diff --git a/connection/connections/plaid_client.py b/connection/connections/plaid_client.py
index c0a4156..8180564 100755
--- a/connection/connections/plaid_client.py
+++ b/connection/connections/plaid_client.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Connection(AbstractConnectionClient):
             secret=self.PLAID_SECRET,
             environment=self.PLAID_ENV,
             api_version='2019-05-29',
-            webhook='https://qrtr-services.herokuapp.com/connection/plaid-webhook/')
+            #webhook='https://qrtr-services.herokuapp.com/connection/plaid-webhook/'
+            )
         public_key = self.credentials.get('public_token')
         auth_token = self.credentials.get('auth_token')
         if not auth_token and public_key:
diff --git a/connection/models.py b/connection/models.py
index 2bcd675..a6ea341 100644
--- a/connection/models.py
+++ b/connection/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 import jsonfield
 from qrtr_account.models import Account
+import importlib
 
 
 class ConnectionType(models.Model):
@@ -20,5 +21,11 @@ class Connection(models.Model):
     credentials = jsonfield.JSONField()
     account = models.ForeignKey(Account, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
 
+    def connect(self):
+        conn_lib = importlib.import_module("connection.connections."
+                                           f"{self.type.filename}")
+        conn = conn_lib.Connection(self.credentials)
+        return conn
+
     def __str__(self):
-        return f"{self.name}"
+        return f"{self.name}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connection/tasks.py b/connection/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c09315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connection/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from qrtr_account.models import Transaction
+from connection.models import Connection
+
+
diff --git a/connection/views.py b/connection/views.py
index 70a5941..a0970a7 100644
--- a/connection/views.py
+++ b/connection/views.py
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ class ConnectionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         except ValueError:
             return Response(status=status.HTTP_503,
                             data="ERROR: Invalid public_token")
-        except Exception:
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_500,
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            return Response(status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                             data="ERROR: Unable to contact Plaid")
         with transaction.atomic():
             conn, created = Connection.objects \