diff --git a/ol/cli/src/commands/serve_cmd.rs b/ol/cli/src/commands/serve_cmd.rs
index 79320514e1..1d1a8c3b39 100644
--- a/ol/cli/src/commands/serve_cmd.rs
+++ b/ol/cli/src/commands/serve_cmd.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use abscissa_core::{Command, Options, Runnable};
 #[derive(Command, Debug, Options)]
 pub struct ServeCmd {
     /// Start healthcheck runner
-    #[options(short = "c", help = "start health check runner")]
+    #[options(short = "c", help = "deprecation notice: -c is no longer valid. Previously it was necessary if healthchecks were to be updated while server is running, but now we assume that is the intention of the user.")]
     run_checks: bool,
     /// Update the web files
     #[options(no_short, help = "update web files for server")]
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ impl Runnable for ServeCmd {
                 },
             };          
             let mut node = Node::new(client, &cfg, is_swarm);
-            server::init(&mut node, self.run_checks);
-            server::start_server(node, self.run_checks);
+            server::init(&mut node, true);
+            server::start_server(node, true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ol/cli/src/server.rs b/ol/cli/src/server.rs
index 4d7b5be6a6..18b82c0cc3 100644
--- a/ol/cli/src/server.rs
+++ b/ol/cli/src/server.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ use crate::{cache::Vitals, check::runner, node::node::Node};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 /// starts the web server
-pub async fn start_server(mut node: Node, run_checks: bool) {
+pub async fn start_server(mut node: Node, _run_checks: bool) {
     let cfg = node.app_conf.clone();
 
-    if run_checks {
+    // if run_checks {
         thread::spawn(move || {
             runner::run_checks(&mut node, false, true, false, false);
         });
-    }
+    // }
 
     //GET check/ (json api for check data)   
     let node_home = cfg.clone().workspace.node_home.clone();
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ pub async fn start_server(mut node: Node, run_checks: bool) {
 }
 
 /// Prepare to start server
-pub fn init(node: &mut Node, run_checks: bool) {
-    if run_checks { 
+pub fn init(node: &mut Node, _run_checks: bool) {
+    // if run_checks { 
         /*
             Initialize cache to avoid:
             - read a cache file not created yet
             - load old cache with invalid structs
         */          
         node.check_once(false);
-    }
+    // }
 }
 
 fn sse_vitals(data: Vitals) -> Result<Event, Error> {