get_chat_manager)
+):
     """Stream the build process based on stored flow data."""
 
     async def event_stream(flow_id):
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ async def stream_build(flow_id: str):
                     "handle_keys": [],
                 }
             yield str(StreamData(event="message", data=input_keys_response))
-            chat_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
             chat_manager.set_cache(flow_id, langchain_object)
             # We need to reset the chat history
             chat_manager.chat_history.empty_history(flow_id)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
index 813aaf415..d1f898105 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from langflow.services.database.models.flow import Flow
 from langflow.processing.process import process_graph_cached, process_tweaks
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, UploadFile, Body, status
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component import CustomComponent
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ from sqlmodel import Session
 router = APIRouter(tags=["Base"])
 
 
-@router.get("/all")
-def get_all(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
+@router.get("/all", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_user)])
+def get_all(
+    settings_manager=Depends(get_settings_manager),
+):
     logger.debug("Building langchain types dict")
     native_components = build_langchain_types_dict()
     # custom_components is a list of dicts
     # need to merge all the keys into one dict
     custom_components_from_file: dict[str, Any] = {}
-    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
     if settings_manager.settings.COMPONENTS_PATH:
         logger.info(
             f"Building custom components from {settings_manager.settings.COMPONENTS_PATH}"
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
index b215b9f95..be65048d4 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def update_flow(
     flow_id: UUID,
     flow: FlowUpdate,
     current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user),
+    settings_manager=Depends(get_settings_manager),
 ):
     """Update a flow."""
 
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ def update_flow(
     if not db_flow:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Flow not found")
     flow_data = flow.dict(exclude_unset=True)
-    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
     if settings_manager.settings.REMOVE_API_KEYS:
         flow_data = remove_api_keys(flow_data)
     for key, value in flow_data.items():
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
index afe67a916..4241b8d47 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ async def login_to_get_access_token(
 
 
 @router.get("/auto_login")
-async def auto_login(db: Session = Depends(get_session)):
-    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
-
+async def auto_login(
+    db: Session = Depends(get_session), settings_manager=Depends(get_settings_manager)
+):
     if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
         return create_user_longterm_token(db)
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
index 5094409cb..517dd7f69 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ router = APIRouter(tags=["Users"])
 @router.post("/user", response_model=UserRead, status_code=201)
 def add_user(
     user: UserCreate,
-    db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> User:
     """
     Add a new user to the database.
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ def add_user(
     try:
         new_user.password = get_password_hash(user.password)
 
-        db.add(new_user)
-        db.commit()
-        db.refresh(new_user)
+        session.add(new_user)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(new_user)
     except IntegrityError as e:
-        db.rollback()
+        session.rollback()
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=400, detail="This username is unavailable."
         ) from e
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ def read_all_users(
     skip: int = 0,
     limit: int = 10,
     current_user: Session = Depends(get_current_active_superuser),
-    db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> UsersResponse:
     """
     Retrieve a list of users from the database with pagination.
     """
     query = select(User).offset(skip).limit(limit)
-    users = db.execute(query).fetchall()
+    users = session.execute(query).fetchall()
 
     count_query = select(func.count()).select_from(User)  # type: ignore
-    total_count = db.execute(count_query).scalar()
+    total_count = session.execute(count_query).scalar()
 
     return UsersResponse(
         total_count=total_count,  # type: ignore
@@ -87,19 +87,19 @@ def patch_user(
     user_id: UUID,
     user: UserUpdate,
     _: Session = Depends(get_current_active_user),
-    db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> User:
     """
     Update an existing user's data.
     """
-    return update_user(user_id, user, db)
+    return update_user(user_id, user, session)
 
 
 @router.delete("/user/{user_id}")
 def delete_user(
     user_id: UUID,
     current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_superuser),
-    db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> dict:
     """
     Delete a user from the database.
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ def delete_user(
             status_code=403, detail="You don't have the permission to delete this user"
         )
 
-    user_db = db.query(User).filter(User.id == user_id).first()
+    user_db = session.query(User).filter(User.id == user_id).first()
     if not user_db:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
 
-    db.delete(user_db)
-    db.commit()
+    session.delete(user_db)
+    session.commit()
 
     return {"detail": "User deleted"}
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def delete_user(
 # TODO: REMOVE - Just for testing purposes
 @router.post("/super_user", response_model=User)
 def add_super_user_for_testing_purposes_delete_me_before_merge_into_dev(
-    db: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ) -> User:
     """
     Add a superuser for testing purposes.
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ def add_super_user_for_testing_purposes_delete_me_before_merge_into_dev(
     )
 
     try:
-        db.add(new_user)
-        db.commit()
-        db.refresh(new_user)
+        session.add(new_user)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(new_user)
     except IntegrityError as e:
-        db.rollback()
+        session.rollback()
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="User exists") from e
 
     return new_user
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/validate.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
index da76d25bc..457db5bd3 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from langflow.api.v1.base import (
     validate_prompt,
 )
 from langflow.template.field.base import TemplateField
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.validate import validate_code
 
 # build router
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def post_validate_prompt(prompt_request: ValidatePromptRequest):
         if prompt_request.frontend_node is None:
             return PromptValidationResponse(
                 input_variables=input_variables,
-                frontend_node={},
+                frontend_node=None,
             )
         old_custom_fields = get_old_custom_fields(prompt_request)
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/graph/edge/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/graph/edge/base.py
index dc7eab328..2df20cbde 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/graph/edge/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/graph/edge/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
index 2b22d352c..94964e472 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/graph/graph/base.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from langflow.graph.vertex.types import (
 )
 from langflow.interface.tools.constants import FILE_TOOLS
 from langflow.utils import payload
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langchain.chains.base import Chain
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
index d5c4beed9..0f9a5e8a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from langflow.graph.utils import UnbuiltObject
 from langflow.interface.initialize import loading
 from langflow.interface.listing import lazy_load_dict
 from langflow.utils.constants import DIRECT_TYPES
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import sync_to_async
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
index ec8c42aba..574264e47 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.agents import AgentFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class, build_template_from_method
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
index d1ed83b5a..b006a3174 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from langflow.template.field.base import TemplateField
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.template.base import Template
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 # Assuming necessary imports for Field, Template, and FrontendNode classes
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
index b906dbd25..755ac82dd 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.chains import ChainFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class, build_template_from_method
 from langchain import chains
 from langchain_experimental.sql import SQLDatabaseChain  # type: ignore
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/base.py
index 06e874fa7..45a3ea215 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component import CustomComponent
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.custom_components import (
     CustomComponentFrontendNode,
 )
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 # Assuming necessary imports for Field, Template, and FrontendNode classes
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/directory_reader.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/directory_reader.py
index 44b2d4f1b..01b11a4a6 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/directory_reader.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/directory_reader.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import ast
 import zlib
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 class CustomComponentPathValueError(ValueError):
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
index db0832ff3..a2c147e16 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.documentloaders import DocumentLoaderFrontNode
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import documentloaders_type_to_cls_dict
 
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
index 169985d37..1063d10d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.embeddings import EmbeddingFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
index 589d4b3ff..b600fb5b2 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from langflow.utils import validate
 from langchain.chains.base import Chain
 from langchain.vectorstores.base import VectorStore
 from langchain.document_loaders.base import BaseLoader
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow import CustomComponent
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
index f562b99ed..87e4937cf 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langflow.interface.custom_lists import llm_type_to_cls_dict
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.llms import LLMFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
index 70665602c..61c6cc430 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.memories import MemoryFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class, build_template_from_method
 from langflow.custom.customs import get_custom_nodes
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
index 256b521e1..b6eb36a0e 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.output_parsers import OutputParserFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class, build_template_from_method
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
index 5aa41dfb2..70818429e 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.prompts import PromptFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
index db1cfd165..92e3f2f61 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.retrievers import RetrieverFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_method, build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/run.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/run.py
index 42cea0e98..9d3d95cda 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/run.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/run.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Tuple
 from langflow.services.cache.utils import memoize_dict
 from langflow.graph import Graph
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 @memoize_dict(maxsize=10)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
index 87b778c4c..8b21303ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.textsplitters import TextSplittersFrontendNode
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import textsplitter_type_to_cls_dict
 
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
index c13ffdbd9..fe0003b15 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class, import_module
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/util.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/util.py
index 38276c620..f92386f18 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/util.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/util.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import inspect
 from typing import Dict, Union
 
 from langchain.agents.tools import Tool
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 def get_func_tool_params(func, **kwargs) -> Union[Dict, None]:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
index 824b0af50..47743560e 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from langflow.template.frontend_node.custom_components import (
 from langflow.interface.retrievers.base import retriever_creator
 
 from langflow.interface.custom.directory_reader import DirectoryReader
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import get_base_classes
 
 import re
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
index eb8cd60af..9009983b0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.utilities import UtilitiesFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
index 1fddbf80f..75e854e16 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import re
 import yaml
 from langchain.base_language import BaseLanguageModel
 from PIL.Image import Image
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.services.chat.config import ChatConfig
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
index 4b8ca2b64..f7aca8c9c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.vectorstores import VectorStoreFrontendNode
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_method
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/wrappers/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/wrappers/base.py
index 77e38f921..c4399fb3e 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/wrappers/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/wrappers/base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 from langchain import requests, sql_database
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class, build_template_from_method
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/main.py b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
index 57f3e34dc..f567e65bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from langflow.api import router
 
 from langflow.interface.utils import setup_llm_caching
 from langflow.services.database.utils import initialize_database
-from langflow.services.manager import initialize_services
+from langflow.services.manager import initialize_services, teardown_services
 from langflow.utils.logger import configure
 
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def create_app():
     app.on_event("startup")(initialize_services)
     app.on_event("startup")(initialize_database)
     app.on_event("startup")(setup_llm_caching)
+    app.on_event("shutdown")(teardown_services)
     return app
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/processing/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/processing/base.py
index 13ff6a385..c3d766f15 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/processing/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/processing/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langflow.api.v1.callback import (
     StreamingLLMCallbackHandler,
 )
 from langflow.processing.process import fix_memory_inputs, format_actions
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langchain.agents.agent import AgentExecutor
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py b/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
index 4b2e7b178..c60a53de5 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.interface.run import (
     get_memory_key,
     update_memory_keys,
 )
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from langflow.graph import Graph
 from langchain.chains.base import Chain
 from langchain.vectorstores.base import VectorStore
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
index 1431ee615..485968a38 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ async def api_key_security(
     result: Optional[Union[ApiKey, User]] = None
     if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
         # Get the first user
-        settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
+        if not settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                detail="Missing first superuser credentials",
+            )
+
         result = get_user_by_username(
             db, settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
         )
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ async def get_current_user(
     if isinstance(token, Coroutine):
         token = await token
 
+    if settings_manager.auth_settings.SECRET_KEY is None:
+        raise credentials_exception
+
     try:
         payload = jwt.decode(
             token,
@@ -150,22 +158,16 @@ def create_token(data: dict, expires_delta: timedelta):
 
 
 def create_super_user(
+    username: str,
+    password: str,
     db: Session = Depends(get_session),
-    username: Optional[str] = None,
-    password: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> User:
-    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
-
-    super_user = get_user_by_username(
-        db, username or settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
-    )
+    super_user = get_user_by_username(db, username)
 
     if not super_user:
         super_user = User(
-            username=username or settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER,
-            password=get_password_hash(
-                password or settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
-            ),
+            username=username,
+            password=get_password_hash(password),
             is_superuser=True,
             is_active=True,
             last_login_at=None,
@@ -179,7 +181,15 @@ def create_super_user(
 
 
 def create_user_longterm_token(db: Session = Depends(get_session)) -> dict:
-    super_user = create_super_user(db)
+    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+    username = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
+    password = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    if not username or not password:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="Missing first superuser credentials",
+        )
+    super_user = create_super_user(db=db, username=username, password=password)
 
     access_token_expires_longterm = timedelta(days=365)
     access_token = create_token(
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
index 6bca6c4e2..aaa966047 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-class Service:
+from abc import ABC
+
+
+class Service(ABC):
     name: str
+
+    def teardown(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/manager.py
index 6751e97e7..d8492e961 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from langflow.services.cache.manager import Subject
 from langflow.services.chat.utils import process_graph
 from langflow.interface.utils import pil_to_base64
 from langflow.services.schema import ServiceType
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 import asyncio
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/utils.py
index 17c976eb9..d9c291757 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/chat/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import WebSocket
 from langflow.api.v1.schemas import ChatMessage
 from langflow.processing.base import get_result_and_steps
 from langflow.interface.utils import try_setting_streaming_options
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 async def process_graph(
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
index 2b599a0ba..7f8afab6f 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from langflow.services.base import Service
+from langflow.services.database.models.user.crud import get_user_by_username
 from langflow.services.database.utils import Result, TableResults
 from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Session, create_engine
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from alembic.config import Config
 from alembic import command
 from langflow.services.database import models  # noqa
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class DatabaseManager(Service):
 
         for table in legacy_tables:
             if table in inspector.get_table_names():
-                logger.warn(f"Legacy table exists: {table}")
+                logger.warning(f"Legacy table exists: {table}")
 
         return True
 
@@ -159,3 +160,23 @@ class DatabaseManager(Service):
                 )
 
         logger.debug("Database and tables created successfully")
+
+    def teardown(self):
+        logger.debug("Tearing down database")
+        try:
+            settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+            # remove the default superuser if auto_login is enabled
+            # using the FIRST_SUPERUSER to get the user
+            if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
+                logger.debug("Removing default superuser")
+                username = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
+                with Session(self.engine) as session:
+                    user = get_user_by_username(session, username)
+                    session.delete(user)
+                    session.commit()
+                    logger.debug("Default superuser removed")
+
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error(f"Error tearing down database: {exc}")
+
+        self.engine.dispose()
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
index e6afae184..fd0a8856a 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from alembic.util.exc import CommandError
 from sqlmodel import Session
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
index e9895adab..60a93fe16 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from langflow.services.schema import ServiceType
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+from loguru import logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.services.factory import ServiceFactory
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class ServiceManager:
         """
         Create a new service given its name, handling dependencies.
         """
+        logger.debug(f"Create service {service_name}")
         self._validate_service_creation(service_name)
 
         # Create dependencies first
@@ -74,9 +76,21 @@ class ServiceManager:
         Update a service by its name.
         """
         if service_name in self.services:
+            logger.debug(f"Update service {service_name}")
             self.services.pop(service_name, None)
             self.get(service_name)
 
+    def teardown(self):
+        """
+        Teardown all the services.
+        """
+        for service in self.services.values():
+            logger.debug(f"Teardown service {service.name}")
+            service.teardown()
+        self.services = {}
+        self.factories = {}
+        self.dependencies = {}
+
 
 service_manager = ServiceManager()
 
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ def initialize_session_manager():
     """
     Initialize the session manager.
     """
-    from langflow.services.session import factory as session_manager_factory
+    from langflow.services.session import factory as session_manager_factory  # type: ignore
     from langflow.services.cache import factory as cache_factory
 
     initialize_settings_manager()
@@ -134,3 +148,10 @@ def initialize_session_manager():
         session_manager_factory.SessionManagerFactory(),
         dependencies=[ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER],
     )
+
+
+def teardown_services():
+    """
+    Teardown all the services.
+    """
+    service_manager.teardown()
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
index 7550d3ddd..d1f8197f0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ from langflow.services.settings.utils import read_secret_from_file, write_secret
 
 from pydantic import BaseSettings, Field, validator
 from passlib.context import CryptContext
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 class AuthSettings(BaseSettings):
     # Login settings
     CONFIG_DIR: str
-    SECRET_KEY: Optional[str] = Field(
-        None,
+    SECRET_KEY: str = Field(
+        default="",
         description="Secret key for JWT. If not provided, a random one will be generated.",
         env="LANGFLOW_SECRET_KEY",
+        allow_mutation=False,
     )
     ALGORITHM: str = "HS256"
     ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES: int = 60
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
index 00cd2085f..366ff474d 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
 from pydantic import BaseSettings, root_validator, validator
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 # BASE_COMPONENTS_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / "components")
 BASE_COMPONENTS_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "components")
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/manager.py
index 67e06108e..2d687d784 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/manager.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from langflow.services.base import Service
 from langflow.services.settings.auth import AuthSettings
 from langflow.services.settings.base import Settings
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 import os
 import yaml
 
@@ -35,5 +35,10 @@ class SettingsManager(Service):
                 )
 
         settings = Settings(**settings_dict)
-        auth_settings = AuthSettings(CONFIG_DIR=settings.CONFIG_DIR)
+        if not settings.CONFIG_DIR:
+            raise ValueError("CONFIG_DIR must be set in settings")
+
+        auth_settings = AuthSettings(
+            CONFIG_DIR=settings.CONFIG_DIR,
+        )
         return cls(settings, auth_settings)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py
index 5eb4cd787..fae96ff28 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 
-from langflow.utils.logger import logger
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 def set_secure_permissions(file_path):
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ def write_secret_to_file(path: Path, value: str) -> None:
 
 
 def read_secret_from_file(path: Path) -> str:
-    with path.open("rb") as f:
+    with path.open("r") as f:
         return f.read()
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
index 6860f8928..8b32aef02 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from langflow.services import ServiceType, service_manager
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generator
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.services.database.manager import DatabaseManager
     from langflow.services.settings.manager import SettingsManager
+    from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
+    from sqlmodel import Session
 
 
 def get_settings_manager() -> "SettingsManager":
@@ -15,6 +17,10 @@ def get_db_manager() -> "DatabaseManager":
     return service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
 
 
-def get_session():
+def get_session() -> Generator["Session", None, None]:
     db_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
     yield from db_manager.get_session()
+
+
+def get_chat_manager() -> "ChatManager":
+    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/utils/logger.py b/src/backend/langflow/utils/logger.py
index deb0f75ca..1f616486b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/utils/logger.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/utils/logger.py
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
-import logging
+from typing import Optional
+from loguru import logger
 from pathlib import Path
-
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("langflow")
 
+def configure(log_level: str = "DEBUG", log_file: Optional[Path] = None):
+    log_format = "<green>{time:HH:mm:ss}</green> - <level>{level: <8}</level> - <level>{message}</level>"
+    logger.remove()  # Remove default handlers
 
-def configure(log_level: str = "DEBUG", log_file: Path = None):  # type: ignore
-    log_format = "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
-    log_level_value = getattr(logging, log_level.upper(), logging.INFO)
-
-    logging.basicConfig(
-        level=log_level_value,
-        format=log_format,
-        datefmt="[%X]",
-        handlers=[RichHandler(rich_tracebacks=True)],
+    # Configure loguru to use RichHandler
+    logger.configure(
+        handlers=[
+            {
+                "sink": RichHandler(rich_tracebacks=True, markup=True),
+                "format": log_format,
+                "level": log_level.upper(),
+            }
+        ]
     )
 
     if log_file:
         log_file = Path(log_file)
         log_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-        file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file)
-        file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(log_format))
-        logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+        logger.add(
+            sink=str(log_file),
+            level=log_level.upper(),
+            format=log_format,
+            rotation="10 MB",  # Log rotation based on file size
+        )
 
-    logger.info(f"Logger set up with log level: {log_level_value}({log_level})")
+    logger.info(f"Logger set up with log level: {log_level}")
     if log_file:
         logger.info(f"Log file: {log_file}")
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/index.tsx
index 5d8c61c4a..e6702e342 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/index.tsx
@@ -149,16 +149,21 @@ export default function Header(): JSX.Element {
                   <DropdownMenuLabel>My Account</DropdownMenuLabel>
                   <DropdownMenuSeparator />
                   {isAdmin && (
-                    <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => navigate("/admin")}>
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      className="cursor-pointer"
+                      onClick={() => navigate("/admin")}
+                    >
                       Admin Page
                     </DropdownMenuItem>
                   )}
                   <DropdownMenuItem
+                    className="cursor-pointer"
                     onClick={() => navigate("/account/settings")}
                   >
                     Profile Settings
                   </DropdownMenuItem>
                   <DropdownMenuItem
+                    className="cursor-pointer"
                     onClick={() => {
                       logout();
                       navigate("/login");
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/inputComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/inputComponent/index.tsx
index 46acdc1b0..490be0fb0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/inputComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/inputComponent/index.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function InputComponent({
         </Form.Control>
       ) : (
         <Input
-          type={password && !pwdVisible ? "password" : "text"}
+          type="text"
           value={value}
           disabled={disabled}
           required={required}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
index 764658b7b..032c7677a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export async function updateUser(user_id: string, user: Users) {
 
 export async function getApiKey() {
   try {
-    const res = await api.get(`${BASE_URL_API}api_key`);
+    const res = await api.get(`${BASE_URL_API}api_key/`);
     if (res.status === 200) {
       return res.data;
     }
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export async function getApiKey() {
 
 export async function createApiKey(name: string) {
   try {
-    const res = await api.post(`${BASE_URL_API}api_key`, { name });
+    const res = await api.post(`${BASE_URL_API}api_key/`, { name });
     if (res.status === 200) {
       return res.data;
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/loginPage/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/loginPage/index.tsx
index 3c8879ed7..061d4ac0b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/loginPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/loginPage/index.tsx
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export default function LoginPage(): JSX.Element {
 
   function signIn() {
     const user: LoginType = {
-      username: username,
-      password: password,
+      username: username.trim(),
+      password: password.trim(),
     };
     onLogin(user)
       .then((user) => {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/signUpPage/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/signUpPage/index.tsx
index c15a905c0..4b83bc07d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/signUpPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/signUpPage/index.tsx
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default function SignUp(): JSX.Element {
   function handleSignup(): void {
     const { username, password } = inputState;
     const newUser: UserInputType = {
-      username,
-      password,
+      username: username.trim(),
+      password: password.trim(),
     };
     addUser(newUser)
       .then((user) => {
diff --git a/tests/test_user.py b/tests/test_user.py
index d734e4d61..bc617e127 100644
--- a/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/test_user.py
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ from langflow.services.database.models.user import UserUpdate
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def super_user(client, session):
-    return create_super_user(session)
+    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+    auth_settings = settings_manager.auth_settings
+    return create_super_user(
+        db=session,
+        username=auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER,
+        password=auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture