diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dcab4d1..4c67c9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ Icon
 Network Trash Folder
 Temporary Items
 .apdisk
+
+##JetBrain Stuff
+.idea
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bd6d577..29fc8fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-COPY . .
+COPY falcon falcon
 
 CMD ["gunicorn", "falcon.run:app", "-b 0.0.0.0:8000"]
diff --git a/falcon/queue_handler.py b/falcon/queue_handler.py
index 07b998b..653d1a9 100644
--- a/falcon/queue_handler.py
+++ b/falcon/queue_handler.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from falcon import settings
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-logger = logging.getLogger('falcon.{module_path}'.format(module_path=__name__))
+logger = logging.getLogger("falcon.{module_path}".format(module_path=__name__))
 
 
 class Workflow(object):
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ def __init__(self, config_path):
         self.thread = None
         self.settings = settings.get_settings(config_path)
         self.cromwell_auth = settings.get_cromwell_auth(self.settings)
-        self.queue_update_interval = self.settings.get('queue_update_interval')
-        self.cromwell_query_dict = self.settings.get('cromwell_query_dict')
+        self.queue_update_interval = self.settings.get("queue_update_interval")
+        self.cromwell_query_dict = self.settings.get("cromwell_query_dict")
 
     def spawn_and_start(self):
         """
         Starts the thread, which is an instance variable. If thread has not been created, spawns it and then starts it.
         """
         if not self.thread:
-            self.thread = Thread(target=self.execution_loop, name='queueHandler')
+            self.thread = Thread(target=self.execution_loop, name="queueHandler")
         self.thread.start()
 
     def join(self):
@@ -90,20 +90,22 @@ def join(self):
         try:
             self.thread.join()
         except (AttributeError, AssertionError):
-            logger.error('The thread of this queue handler is not in a running state.')
+            logger.error("The thread of this queue handler is not in a running state.")
 
     def execution_loop(self):
         logger.info(
-            'QueueHandler | Initializing the queue handler with thread => {0} | {1}'.format(
+            "QueueHandler | Initializing the queue handler with thread => {0} | {1}".format(
                 get_ident(), datetime.now()
             )
         )
         while True:
+            self.report_my_status()  # Execute first to generate new handler_status.html
             self.execution_event()
 
     def execution_event(self):
+
         logger.info(
-            'QueueHandler | QueueHandler thread {0} is warmed up and running. | {1}'.format(
+            "QueueHandler | QueueHandler thread {0} is warmed up and running. | {1}".format(
                 get_ident(), datetime.now()
             )
         )
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ def execution_event(self):
             self.enqueue(workflows)
         else:
             logger.info(
-                'QueueHandler | Cannot fetch any workflow from Cromwell, go back to sleep and wait for next '
-                'attempt. | {0}'.format(datetime.now())
+                "QueueHandler | Cannot fetch any workflow from Cromwell, go back to sleep and wait for next "
+                "attempt. | {0}".format(datetime.now())
             )
         self.sleep_for(self.queue_update_interval)
 
@@ -156,32 +158,32 @@ def retrieve_workflows(self, query_dict):
             ```
         """
         workflow_metas = None
-        query_dict['additionalQueryResultFields'] = 'labels'
+        query_dict["additionalQueryResultFields"] = "labels"
         try:
             response = CromwellAPI.query(auth=self.cromwell_auth, query_dict=query_dict)
             if response.status_code != 200:
                 logger.warning(
-                    'QueueHandler | Failed to retrieve workflows from Cromwell | {0} | {1}'.format(
+                    "QueueHandler | Failed to retrieve workflows from Cromwell | {0} | {1}".format(
                         response.text, datetime.now()
                     )
                 )
             else:
-                workflow_metas = response.json()['results']
+                workflow_metas = response.json()["results"]
                 num_workflows = len(workflow_metas)
                 logger.info(
-                    'QueueHandler | Retrieved {0} workflows from Cromwell. | {1}'.format(
+                    "QueueHandler | Retrieved {0} workflows from Cromwell. | {1}".format(
                         num_workflows, datetime.now()
                     )
                 )
                 logger.debug(
-                    'QueueHandler | {0} | {1}'.format(workflow_metas, datetime.now())
+                    "QueueHandler | {0} | {1}".format(workflow_metas, datetime.now())
                 )  # TODO: remove this or not?
         except (
             requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
             requests.exceptions.RequestException,
         ) as error:
             logger.error(
-                'QueueHandler | Failed to retrieve workflows from Cromwell | {0} | {1}'.format(
+                "QueueHandler | Failed to retrieve workflows from Cromwell | {0} | {1}".format(
                     error, datetime.now()
                 )
             )
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ def enqueue(self, workflows):
         """
         for workflow in workflows:
             logger.debug(
-                'QueueHandler | Enqueuing workflow {0} | {1}'.format(
+                "QueueHandler | Enqueuing workflow {0} | {1}".format(
                     workflow, datetime.now()
                 )
             )
@@ -293,15 +295,15 @@ def _assemble_workflow(workflow_meta):
         Returns:
             Workflow: A concrete `Workflow` instance that has necessary properties.
         """
-        workflow_id = workflow_meta.get('id')
-        workflow_labels = workflow_meta.get('labels')
+        workflow_id = workflow_meta.get("id")
+        workflow_labels = workflow_meta.get("labels")
         workflow_bundle_uuid = (
-            workflow_labels.get('bundle-uuid')
+            workflow_labels.get("bundle-uuid")
             if isinstance(workflow_labels, dict)
             else None
         )
         workflow_bundle_version = (
-            workflow_labels.get('bundle-version')
+            workflow_labels.get("bundle-version")
             if isinstance(workflow_labels, dict)
             else None
         )
@@ -344,20 +346,20 @@ def is_workflow_list_in_oldest_first_order(workflow_list):
         Returns:
             bool: The return value. True if the workflow_list is sorted oldest first, False otherwise.
         """
-        CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ'
+        CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
         try:
             head = datetime.strptime(
-                str(workflow_list[0].get('submission')), CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT
+                str(workflow_list[0].get("submission")), CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT
             )
             tail = datetime.strptime(
-                str(workflow_list[-1].get('submission')), CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT
+                str(workflow_list[-1].get("submission")), CROMWELL_DATETIME_FORMAT
             )
             return head <= tail
         except ValueError:
             logger.error(
-                'Queue | An error happened when try to parse the submission timestamps, will assume oldest first '
-                'for'
-                ' the workflows returned from Cromwell | {0}'.format(datetime.now())
+                "Queue | An error happened when try to parse the submission timestamps, will assume oldest first "
+                "for"
+                " the workflows returned from Cromwell | {0}".format(datetime.now())
             )
             return True
 
@@ -381,3 +383,34 @@ def deep_deduplicate():
         This deep de-duplication should search the given bundle-uuid and bundle-version in the whole history.
         """
         return NotImplemented
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def report_my_status():
+        """
+        Write a report_status.html file containing the timestamp when it ran
+        """
+        try:
+            # Get timestamp now
+            # Converting datetime object to string
+            dateTimeObj = datetime.now()
+            timestampStr = dateTimeObj.strftime("%d-%b-%Y (%H:%M:%S)")
+
+            # Update file report_status.html with time so we can get the info from a curl
+            f = open(settings.docRootPath + settings.docRootFile, "w")
+
+            # content of html file with timestamp
+            header = """<html><br><head></head><br><body><br><p>
+                """
+            body = "Time when report my status was generated: " + timestampStr
+            footer = """
+                </p><br></body><br></html>"""
+
+            f.write("{0}{1}{2}".format(header, body, footer))
+            f.close()
+            logger.info("QueueHandler | QueueHandler report status ran successfully ")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                "QueueHandler | QueueHandler report Status failed with Exception: | {0}".format(
+                    exc
+                )
+            )
diff --git a/falcon/routes.py b/falcon/routes.py
index 403830f..28c2575 100644
--- a/falcon/routes.py
+++ b/falcon/routes.py
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
-import json
-import threading
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import os
 from flask import abort
-
-FALCON_THREAD_NAMES = ('queueHandler', 'igniter')
+from flask import render_template
+from falcon.settings import docRootPath, docRootFile, MAX_DELAY
 
 
 def status():
-    active_threads = {thread.name: thread for thread in threading.enumerate()}
-    active_falcon_threads = {}
-    for falcon_thread_name in FALCON_THREAD_NAMES:
-        thread = active_threads.get(falcon_thread_name)
-        if not thread:
-            abort(500)
-        elif not thread.is_alive():
-            abort(500)
+    """
+    This function reads a status report file creation date and
+    Compares it to the current time
+    Returns: render html file or abort (HTTP code 500) if time
+             difference is greater than max delay
+    """
+
+    try:
+        # Get TimeStamp
+        now = datetime.today()
+
+        # read status report.html modified datetime
+        file_mod_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(
+            os.stat(docRootPath + docRootFile).st_mtime
+        )  # This is a datetime.datetime object!
+
+        # Define max delay to 5 mins
+        max_delay = timedelta(minutes=MAX_DELAY)
+
+        # if reached max delay abort else render status report file
+        if now - file_mod_time > max_delay:
+            abort(500, 'reached max delay')
         else:
-            display_name = '{}-thread'.format(falcon_thread_name)
-            active_falcon_threads[display_name] = str(thread.ident)
-    return json.dumps(active_falcon_threads)
+            return render_template(docRootFile)
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        abort(500, exc)
diff --git a/falcon/run.py b/falcon/run.py
index a900209..c5efe5c 100644
--- a/falcon/run.py
+++ b/falcon/run.py
@@ -4,14 +4,29 @@
 from falcon.queue_handler import QueueHandler
 from falcon.routes import status
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
-app.add_url_rule("/health", "health", status)
+app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='')
+
+# prevent cached responses
+# TODO : Does not seem to prevent caching issue when using curl http://localhost:8000/health in the container.
+@app.after_request
+def add_header(r):
+    """
+    Add headers to both force latest IE rendering engine or Chrome Frame,
+    removing caching
+    """
+    r.headers["Cache-Control"] = "no-store, max-age=0"
+    r.headers["Pragma"] = "no-cache"
+    return r
 
 
+# Define endpoint and assign to status function
+app.add_url_rule("/health", "health", status)
+
 config_path = os.environ.get('CONFIG_PATH')
 handler = QueueHandler(config_path)  # instantiate a concrete `QueueHandler`
 igniter = Igniter(config_path)  # instantiate a concrete `Igniter`
 
+
 handler.spawn_and_start()  # start the thread within the handler
 igniter.spawn_and_start(
     handler
diff --git a/falcon/settings.py b/falcon/settings.py
index a74b564..aa2f798 100644
--- a/falcon/settings.py
+++ b/falcon/settings.py
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 import os
 from cromwell_tools.cromwell_auth import CromwellAuth
 
+# Global variables for the report status
+docRootPath = "falcon/templates/"  # Path to Flask docRoot - in the repo
+docRootFile = (
+    "handler_status.html"  # file to be returned to liveness Probe - in the repo
+)
+MAX_DELAY: int = (
+    5
+)  # we consider if docRootFile is older than 5 mins then the Thread is Frozen
+
 
 def get_settings(config_path):
     """This function loads the config.json file based on the path and return the assembled settings dictionary.
@@ -21,51 +30,51 @@ def get_settings(config_path):
             workflow_start_interval (int): The sleep time between each time the igniter starts a workflow in Cromwell.
             cromwell_query_dict (dict): The query used for retrieving cromwell workflows
     """
-    with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
+    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
         settings = json.load(f)
 
     # Check Cromwell url
-    if not settings['cromwell_url']:
-        raise ValueError('A Cromwell URL is required.')
+    if not settings["cromwell_url"]:
+        raise ValueError("A Cromwell URL is required.")
 
     # Check auth parameters
-    if settings['use_caas']:
-        if not settings['collection_name']:
+    if settings["use_caas"]:
+        if not settings["collection_name"]:
             raise ValueError(
-                'To use the Cromwell-as-a-Service, you have to pass in a valid collection name.'
+                "To use the Cromwell-as-a-Service, you have to pass in a valid collection name."
             )
 
-        caas_key = os.environ.get('caas_key') or os.environ.get('CAAS_KEY')
+        caas_key = os.environ.get("caas_key") or os.environ.get("CAAS_KEY")
         if not caas_key:
             raise ValueError(
-                'No service account json key provided for cromwell-as-a-service.'
+                "No service account json key provided for cromwell-as-a-service."
             )
         else:
-            settings['caas_key'] = caas_key
+            settings["caas_key"] = caas_key
 
     # Check other config parameters
-    settings['queue_update_interval'] = int(settings.get('queue_update_interval', 1))
-    settings['workflow_start_interval'] = int(
-        settings.get('workflow_start_interval', 1)
+    settings["queue_update_interval"] = int(settings.get("queue_update_interval", 1))
+    settings["workflow_start_interval"] = int(
+        settings.get("workflow_start_interval", 1)
     )
 
     # Check cromwell query parameters
-    query_dict = settings.get('cromwell_query_dict', {})
-    if ('status', 'On Hold') not in query_dict.items():
-        query_dict.update({'status': 'On Hold'})
-    settings['cromwell_query_dict'] = query_dict
+    query_dict = settings.get("cromwell_query_dict", {})
+    if ("status", "On Hold") not in query_dict.items():
+        query_dict.update({"status": "On Hold"})
+    settings["cromwell_query_dict"] = query_dict
 
     return settings
 
 
 def get_cromwell_auth(settings):
-    cromwell_url = settings.get('cromwell_url')
-    if settings.get('use_caas'):
+    cromwell_url = settings.get("cromwell_url")
+    if settings.get("use_caas"):
         return CromwellAuth.harmonize_credentials(
-            url=cromwell_url, service_account_key=settings.get('caas_key')
+            url=cromwell_url, service_account_key=settings.get("caas_key")
         )
     return CromwellAuth.harmonize_credentials(
         url=cromwell_url,
-        username=settings.get('cromwell_user'),
-        password=settings.get('cromwell_password'),
+        username=settings.get("cromwell_user"),
+        password=settings.get("cromwell_password"),
     )
diff --git a/falcon/templates/return_status.html b/falcon/templates/return_status.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7e52dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/templates/return_status.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<html>
+<head></head>
+<body><p> Timestamp should be Here
+    ############### NOTES #####################
+    For some caching issue it might not show up
+    Running : Curl -I http://localhost:8000/health
+    Result should confirm cache headers are correct (no-cache, etc)
+    checking the content of the file on he disk should confirm this is a cache issue
+    cat /falcon/templates/handler_status.html
+    ###########################################
+</p></body>
+</html>
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