diff --git a/iebank_api/__init__.py b/iebank_api/__init__.py
index 4b9b619..3f3a2ed 100644
--- a/iebank_api/__init__.py
+++ b/iebank_api/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
+from applicationinsights.flask.ext import AppInsights
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -22,11 +23,20 @@
     print("Running in production mode")
     app.config.from_object('config.ProductionConfig')
 
-
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 
 from iebank_api.models import Account
-db.create_all()
+
+with app.app_context():
+    db.create_all()
 CORS(app)
 
-from iebank_api import routes
\ No newline at end of file
+from iebank_api import routes
+
+# Initialize Application Insights and force flushing application insights handler after each request
+if('ENV' != 'ghci'):
+    appinsights = AppInsights(app)
+    @app.after_request
+    def after_request(response):
+        appinsights.flush()
+        return response