diff --git a/src/e2e_orchestrator/service/E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl.py b/src/e2e_orchestrator/service/E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl.py
index 47307b12c635514bff61caaafe2188fc2a69fe7a..4878d4788276857600478b20c060c75e29d39015 100644
--- a/src/e2e_orchestrator/service/E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl.py
+++ b/src/e2e_orchestrator/service/E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl.py
@@ -12,29 +12,23 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import copy
-import requests
+import copy, grpc, json, logging, networkx, requests, threading
 from common.method_wrappers.Decorator import MetricsPool, safe_and_metered_rpc_method
 from common.proto.e2eorchestrator_pb2 import E2EOrchestratorRequest, E2EOrchestratorReply
 from common.proto.context_pb2 import (
     Empty, Connection, EndPointId, Link, LinkId, TopologyDetails, Topology, Context, Service, ServiceId,
     ServiceTypeEnum, ServiceStatusEnum)
 from common.proto.e2eorchestrator_pb2_grpc import E2EOrchestratorServiceServicer
+from common.proto.vnt_manager_pb2 import VNTSubscriptionRequest
+from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
+from common.Constants import DEFAULT_CONTEXT_NAME, DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_NAME
 from common.Settings import get_setting
 from context.client.ContextClient import ContextClient
-from service.client.ServiceClient import ServiceClient
 from context.service.database.uuids.EndPoint import endpoint_get_uuid
 from context.service.database.uuids.Device import device_get_uuid
-from common.proto.vnt_manager_pb2 import VNTSubscriptionRequest
-from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
-import grpc
-import json
-import logging
-import networkx as nx
-from threading import Thread
+from service.client.ServiceClient import ServiceClient
 from websockets.sync.client import connect
 from websockets.sync.server import serve
-from common.Constants import DEFAULT_CONTEXT_NAME, DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_NAME
 
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -48,53 +42,46 @@ context_client: ContextClient = ContextClient()
 service_client: ServiceClient = ServiceClient()
 
 EXT_HOST = str(get_setting('WS_IP_HOST'))
-EXT_PORT = str(get_setting('WS_IP_PORT'))
+EXT_PORT = int(get_setting('WS_IP_PORT'))
+EXT_URL  = 'ws://{:s}:{:d}'.format(EXT_HOST, EXT_PORT)
 
 OWN_HOST = str(get_setting('WS_E2E_HOST'))
-OWN_PORT = str(get_setting('WS_E2E_PORT'))
-
+OWN_PORT = int(get_setting('WS_E2E_PORT'))
 
-ALL_HOSTS = "0.0.0.0"
+ALL_HOSTS = '0.0.0.0'
 
-class SubscriptionServer(Thread):
-    def __init__(self):
-        Thread.__init__(self)
-            
+class SubscriptionServer(threading.Thread):
     def run(self):
-        url = "ws://" + EXT_HOST + ":" + EXT_PORT
         request = VNTSubscriptionRequest()
         request.host = OWN_HOST
         request.port = OWN_PORT
         try: 
-            LOGGER.debug("Trying to connect to {}".format(url))
-            websocket = connect(url)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            LOGGER.error('Error connecting to {}'.format(url))
+            LOGGER.debug('Trying to connect to {:s}'.format(EXT_URL))
+            websocket = connect(EXT_URL)
+        except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
+            LOGGER.exception('Error connecting to {:s}'.format(EXT_URL))
         else:
             with websocket:
-                LOGGER.debug("Connected to {}".format(url))
+                LOGGER.debug('Connected to {:s}'.format(EXT_URL))
                 send = grpc_message_to_json_string(request)
                 websocket.send(send)
-                LOGGER.debug("Sent: {}".format(send))
+                LOGGER.debug('Sent: {:s}'.format(send))
                 try:
                     message = websocket.recv()
-                    LOGGER.debug("Received message from WebSocket: {}".format(message))
+                    LOGGER.debug('Received message from WebSocket: {:s}'.format(message))
                 except Exception as ex:
-                    LOGGER.error('Exception receiving from WebSocket: {}'.format(ex))
+                    LOGGER.error('Exception receiving from WebSocket: {:s}'.format(ex))
             self._events_server()
 
 
     def _events_server(self):
-        all_hosts = "0.0.0.0"
-
         try:
-            server = serve(self._event_received, all_hosts, int(OWN_PORT))
-        except Exception as ex:
-            LOGGER.error('Error starting server on {}:{}'.format(all_hosts, OWN_PORT))
-            LOGGER.error('Exception!: {}'.format(ex))
+            server = serve(self._event_received, ALL_HOSTS, int(OWN_PORT))
+        except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
+            LOGGER.exception('Error starting server on {:s}:{:d}'.format(ALL_HOSTS, OWN_PORT))
         else:
             with server:
-                LOGGER.info("Running events server...: {}:{}".format(all_hosts, OWN_PORT))
+                LOGGER.info('Running events server...: {:s}:{:d}'.format(ALL_HOSTS, OWN_PORT))
                 server.serve_forever()
 
 
@@ -178,32 +165,36 @@ class SubscriptionServer(Thread):
 
 class E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl(E2EOrchestratorServiceServicer):
     def __init__(self):
-        LOGGER.debug("Creating Servicer...")
+        LOGGER.debug('Creating Servicer...')
         try:
-            LOGGER.debug("Requesting subscription")
+            LOGGER.debug('Requesting subscription')
             sub_server = SubscriptionServer()
             sub_server.start()
-            LOGGER.debug("Servicer Created")
+            LOGGER.debug('Servicer Created')
             self.retrieve_external_topologies()
-        except Exception as ex:
-            LOGGER.info("Exception!: {}".format(ex))
+        except:
+            LOGGER.exception('Unhandled Exception')
 
     def retrieve_external_topologies(self):
         i = 1
         while True:
             try:
-                ADD = str(get_setting(f'EXT_CONTROLLER{i}_ADD'))
-                PORT = str(get_setting(f'EXT_CONTROLLER{i}_PORT'))
-            except Exception as e:
+                ADD  = str(get_setting(f'EXT_CONTROLLER{i}_ADD'))
+                PORT = int(get_setting(f'EXT_CONTROLLER{i}_PORT'))
+            except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
                 break
+
             try:
-                LOGGER.info(f'Retrieving external controller #{i}')
-                url = f'http://{ADD}:{PORT}/tfs-api/context/{DEFAULT_CONTEXT_NAME}/topology_details/{DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_NAME}'
-                LOGGER.info(f'url= {url}')
+                LOGGER.info('Retrieving external controller #{:d}'.format(i))
+                url = 'http://{:s}:{:d}/tfs-api/context/{:s}/topology_details/{:s}'.format(
+                    ADD, PORT, DEFAULT_CONTEXT_NAME, DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_NAME
+                )
+                LOGGER.info('url={:s}'.format(str(url)))
                 topo = requests.get(url).json()
-                LOGGER.info(f'Retrieved external controller #{i}')
-            except Exception as e:
-                LOGGER.info(f'Exception retrieven topology from external controler #{i}: {e}')
+                LOGGER.info('Retrieved external controller #{:d}'.format(i))
+            except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
+                LOGGER.exception('Exception retrieven topology from external controler #{:d}'.format(i))
+
             topology_details = TopologyDetails(**topo)
             context = Context()
             context.context_id.context_uuid.uuid = topology_details.topology_id.context_id.context_uuid.uuid
@@ -229,7 +220,7 @@ class E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl(E2EOrchestratorServiceServicer):
         for endpoint_id in request.service.service_endpoint_ids:
             endpoints_ids.append(endpoint_get_uuid(endpoint_id)[2])
 
-        graph = nx.Graph()
+        graph = networkx.Graph()
 
         devices = context_client.ListDevices(Empty()).devices
 
@@ -253,7 +244,7 @@ class E2EOrchestratorServiceServicerImpl(E2EOrchestratorServiceServicer):
             graph.add_edge(eps[0], eps[1])
 
 
-        shortest = nx.shortest_path(graph, endpoints_ids[0], endpoints_ids[1])
+        shortest = networkx.shortest_path(graph, endpoints_ids[0], endpoints_ids[1])
 
         path = E2EOrchestratorReply()
         path.services.append(copy.deepcopy(request.service))