diff --git a/techrec/server.py b/techrec/server.py
index c23700a..f987b12 100644
--- a/techrec/server.py
+++ b/techrec/server.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def create():
 
     now = datetime.now()
     start = date_read(req["starttime"]) if "starttime" in req else now
-    name = req["name"] if "name" in req else u""
+    name = req["name"] if "name" in req else ""
     end = date_read(req["endtime"]) if "endtime" in req else now
 
     rec = Rec(name=name, starttime=start, endtime=end)
@@ -222,15 +222,15 @@ def check_job(job_id: int):
 @app.get("/api/jobs")
 def running_jobs():
     res = {}
-    res["last_job_id"] = self._app.pq.last_job_id
-    res["running"] = self._app.pq.jobs.keys()
+    res["last_job_id"] = pq.last_job_id
+    res["running"] = pq.jobs.keys()
     return res
 
 
 @app.get("/api/get/search")
-def search(args=None):
+def search(request: Request):
     req = dict()
-    req.update(request.GET.allitems())
+    req.update(request.query_params.items())
     logger.debug("Search request: %s" % (req))
 
     values = db._search(**req)