diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a0e2826ec164fb8f0e878360c63c161c17f7ef8..7beda8d3e0c04267d13a1eb6e190f2da759f3e31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 **/__pycache__/
 *.sql
 /atdb/run.sh
+/.idea/
+/.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
index 4a79cd4eb2f899c5d1ba58198fbdf4faf70607da..9142b20908800a72fbcdf8f49c26bf7f12d69245 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class Activity(models.Model):
     """
 
     sas_id = models.CharField(db_index=True, verbose_name="SAS_ID", max_length=15, blank=True, null=True)
-    #workflow = models.ForeignKey(Workflow, related_name='activities', on_delete=models.DO_NOTHING, null=True, blank=True)
     workflow_id = models.IntegerField(null=True)
     project = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True, default="unknown")
     filter = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=True, null=True)
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
             self.calculated_qualities = qualities.calculate_qualities(self, tasks_for_this_sasid, quality_thresholds)
 
         # make sure that every task has an activity (backward compatibility)
-        # TODO: uncomment to enable SDC-1188 functionality
+        # TODO: uncomment to enable SDC-1188 functionality for deploy STEP 2
         # associate_task_with_activity(self)
 
         # remark:
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities_handler.py
similarity index 92%
rename from atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities.py
rename to atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities_handler.py
index acc36aa434cb019b46be1103ad1ec01d8e5df28a..1f215340685bc9cf2fee19fa673ba05b3b07da93 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/activities_handler.py
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ def calculate_finished_fraction(this_task):
 
         for task in tasks:
            if task.status == State.FINISHED.value:
-               size_archived = size_archived + task.size_to_process
+               size_archived += task.size_to_process
            else:
-               size_remaining = size_remaining + task.size_to_process
-           total_size = total_size + task.size_to_process
+               size_remaining += task.size_to_process
+           total_size += task.size_to_process
 
         result = {}
         try:
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ def update_activity(task):
     """
     logger.info(f'update_activity for task {task.id} with sas_id {task.sas_id} and status {task.status}')
 
-    # do not save the task,
-    # because this function is called from signals where the task.save is delayed on purpose to avoid recursion
-    #activity = associate_task_with_activity(task, save_task=False)
     activity = task.activity
 
     # depending on the status transition, perform calculations
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ def update_activity(task):
 
 
     # calculate the finished fraction, this is only used on the Failures page
-    if 'failed' in task.status:
+    if State.FAILED.value in task.status:
         logger.info(f'- calculate_finished_fraction')
         result = calculate_finished_fraction(task)
         activity.finished_fraction = result['fraction']
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
index 0bf04ac48445beffac0de98df8ae183b9a90a399..6a30a478804785838e6f74b8f183ecb95d69fef2 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def handle_pre_save(sender, **kwargs):
     status = str(task.status)
     new_status = str(task.new_status)
 
-    if (new_status!=None) and (status!=new_status):
+    if (new_status is not None) and (status!=new_status):
 
         # set the new status
         task.status = new_status
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ def handle_pre_save(sender, **kwargs):
         myStatus = Status(name=new_status, task=task)
         myStatus.save()
 
-
-    # temporarily disconnect to avoid recursion.
-    # update_activity(task)
-
     disconnect_signals()
     task.save()
     connect_signals()
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
index 0acca01c37cea68132cceeb756aac8bc710880b8..9f0f72075654e187930c81d6e50b4fcc7d8c3f29 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/urls.py
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('tasks/<int:pk>/query-purge/<purge_policy>/<query_params>', views.PurgeQuery, name='query-purge'),
 
     #some migration and repair endpoints
-    path('tasks/associate-activities/', views.AssociateActivities, name='associate-activities'),
-    path('tasks/update-all-activities/', views.UpdateAllActivities, name='update-all-activities'),
-    path('tasks/update-failed-tasks/', views.UpdateFailedTasks, name='update-failed-tasks'),
-    path('tasks/update-ingestq-tasks/', views.UpdateIngestQTasks, name='update-ingestq-tasks'),
-    path('tasks/update-finished-tasks/', views.UpdateFinishedTasks, name='update-finished-tasks'),
+    path('tasks/repair/associate-activities/', views.AssociateActivities, name='associate-activities'),
+    path('tasks/repair/update-all-activities/', views.UpdateAllActivities, name='update-all-activities'),
+    path('tasks/repair/update-failed-tasks/', views.UpdateFailedTasks, name='update-failed-tasks'),
+    path('tasks/repair/update-ingestq-tasks/', views.UpdateIngestQTasks, name='update-ingestq-tasks'),
+    path('tasks/repair/update-finished-tasks/', views.UpdateFinishedTasks, name='update-finished-tasks'),
 ]