diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji.ex
index 35669af27..24d999707 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji.ex
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Emoji do
   @moduledoc File.read!("docs/administration/CLI_tasks/emoji.md")
 
   def run(["ls-packs" | args]) do
+    Mix.Pleroma.start_pleroma()
     Application.ensure_all_started(:hackney)
 
     {options, [], []} = parse_global_opts(args)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def run(["ls-packs" | args]) do
   end
 
   def run(["get-packs" | args]) do
+    Mix.Pleroma.start_pleroma()
     Application.ensure_all_started(:hackney)
 
     {options, pack_names, []} = parse_global_opts(args)
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/robotstxt.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/robotstxt.ex
index 2128e1cd6..e99dd8502 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/robotstxt.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/robotstxt.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.RobotsTxt do
 
   """
   def run(["disallow_all"]) do
+    Mix.Pleroma.start_pleroma()
     static_dir = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :static_dir], "instance/static/")
 
     if !File.exists?(static_dir) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/app_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/app_view.ex
index f52b693a6..beba89edb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/app_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/app_view.ex
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AppView do
 
   alias Pleroma.Web.OAuth.App
 
-  @vapid_key :web_push_encryption
-             |> Application.get_env(:vapid_details, [])
-             |> Keyword.get(:public_key)
-
   def render("show.json", %{app: %App{} = app}) do
     %{
       id: app.id |> to_string,
@@ -32,8 +28,10 @@ def render("short.json", %{app: %App{website: webiste, client_name: name}}) do
   end
 
   defp with_vapid_key(data) do
-    if @vapid_key do
-      Map.put(data, "vapid_key", @vapid_key)
+    vapid_key = Application.get_env(:web_push_encryption, :vapid_details, [])[:public_key]
+
+    if vapid_key do
+      Map.put(data, "vapid_key", vapid_key)
     else
       data
     end