diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
index 27a55d477e6..de329ffe44e 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ def add_exception_handler(
 
 
 def initialize_fast_app(gx_app, app=None):
-    if app is None:
-        app = FastAPI()
+    app = FastAPI()
 
     add_exception_handler(app)
     wsgi_handler = WSGIMiddleware(gx_app)
diff --git a/scripts/fapi.py b/scripts/fapi.py
index c24d54e9bf7..1d94458bce5 100644
--- a/scripts/fapi.py
+++ b/scripts/fapi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import uvicorn
-from fastapi import FastAPI
 from galaxy_main import (
     GalaxyConfigBuilder,
     main,
@@ -9,16 +8,13 @@ from galaxy.util.properties import load_app_properties
 from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.buildapp import app_factory
 from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.fast_app import initialize_fast_app
 
-app = FastAPI()
-
 
 def wsgiloop(args, log):
     config_builder = GalaxyConfigBuilder(args)
     kwds = config_builder.app_kwds()
     kwds = load_app_properties(**kwds)
     gx = app_factory(global_conf=config_builder.global_conf(), **kwds)
-    initialize_fast_app(gx, app=app)
-    uvicorn.run(app)
+    uvicorn.run(initialize_fast_app(gx))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':