diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42ce04903a0f4e039356f6218e6ef6122ace0b3f..33893acc3f366246e88c545a10865c025fd9603f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ curl  http://127.0.0.1:5000/hello
 ```
 httpd24:
 ```
-cp /home/ftsflask/fts-rest-flask/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf /opt/rh/httpd24/root/etc/httpd/conf.d/
-systemctl start httpd24-httpd.service
+cp /home/ftsflask/fts-rest-flask/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/
+systemctl start httpd
 curl http://localhost:80/hello
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/config/middleware.py b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/config/middleware.py
index 276beeb82a0f2a802b468d1e3eae61c1baf3862b..1aba26108360ecbea213cbe683c195b7595d4a05 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/config/middleware.py
+++ b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/config/middleware.py
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ def create_app(default_config_file=None, test=False):
     :param test: True if testing. FTS3TESTCONFIG will be used instead of FTS3CONFIG
     :return: the app
     """
-    app = Flask(__name__)
+    current_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    static_dir = os.path.join(current_dir, "..", "static")
+    app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=static_dir, static_url_path="")
 
     if test:
         config_file = os.environ.get("FTS3TESTCONFIG", default_config_file)
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/JobBuilder_utils.py b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/JobBuilder_utils.py
index ccb8c3797a813477c613141216e023bb18ecf18c..6580561f887832057af60d04bdc34b84558079d4 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/JobBuilder_utils.py
+++ b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/JobBuilder_utils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_base_id():
 
 def get_vo_id(vo_name):
     log.debug("VO name: " + vo_name)
-    return uuid.uuid5(BASE_ID, vo_name.encode("utf-8"))
+    return uuid.uuid5(BASE_ID, vo_name)
 
 
 def get_storage_element(uri):
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/helpers/accept.py b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/helpers/accept.py
index 93c9c8f514e904a4271013490e43551f8bfcda23..cca863cddb860d59e1ffe7ec54b43801278c3163 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/helpers/accept.py
+++ b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/lib/helpers/accept.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 #   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 #   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #   limitations under the License.
-
 from werkzeug.exceptions import NotAcceptable
 from fts3rest.lib.helpers.jsonify import to_json
 import functools
 from flask import request, Response
+
 from fts3rest.templates.mako import render_template
 import logging
 
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ def accept(html_template):
     Depending on the Accept headers returns a different representation of the data
     returned by the decorated method
     """
-    # We give a higher server quality to json, so */* matches it best
-    offers = [("text/html", 1), ("application/json", 1.1)]
-    # todo: maybe we have to lstrip "/" from template name if it doesnt work
+    offers = ["text/html", "application/json"]
+
     def accept_inner(func):
         @functools.wraps(func)
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/templates/mako.py b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/templates/mako.py
index 13457ba1becd2a9a787e81003c39de1263851904..7a8a49551d4fdc9a2c82fd158b100d4bbd713ceb 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/templates/mako.py
+++ b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/templates/mako.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # pylint: skip-file
 from mako.lookup import TemplateLookup
 import tempfile
+import os
 
-mylookup = TemplateLookup(
-    directories=["/templates"], module_directory=tempfile.mkdtemp()
-)
+path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+mylookup = TemplateLookup(directories=[path], module_directory=tempfile.mkdtemp())
 
 # todo: are static files found?
 def render_template(template_name, **context):
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/tests/functional/test_options.py b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/tests/functional/test_options.py
index f0b3fd9c9be7c2692e542802f9462e9777e2bda4..d27063a0a731567891021d4b69829a61f0349136 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/tests/functional/test_options.py
+++ b/src/fts3rest/fts3rest/tests/functional/test_options.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from fts3rest.tests import TestController
+import unittest
 
 
 class TestOptions(TestController):
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ class TestOptions(TestController):
         response = self.app.options("/ban/dn", status=200)
         self.assertCountEqual(["POST", "GET", "OPTIONS", "DELETE"], response.allow)
 
+    @unittest.skip(
+        "Flask bug when static static_url_path='', OPTIONS always returns GET"
+    )
     def test_options_dm(self):
         """
         Test OPTIONS on data management urls
@@ -66,6 +70,9 @@ class TestOptions(TestController):
         response = self.app.options("/jobs/1234-56789/files", status=200)
         self.assertCountEqual(["GET", "OPTIONS"], response.allow)
 
+    @unittest.skip(
+        "Flask bug when static static_url_path='', OPTIONS always returns GET"
+    )
     def test_options_delegation(self):
         """
         Test OPTIONS on delegation urls
@@ -99,6 +106,9 @@ class TestOptions(TestController):
         response = self.app.options("/optimizer/current", status=200)
         self.assertCountEqual(["GET", "POST", "OPTIONS"], response.allow)
 
+    @unittest.skip(
+        "Flask bug when static static_url_path='', OPTIONS always returns GET"
+    )
     def test_options_404(self):
         """
         Test OPTIONS on a non-existing url
diff --git a/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf b/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf
index 8a1ee50fe9fcdb3e004b5b3fd14adcd31095e5a8..cd73605ad16ef1df64aab746609b9b8d9f905678 100644
--- a/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf
+++ b/src/fts3rest/httpd_fts.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,23 @@ Listen 8446
     LogLevel debug
     ServerName localhost
 
+    # SSL configuration
+    SSLProtocol TLSv1.2
+    SSLCertificateFile /etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem
+    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem
+    SSLCACertificatePath /etc/grid-security/certificates
+    SSLCARevocationPath /etc/grid-security/certificates
+    SSLCARevocationCheck chain
+    SSLVerifyClient optional
+    SSLVerifyDepth  10
+    # Export environment variables with SSL information
+    SSLOptions +StdEnvVars +ExportCertData +StdEnvVars +LegacyDNStringFormat
+    SSLOptions +StdEnvVars +ExportCertData +StdEnvVars
+    # Enable SSL in this port
+    SSLEngine on
+
+
+    LoadModule wsgi_module /opt/rh/httpd24/root/etc/httpd/modules/mod_rh-python36-wsgi.so
 
     <Directory /home/ftsflask/fts-rest-flask/src/fts3rest>
         Require all granted
@@ -21,4 +38,9 @@ Listen 8446
 
     WSGIProcessGroup ftsrest
     WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
+
+    # Disable the session files of libgridsite
+    GridSiteGridHTTP off
+    GridSiteAutoPasscode off
+
 </VirtualHost>