diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/Device.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/Device.pm
index 23a3ee1c..993733cf 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/Device.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/Device.pm
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ sub delete {
         { ip => { '-in' => $devices->as_query } },
       )->delete;
 
-      Dancer::Logger::debug sprintf ' [%s] db/device - removed %d %s from %s',
-        $ip, $gone, _plural($gone), $set if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
+      Dancer::Logger::debug( sprintf( ' [%s] db/device - removed %d %s from %s',
+        $ip, $gone, _plural($gone), $set ) ) if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
   }
 
   foreach my $set (qw/
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@ sub delete {
     ],
   })->delete;
 
-  Dancer::Logger::debug sprintf ' [%s] db/device - removed %d manual topology %s',
-    $ip, $gone, _plural($gone) if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
+  Dancer::Logger::debug( sprintf( ' [%s] db/device - removed %d manual topology %s',
+    $ip, $gone, _plural($gone) ) ) if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
 
   $schema->resultset('DevicePort')->search(
     { ip => { '-in' => $devices->as_query } },
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/DevicePort.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/DevicePort.pm
index 30afb730..7a18b9a2 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/DevicePort.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/ResultSet/DevicePort.pm
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ sub delete {
         { ip => { '-in' => $ports->as_query }},
       )->delete;
 
-      Dancer::Logger::debug sprintf ' [%s] db/ports - removed %d port %s from %s',
-        $ip, $gone, _plural($gone), $set if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
+      Dancer::Logger::debug( sprintf( ' [%s] db/ports - removed %d port %s from %s',
+        $ip, $gone, _plural($gone), $set ) ) if defined Dancer::Logger::logger();
   }
 
   $schema->resultset('Node')->search(
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/JobQueue.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/JobQueue.pm
index 7e5448bd..e2b71ccf 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/JobQueue.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/JobQueue.pm
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ package App::Netdisco::JobQueue;
 
 use Dancer qw/:moose :syntax :script/;
 
+BEGIN {
+  $ENV{ND_QUEUE_ENGINE} ||=
+    setting('workers') ? setting('workers')->{queue} : 'PostgreSQL';
+}
+
 use Module::Load ();
 Module::Load::load
-  'App::Netdisco::JobQueue::' . setting('workers')->{queue} => ':all';
+  'App::Netdisco::JobQueue::' . $ENV{ND_QUEUE_ENGINE} => ':all';
 
 use base 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT = ();
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/API/Objects.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/API/Objects.pm
index 68eaf9c8..9b44ae42 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/API/Objects.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/API/Objects.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Try::Tiny;
 
 swagger_path {
   tags => ['Objects'],
-  path => setting('api_base').'/object/device/{ip}',
+  path => (setting('api_base') || '').'/object/device/{ip}',
   description => 'Returns a row from the device table',
   parameters  => [
     ip => {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ swagger_path {
 foreach my $rel (qw/device_ips vlans ports modules port_vlans wireless_ports ssids powered_ports/) {
     swagger_path {
       tags => ['Objects'],
-      path => setting('api_base')."/object/device/{ip}/$rel",
+      path => (setting('api_base') || '')."/object/device/{ip}/$rel",
       description => "Returns $rel rows for a given device",
       parameters  => [
         ip => {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ foreach my $rel (qw/nodes active_nodes nodes_with_age active_nodes_with_age vlan
     swagger_path {
       tags => ['Objects'],
       description => "Returns $rel rows for a given port",
-      path => setting('api_base')."/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}/$rel",
+      path => (setting('api_base') || '')."/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}/$rel",
       parameters  => [
         ip => {
           description => 'Canonical IP of the Device. Use Search methods to find this.',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ foreach my $rel (qw/power properties ssid wireless agg_master neighbor last_node
     swagger_path {
       tags => ['Objects'],
       description => "Returns the related $rel table entry for a given port",
-      path => setting('api_base')."/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}/$rel",
+      path => (setting('api_base') || '')."/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}/$rel",
       parameters  => [
         ip => {
           description => 'Canonical IP of the Device. Use Search methods to find this.',
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ foreach my $rel (qw/power properties ssid wireless agg_master neighbor last_node
 swagger_path {
   tags => ['Objects'],
   description => 'Returns a row from the device_port table',
-  path => setting('api_base').'/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}',
+  path => (setting('api_base') || '').'/object/device/{ip}/port/{port}',
   parameters  => [
     ip => {
       description => 'Canonical IP of the Device. Use Search methods to find this.',
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ swagger_path {
 
 swagger_path {
   tags => ['Objects'],
-  path => setting('api_base').'/object/device/{ip}/nodes',
+  path => (setting('api_base') || '').'/object/device/{ip}/nodes',
   description => "Returns the nodes found on a given Device",
   parameters  => [
     ip => {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ swagger_path {
 
 swagger_path {
   tags => ['Objects'],
-  path => setting('api_base').'/object/vlan/{vlan}/nodes',
+  path => (setting('api_base') || '').'/object/vlan/{vlan}/nodes',
   description => "Returns the nodes found in a given VLAN",
   parameters  => [
     vlan => {
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/AuthN.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/AuthN.pm
index 95bc8d24..71fc8d05 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/AuthN.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/AuthN.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 use Dancer::Plugin::Auth::Extensible;
 use Dancer::Plugin::Swagger;
 
+use App::Netdisco; # a safe noop but needed for standalone testing
 use App::Netdisco::Util::Web 'request_is_api';
 use MIME::Base64;
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ hook 'before' => sub {
 swagger_path {
   description => 'Obtain an API Key',
   tags => ['General'],
-  path => setting('url_base')->with('/login')->path,
+  path => (setting('url_base') ? setting('url_base')->with('/login')->path : '/login'),
   parameters => [],
   responses => { default => { examples => {
     'application/json' => { api_key => 'cc9d5c02d8898e5728b7d7a0339c0785' } } },
@@ -159,14 +160,14 @@ post '/login' => sub {
 # ugh, *puke*, but D::P::Swagger has no way to set this with swagger_path
 # must be after the path is declared, above.
 Dancer::Plugin::Swagger->instance->doc
-  ->{paths}->{ setting('url_base')->with('/login')->path }
+  ->{paths}->{ (setting('url_base') ? setting('url_base')->with('/login')->path : '/login') }
   ->{post}->{security}->[0]->{BasicAuth} = [];
 
 # we override the default login_handler, so logout has to be handled as well
 swagger_path {
   description => 'Destroy user API Key and session cookie',
   tags => ['General'],
-  path => setting('url_base')->with('/logout')->path,
+  path => (setting('url_base') ? setting('url_base')->with('/logout')->path : '/logout'),
   parameters => [],
   responses => { default => { examples => { 'application/json' => {} } } },
 },