diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app_config.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app_config.py
index 6bbb0b1d..a4e87fc2 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/app_config.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/app_config.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class Config(object):
     DEFAULT_PORT = "5000"
     CORS_HEADERS = "Content-Type"
     UPLOAD_FOLDER = "./uploads"
-    DESKTOP_APP = False
     REQUEST_COUNTER = 0
     LAST_REQUEST_TIME = time.time()
     LAST_PING_TIME = time.time()
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
index e19e744f..41cedcb8 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def teardown_request(current_app):
 
 
 def kill_task(current_app):
-    DESKTOP_APP = bool(current_app.config.get("DESKTOP_APP"))
     REQUEST_COUNTER = int(current_app.config.get("REQUEST_COUNTER"))
     LAST_PING_TIME = float(current_app.config.get("LAST_PING_TIME"))
     LAST_REQUEST_TIME = float(current_app.config.get("LAST_REQUEST_TIME"))
@@ -52,15 +51,19 @@ def kill_task(current_app):
     minutes_since_last_request = (current_time - LAST_REQUEST_TIME) / 60
     minutes_since_last_ping = (current_time - LAST_PING_TIME) / 60
 
-    if (
-        (
-            (minutes_since_last_request > MINUTES_BEFORE_TIMEOUT)
-            and (DESKTOP_APP == False)
-        )
-        or (minutes_since_last_ping > MINUTES_BEFORE_TIMEOUT)
-    ) and (REQUEST_COUNTER == 0):
-        print("Server timed out due to inactivity, shutting down...", flush=True)
-        os._exit(0)
+    if REQUEST_COUNTER > 0:
+        return
+    if MINUTES_BEFORE_TIMEOUT == 0:
+        return
+    if minutes_since_last_ping > MINUTES_BEFORE_TIMEOUT:
+        kill_server()
+    if minutes_since_last_request > MINUTES_BEFORE_TIMEOUT:
+        kill_server()
+
+
+def kill_server():
+    print("Server timed out due to inactivity, shutting down...", flush=True)
+    os._exit(0)
 
 
 def versions(list_packages: list):