diff --git a/library/python/pysandesh/sandesh_http.py b/library/python/pysandesh/sandesh_http.py
index db8c683f..828a4d38 100644
--- a/library/python/pysandesh/sandesh_http.py
+++ b/library/python/pysandesh/sandesh_http.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 if 'threading' in sys.modules:
     del sys.modules['threading']
 from gevent import monkey; monkey.patch_all()
-from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server, WSGIServer
+from gevent.server import StreamServer
+from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
 import bottle
 import cStringIO
 from transport import TTransport
@@ -27,16 +28,6 @@
 import socket
 
 
-class SandeshWSGIServer(WSGIServer):
-    # patch handle_error() which spews exception log to stdout that
-    # interferes/impacts the functioning of the supervisor.
-    def handle_error(self, request, client_address):
-        sys.stderr.write('Error while handling request from client %s'\
-                         % (str(client_address)))
-        import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc()
-# end class SandeshWSGIServer
-
 class SandeshHttp(object):
 
     _HTTP_SERVER_IP = '0.0.0.0'
@@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self, sandesh, module, port, pkg_list):
         self._jquery_collapse_storage_js_path = None
         self._jquery_collapse_js_path = None
         self._jquery_1_8_1_js_path = None
-        self._svr = None
+        self._http_server = None
         try:
             imp_pysandesh = __import__('pysandesh')
         except ImportError:
@@ -97,26 +88,28 @@ def __init__(self, sandesh, module, port, pkg_list):
     #end __init__
 
     def stop_http_server(self):
-        if self._svr:
-            self._svr.shutdown()
-            self._svr = None
+        if self._http_server:
+            self._http_server.stop()
+            self._http_server = None
             self._logger.error('Stopped http server')
+    # end stop_http_server
 
     def start_http_server(self):
         try:
-            self._svr = make_server(SandeshHttp._HTTP_SERVER_IP,
-                                    self._http_port,
-                                    self._http_app, SandeshWSGIServer)
+            sock = StreamServer.get_listener((SandeshHttp._HTTP_SERVER_IP,
+                self._http_port), family=socket.AF_INET)
         except socket.error as e:
-            self._logger.error('Unable to open HTTP Port %d, %s' % (self._http_port, e))
+            self._logger.error('Unable to open HTTP Port %d, %s' %
+                (self._http_port, e))
             sys.exit()
-        self._http_port = self._svr.server_port
-        self._logger.error('Starting Introspect on HTTP Port %d' % self._http_port)
-        self._sandesh.record_port("http", self._http_port)
-        self._svr.allow_reuse_address = True
-        self._svr.serve_forever()
-       
-    #end start_http_server
+        else:
+            self._http_port = sock.getsockname()[1]
+            self._sandesh.record_port("http", self._http_port)
+            self._logger.error('Starting Introspect on HTTP Port %d' %
+                self._http_port)
+            self._http_server = WSGIServer(sock, self._http_app)
+            self._http_server.serve_forever()
+    # end start_http_server
 
     def get_port(self):
         return self._http_port
diff --git a/library/python/pysandesh/test/SConscript b/library/python/pysandesh/test/SConscript
index 4c18a392..48d122ba 100644
--- a/library/python/pysandesh/test/SConscript
+++ b/library/python/pysandesh/test/SConscript
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ env.Depends(test_modules_rules, gen_test_pkg)
 
 venv = env.setup_venv('pysandesh_test', 'pysandesh_test')
 env['env_venv'] = venv
-pip_pkgs = ['greenlet==0.4.1', 'gevent==0.13.8', 'eventlet==0.9.17',
+pip_pkgs = ['greenlet==0.4.1', 'gevent==1.1a2', 'eventlet==0.9.17',
         'testtools==0.9.21', 'geventhttpclient==1.0a', 'bottle==0.11.6',
         'mock==1.0.1']