diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1c1aed2..26e9702 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "@apiglobal/typedrequest": "^1.0.58",
         "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.15",
         "@pushrocks/isohash": "^1.0.2",
-        "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.107",
         "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.2.8",
         "@pushrocks/smartstring": "^3.0.24"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1231a47..124e098 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "@apiglobal/typedrequest": "^1.0.58",
     "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.15",
     "@pushrocks/isohash": "^1.0.2",
-    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.107",
     "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.2.8",
     "@pushrocks/smartstring": "^3.0.24"
   },
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 2db5152..78d3af2 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ tap.test('should add some handlers', async () => {
 tap.test('should create Server and Client', async (tools) => {
   testTypedSocketServer = await typedsocket.TypedSocket.createServer(testTypedRouter);
   testTypedSocketClient = await typedsocket.TypedSocket.createClient(testTypedRouter, 'http://localhost:3000');
-  await tools.delayFor(1000);
+  console.log('test: waiting 5 seconds');
+  await tools.delayFor(5000);
   await testTypedSocketServer.stop();
+
+  // lets create another server
   testTypedSocketServer = await typedsocket.TypedSocket.createServer(testTypedRouter);
   
   // lets see if auto reconnect works
+  console.log('test: waiting 60 seconds for reconnect');
   await tools.delayFor(60000);
 });
 
diff --git a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
index dcb3fd2..4781495 100644
--- a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
+++ b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as plugins from './typedsocket.plugins';
-import type * as smartexpress from '@pushrocks/smartexpress';
 
 const publicRoleName = 'publicRoleName';
 const publicRolePass = 'publicRolePass';
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ export class TypedSocket {
    */
   public static async createServer(
     typedrouterArg: plugins.typedrequest.TypedRouter,
-    smartexpressServerArg?: smartexpress.Server
+    smartexpressServerArg?: any
   ): Promise<TypedSocket> {
     const smartsocketServer = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({
       port: 3000,