diff --git a/docker_scripts/main.py b/docker_scripts/main.py
index bcadf9b..0f84e24 100755
--- a/docker_scripts/main.py
+++ b/docker_scripts/main.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 import pydantic as pyda
 import pydantic_settings
+from osparc_filecomms import tools
 
 import dakota_start
-import tools
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO, format="[%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 CONF_SCHEMA_KEY = "conf_json_schema"
 
 DEFAULT_FILE_POLLING_INTERVAL = 0.1
-RESTART_ON_ERROR_MAX_TIME = 10.0
+RESTART_ON_ERROR_MAX_TIME = 3600.0
 RESTART_ON_ERROR_POLLING_INTERVAL = 1.0
 
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def main():
     dakservice = dakota_start.DakotaService(settings)
     dakservice.start()
 
+
 class DakotaDynamicSettings:
     def __init__(self):
         self._settings = self.DakotaMainSettings()
@@ -80,9 +81,7 @@ class DakotaMainSettings(pydantic_settings.BaseSettings):
         output_path: pyda.DirectoryPath = pyda.Field(
             alias="DY_SIDECAR_PATH_OUTPUTS"
         )
-        restart_on_error: bool = pyda.Field(
-            default=False
-        )
+        restart_on_error: bool = pyda.Field(default=False)
         restart_on_error_max_time: float = pyda.Field(
             default=RESTART_ON_ERROR_MAX_TIME, ge=0
         )
diff --git a/docker_scripts/tools.py b/docker_scripts/tools.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 00b9a67..0000000
--- a/docker_scripts/tools.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import logging
-import pathlib as pl
-import time
-
-from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler
-from watchdog.observers import Observer
-
-DEFAULT_FILE_POLLING_INTERVAL = 5
-
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO, format="[%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s"
-)
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def wait_for_path(file_path):
-    path = pl.Path(file_path).resolve()
-    if path.exists():
-        return str(path)
-
-    # Find the closest existing parent directory
-    watch_dir = path
-    while not watch_dir.exists():
-        watch_dir = watch_dir.parent
-
-    class Handler(FileSystemEventHandler):
-        def __init__(self):
-            self.created = False
-
-        def on_created(self, event):
-            nonlocal path
-            created_path = pl.Path(event.src_path).resolve()
-            if created_path == path:
-                self.created = True
-            elif path.is_relative_to(created_path):
-                # Update path if a parent directory was created
-                path = created_path / path.relative_to(created_path)
-
-    handler = Handler()
-    observer = Observer()
-    observer.schedule(handler, str(watch_dir), recursive=True)
-    observer.start()
-
-    try:
-        while not handler.created:
-            if path.exists():
-                return str(path)
-            observer.join(0.1)
-        return str(path)
-    finally:
-        observer.stop()
-        observer.join()
-
-
-def load_json(
-    file_path, wait=True, file_polling_interval=DEFAULT_FILE_POLLING_INTERVAL
-):
-    if wait:
-        wait_for_path(file_path)
-
-    while True:
-        try:
-            content = json.loads(file_path.read_text())
-            break
-        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-            logger.info(f"JSON read error, retrying read from {file_path}")
-            time.sleep(file_polling_interval)
-
-    return content