diff --git a/api/index.ts b/api/index.ts
index 25efe59a4..9fb845152 100644
--- a/api/index.ts
+++ b/api/index.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ const args = minimist(process.argv, {
         'noevents', // Disable Initialization of Second Level Events
         'nometrics', // Disable Sending AWS CloudWatch Metrics about each conn
         'nosinks',  // Disable Push to Sinks
-        'local'     // (experimental) Disable external calls on startup (for developing in low connectivity)
-                    // Note this is the min for serving requests - it doesn't make it particularly functional
     ],
     string: [
         'postgres', // Postgres Connection String
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
         nometrics: args.nometrics || false,
         nosinks: args.nosinks || false,
         nocache: args.nocache || false,
-        local: args.local || false,
     });
     await server(config);
 }
diff --git a/api/lib/provider.ts b/api/lib/provider.ts
index 6d446b9c1..23c87da99 100644
--- a/api/lib/provider.ts
+++ b/api/lib/provider.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ export default class AuthProvider {
     }
 
     async login(username: string, password: string): Promise<string> {
-        const api = await TAKAPI.init(new URL(this.config.server.api), new APIAuthPassword(username, password));
+        const api = await TAKAPI.init(
+            new URL(this.config.server.api),
+            new APIAuthPassword(username, password)
+        );
 
         const contents = await api.OAuth.login({ username, password });
 
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@ export default class AuthProvider {
             profile = await this.config.models.Profile.from(username);
         } catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof Err && err.name === 'PublicError' && err.status === 404) {
-                const api = await TAKAPI.init(new URL(this.config.server.api), new APIAuthPassword(username, password));
-
                 profile = await this.config.models.Profile.generate({
                     username: username,
                     auth: await api.Credentials.generate()
diff --git a/api/lib/tak-api.ts b/api/lib/tak-api.ts
index bc2961327..26c323c70 100644
--- a/api/lib/tak-api.ts
+++ b/api/lib/tak-api.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class TAKAPI {
         this.auth = auth;
 
         this.Package = new Package(this);
+        this.OAuth = new OAuth(this);
         this.Export = new Export(this);
         this.Mission = new Mission(this);
         this.MissionLog = new MissionLog(this);
diff --git a/api/test/flight.ts b/api/test/flight.ts
index 06fb8b5a1..6d9d4c1d3 100644
--- a/api/test/flight.ts
+++ b/api/test/flight.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ export default class Flight {
                 nosinks: true,
                 nocache: true,
                 nometrics: true,
-                local: true
             });
 
             Object.assign(this.config, custom);